The Royal Liberty School
Secondary · Academy converter · Boys · Havering
Upper Brentwood Road, Romford, RM2 6HJ
73
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
No graded inspection
Application demand
56%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
95.4%
11.1% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
749
Capacity used
Over capacity100%
750 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
56%
1st preference success rate
105 of 187 families who put it first got an offer
143
Places offered
508
Total applications
3.6
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 187 | 105 | ● 56% |
| 2nd preference | 150 | 26 | ● 17% |
| 3rd preference | 94 | 8 | ● 9% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 77 | 4 | ● 5% |
| Total | 508 | 143 | 28% |
1st preference success by year
Havering lets families list 6 preferences. 18 applications came from outside the council area (0 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
- Boys
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Lee Raftery
- Address
- Upper Brentwood Road, Romford, RM2 6HJ
- Phone
- 01708730141
- Local authority
- Havering
- Ward / constituency
- Squirrels Heath · Romford
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 143877
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 19% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 25% | — | — |
| SEN support | 11% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: SFAET LTD
749 pupils · 750 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
08 February 2024
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 775 pupils
Attendance
95.4%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
4.6%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
11.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
1.4%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.1%
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 | 51.1 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.47 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 65% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 78% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.72 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 51 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 64.6% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 79.2% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 75% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.77 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 144 | — |
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 | 143 | 29% | 69% | 83% | |
| English Language | 143 | 25% | 62% | 76% | |
| English Literature | 140 | 28% | 70% | 84% | |
| Combined Science | 92 | 3% | 29% | 57% | |
| Statistics | 86 | 13% | 79% | 97% | |
| Geography | 69 | 28% | 57% | 67% | |
| History | 68 | 28% | 63% | 75% | |
| French | 61 | 44% | 84% | 93% | |
| Design & Technology | 61 | 23% | 56% | 70% | |
| Business | 56 | 36% | 59% | 73% | |
| Spanish | 52 | 13% | 33% | 52% | |
| Biology | 48 | 40% | 90% | 100% |
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.