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Drapers' Brookside Infant School

Primary · Academy converter · Romford, RM3 9DJ

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Drapers' Brookside Infant School Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 11 Oct 2022

Ofsted rating
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Early years
Good
Safeguarding
Effective

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeAcademy converter
Ages3 to 7
Pupils198
GenderMixed
Head teacherMrs Angela Winch
TrustDRAPERS' MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Local authorityHavering
Opened01 Sept 2016
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 142966.

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census.

MeasureThis school
Total pupils198
Girls92
Boys106
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.30.8%
First language not English47.5%
School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery.180
Pupils excluding nurseryPupils who take up school places.172
Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken.4.4%
SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school.23
EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs.16
Average class size29

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.

Pupils ethnicity

White British
38.4%
Other White
24.2%
Pakistani
5.1%
African
4.5%
Indian
4%
Other Asian
4%
White and Black Caribbean
3.5%
Bangladeshi
3.5%
White and Black African
3%
Other Black
2.5%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26

Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.

MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher17
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.7.8
Teachers (FTE)11.3
Teaching assistants (FTE)12.53
Support staff (FTE)17
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/2511.8
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/259
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/252.8
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/250

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)Places offered on national offer day.30
Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed.79
First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice.30
First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place.29
Applications from another local authority (Reception)0

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed.

MeasureThis schoolHaveringEngland
Overall absence6.7%, worse than England, worse than Havering5%5.1%
Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions.24.4%, worse than England, worse than Havering13.3%13.2%
Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions.2.4%, worse than England, worse than Havering0.8%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25

Suspension rate is the number of suspensions per 100 pupils, so one pupil can be counted more than once. A permanently excluded pupil is removed from the school roll.

MeasureThis school
Suspension rate7%
Pupils with one or more suspensions2.6%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Nearby schools

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Schools near Drapers' Brookside Infant School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.0 miPrimaryDrapers' Brookside Junior SchoolAcademy sponsor led
Good
0.5 miPrimaryMead Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.5 miNot applicableKoru Independent AP AcademyOther independent school
Outstanding
0.5 miPrimaryBroadford Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.5 miPrimaryDrapers' Pyrgo Priory SchoolAcademy converter
Good
0.7 miSecondaryDrapers' AcademyAcademy sponsor led
Good
0.7 miPrimaryDrapers' Maylands Primary SchoolFree schools
Good
0.7 miNot applicableEdullect Academy Independent SchoolOther independent school
Unrated
0.8 miPrimarySt Ursula's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school
Good
0.9 miPrimaryHilldene Primary SchoolCommunity school
Requires improvement

Frequently asked questions about Drapers' Brookside Infant School

What is Drapers' Brookside Infant School's Ofsted rating?

Drapers' Brookside Infant School is rated Good by Ofsted, last inspected on 11 Oct 2022.

How hard is it to get into Drapers' Brookside Infant School?

For Reception entry in 2026/27, Drapers' Brookside Infant School made 30 offers from 79 applications (2.6 per offer), and 29 of 30 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.

How many pupils attend Drapers' Brookside Infant School?

Drapers' Brookside Infant School has 198 pupils aged 3 to 7.

What is the capacity of Drapers' Brookside Infant School?

Drapers' Brookside Infant School had 180 school places in 2024/25.

How big are classes at Drapers' Brookside Infant School?

At Drapers' Brookside Infant School, the average class had 29 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 17 pupils per teacher.

What is attendance like at Drapers' Brookside Infant School?

In 2025/26, pupils at Drapers' Brookside Infant School missed 6.7% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 24.4% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 13.2%).

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.