Mead Primary SchoolDrapers' Brookside Junior School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Romford.
Summary of the comparison
Mead Primary School and Drapers' Brookside Junior School are primary schools in Romford.
Mead Primary School scores 38 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and Drapers' Brookside Junior School scores 48 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Drapers' Brookside Junior School is ahead on our composite score.
Mead Primary School was judged Good and Drapers' Brookside Junior School was judged Good.
On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 40.0% for Mead Primary School and 47.0% for Drapers' Brookside Junior School.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Mead Primary School (32.0% in 2022-23, 40.0% in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Drapers' Brookside Junior School (47.0% in 2022-23, 47.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | RomfordMead Primary School | RomfordDrapers' Brookside Junior School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | F38/100 | D48/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 48th of 58 in Havering | 44th of 58 in Havering Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community school | Academy sponsor led | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 3-11 | 7-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 796 | 238 | |
| Capacity | 840 | 240 | |
| Location | Romford, RM3 9JD | Romford, RM3 9DJ | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 40.0% | 47.0% Stronger figure | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 0.0% | 7.0% Stronger figure | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 103.0 Stronger figure | 102.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 102.0 Stronger figure | 100.0 | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 796 | 238 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 38.5% | 50.8% | |
| English as an additional language | 31.7% | 35.3% | |
| SEN support | 13.1% | 23.5% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 6.4% | 2.9% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 6.1% Stronger figure | 7.1% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 19.4% Stronger figure | 21.5% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Mead Primary School
Drapers' Brookside Junior School
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