SchoolScoresDrapers' Brookside Infant School
Academy · Primary, ages 3 to 7 · Mixed · Nursery class
Part of DRAPERS' MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Dagnam Park Drive, Harold Hill, Romford, RM3 9DJ
01708 371331 · School website · Map and directions
Ofsted inspection
Ofsted rated this school Good at the inspection that started on 11 October 2022.
This inspection used Ofsted's older format with four grades: Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement and Inadequate. Newer inspections use report cards. What changed.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
| Safeguarding | Effective |
Read the full Ofsted reports for this school
Source: Ofsted state-funded schools inspection data.
Results
No test or exam results have been published for this school yet.
Admissions
Apply through the council where you live, even if the school is in a different council area. This school is in Havering. The national closing date for primary applications is 15 January, and offers are sent on 16 April.
How hard is it to get in?
For the September 2026 intake there were about one first-choice application for every place.
| Places offered | 30 |
|---|---|
| Families who put it first | 30 |
| Of those, offered a place | 29 (97%) |
| Families who listed it at all | 79 |
First-choice applications per place: 2024: 0.9 · 2025: 1.0 · 2026: 1.0
This isn't your chance of getting a place. That depends on the school's admissions rules (for example siblings, distance or faith) and where you live. Source: DfE applications and offers, September 2026 intake.
Pupils, staff and SEND
| Pupils | This school | Havering | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eligible for free school meals in the last 6 years 5th highest of 37 state primary schools in Romford. Higher than 76% of 16,656 state primary schools in England. | 36.3% | 19.3%* | 26.3% |
| With an education, health and care plan 2nd highest of 37 state primary schools in Romford. Higher than 90% of 16,656 state primary schools in England. | 6.5% | 4.5%* | 3.5% |
| Receiving special educational needs support 13th highest of 37 state primary schools in Romford. Higher than 41% of 16,656 state primary schools in England. | 13.1% | 10.8%* | 15.0% |
| English as an additional language 13th highest of 37 state primary schools in Romford. Higher than 87% of 16,656 state primary schools in England. | 43.2% | 30.9%* | 23.4% |
| Overall absence (sessions missed) 37th lowest of 37 state primary schools in Romford. Lower than 6% of 16,640 state primary schools in England. | 7.5% | 4.8%* | 5.2% |
| Persistently absent (missed 10% or more) 36th lowest of 37 state primary schools in Romford. Lower than 6% of 16,640 state primary schools in England. | 24.4% | 12.0%* | 13.0% |
| Suspensions per 100 pupils 37th lowest of 37 state primary schools in Romford. Lower than 10% of 16,651 state primary schools in England. | 7.0 | 0.8 | 2.5 |
| Pupils suspended at least once 35th lowest of 37 state primary schools in Romford. Lower than 12% of 16,651 state primary schools in England. | 2.6% | 0.5% | 1.1% |
| Pupils permanently excluded0 pupils | 0.00% | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Pupils per teacher Joint 36th highest of 37 state primary schools in Romford. Higher than 16% of 16,642 state primary schools in England. | 17.0 | 21.3 | 20.7 |
| Pupils per adult (teachers and support staff) 37th highest of 37 state primary schools in Romford. Higher than 9% of 16,653 state primary schools in England. | 7.8 | 10.5 | 10.6 |
| Teachers who left during the year 8th highest of 37 state primary schools in Romford. Higher than 81% of 15,063 state primary schools in England. | 23.7% | 12.8%* | 14.4%* |
Comparisons are with primary schools. Scales run from lower (left) to higher (right) figures. For absence and suspensions lower is better, so their scales run green to red; blue scales describe the school's pupils and staff and aren't good or bad. * Calculated by SchoolScores from the council's or England's schools, weighted by pupils (or teachers, for turnover); other figures are published by DfE. Sources: DfE school census 2024/25; DfE pupil absence 2024/25; DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions 2024/25; DfE school workforce census 2025/26; DfE teacher turnover 2024/25.
Nearby primary schools
- Drapers' Brookside Junior School 0.0 miles · Ofsted: Good (2017), confirmed 2023 · 47% met expected standard (KS2)
- Mead Primary School 0.5 miles · Ofsted: Good (2024) · 40% met expected standard (KS2)
- Broadford Primary School 0.5 miles · Ofsted: Good (2023) · 49% met expected standard (KS2)
- Drapers' Pyrgo Priory School 0.5 miles · Ofsted: No overall grade (2025) · 46% met expected standard (KS2)
- Drapers' Maylands Primary School 0.7 miles · Ofsted: Report card 2025: 1 exceptional, 5 strong, 1 expected · 77% met expected standard (KS2)
- Edullect Academy Independent School 0.7 miles · Independent · Ofsted: No graded inspection
- St Ursula's Catholic Primary School 0.8 miles · Ofsted: Good (2023) · 63% met expected standard (KS2)
- Hilldene Primary School 0.9 miles · Ofsted: No overall grade (2024) · 61% met expected standard (KS2)
- Harold Court Primary School 1.0 miles · Ofsted: Good (2022) · 63% met expected standard (KS2)
- Ardleigh Green Junior School 1.7 miles · Ofsted: Outstanding (2023) · 75% met expected standard (KS2)
Straight-line distance. Distance isn't the same as a catchment area.
Questions parents ask
What is Drapers' Brookside Infant School's Ofsted rating?
Drapers' Brookside Infant School was rated Good by Ofsted at its inspection in 11 October 2022.
Is Drapers' Brookside Infant School oversubscribed?
For the September 2026 intake, 30 families put Drapers' Brookside Infant School as their first choice for 30 places: about one first-choice application for every place. 29 of those families were offered a place. Whether you get a place depends on the school's admissions rules and where you live.
Sources
- School details: Get Information about Schools (DfE), 26 September 2026. URN 142966.
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, data to 31 August 2026.
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Page updated 26 September 2026.