Bower Park Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Havering
Havering Road, Romford, RM1 4YY
59
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 13/09/2023
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
89.1%
32.2% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
965
Capacity used
Over capacity100%
963 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
101 of 101 families who put it first got an offer
178
Places offered
336
Total applications
1.9
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 101 | 101 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 96 | 26 | ● 27% |
| 3rd preference | 63 | 7 | ● 11% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 76 | 6 | ● 8% |
| Total | 336 | 140 | 42% |
1st preference success by year
Havering lets families list 6 preferences. 10 applications came from outside the council area (7 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Eddie Aylett
- Address
- Havering Road, Romford, RM1 4YY
- Phone
- 01708730244
- Local authority
- Havering
- Ward / constituency
- Havering-atte-Bower · Romford
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 139307
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 38% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 15% | — | — |
| SEN support | 11% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: EMPOWER LEARNING ACADEMY TRUST
965 pupils · 963 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
13 September 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,063 pupils
Attendance
89.1%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
10.9%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
32.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
5.2%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.9%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 41.4 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.54 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 45% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 62% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.70 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 37.7 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 31.4% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 51.8% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 36.6% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.22 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 191 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 187 | 10% | 35% | 57% | |
| English Language | 187 | 5% | 41% | 55% | |
| English Literature | 185 | 10% | 48% | 64% | |
| Combined Science | 184 | 1% | 24% | 46% | |
| History | 109 | 13% | 33% | 45% | |
| Social Studies | 102 | 18% | 49% | 65% | |
| Geography | 77 | 1% | 22% | 35% | |
| French | 65 | 0% | 32% | 48% | |
| Physical Education | 44 | 2% | 27% | 41% | |
| Media / Film / TV | 40 | 13% | 35% | 50% | |
| Art and Design | 38 | 11% | 37% | 84% | |
| Design & Technology | 38 | 8% | 29% | 47% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Havering council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.