Squirrels Heath Primary School

General Information

Address: Salisbury Road, Gidea Park, Romford, RM2 5TP
Phone: 01708446472
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Mary Shipton
Age range: 4-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Number of pupils: 600
School capacity: 630
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 112
% eligible for free school meals: 18.7%
Nursery provision: No

Behaviour

Data received 2024/25

About this Behaviour status

Real figures are in below, but not enough other schools of this type have reported yet to rank this one against peers.

Behaviour information for this school has not been added yet.

Data year: 2024/25
Bullying incidents: 24
Physical aggression / violence incidents: 38
Child protection referrals: 17
Safeguarding concerns: 102
Racist incidents: 10
Racist incidents resulting in exclusion: 0

Figures may show "<5" for some schools.

What does "<5" mean?

A figure shown as "<5" means the real number is below 5 - the standard convention for this kind of data, used to avoid identifying individual pupils. Different schools may also record and define incidents differently, so read comparisons with care.

Attendance

Overall absence: 4.7%
Persistently absent pupils: 10.8%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

SEN provision information for this school has not been added yet.

Pupils on SEN Support: 7.7%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 5.5%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Moderate learning difficulty: 28 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 6 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 5 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 4 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 3 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 24 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 6 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Profound and multiple learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Specific learning difficulty: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Good 2024 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Educational attainment data for this school has not been added yet.

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Ranked #21 of 31 Ofsted Rating schools of this type in the area

#19Parsonage Farm Primary SchoolGood
#20Rainham Village Primary SchoolGood
#21Squirrels Heath Primary SchoolGood
#22St Alban's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#23St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

#1Clockhouse Primary SchoolOutstanding
#2Hacton Primary SchoolOutstanding
#3Harrow Lodge Primary SchoolOutstanding
#4Scotts Primary SchoolOutstanding
#5Brady Primary SchoolGood
#6Branfil Primary SchoolGood
#7Broadford Primary SchoolGood
#8Crowlands Primary SchoolGood
#9Dame Tipping Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#10Drapers' Maylands Primary SchoolGood
#11Elm Park Primary SchoolGood
#12Engayne Primary SchoolGood
#13Gidea Park Primary SchoolGood
#14Harold Court Primary SchoolGood
#15La Salette Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#16Mead Primary SchoolGood
#17Oasis Academy PinewoodGood
#18Parklands Primary SchoolGood
#19Parsonage Farm Primary SchoolGood
#20Rainham Village Primary SchoolGood
#21Squirrels Heath Primary SchoolGood
#22St Alban's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#23St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#24St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#25St Patrick's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#26St Peter's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#27St Ursula's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#28Suttons Primary SchoolGood
#29The James Oglethorpe Primary SchoolGood
#30The Mawney Foundation SchoolGood
#31R J Mitchell Primary SchoolRequires improvement

Financials

Financial summary information for this school has not been added yet.

Spending per pupil: £6,900 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

Ranked #26 of 39 Spending Per Pupil schools of this type in the area

#24St Mary's Catholic Primary School£6,969
#25Harold Wood Primary School£6,916
#26Squirrels Heath Primary School£6,900
#27Oasis Academy Pinewood£6,872
#28Nelmes Primary School£6,862

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

#1R J Mitchell Primary School£16,408
#2Elm Park Primary School£9,354
#3Drapers' Pyrgo Priory School£9,019
#4Broadford Primary School£8,179
#5Dame Tipping Church of England Primary School£7,968
#6St Edward's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School£7,927
#7Newtons Primary School£7,779
#8Clockhouse Primary School£7,735
#9The James Oglethorpe Primary School£7,563
#10Parsonage Farm Primary School£7,536
#11Rainham Village Primary School£7,492
#12Drapers' Maylands Primary School£7,488
#13St Alban's Catholic Primary School£7,417
#14Hilldene Primary School£7,399
#15St Ursula's Catholic Primary School£7,395
#16La Salette Catholic Primary School£7,329
#17Suttons Primary School£7,234
#18The Mawney Foundation School£7,148
#19Brady Primary School£7,116
#20St Peter's Catholic Primary School£7,088
#21Harold Court Primary School£7,035
#22Crowlands Primary School£7,031
#23Hylands Primary School£6,986
#24St Mary's Catholic Primary School£6,969
#25Harold Wood Primary School£6,916
#26Squirrels Heath Primary School£6,900
#27Oasis Academy Pinewood£6,872
#28Nelmes Primary School£6,862
#29Hacton Primary School£6,859
#30St Joseph's Catholic Primary School£6,756
#31Harrow Lodge Primary School£6,753
#32Branfil Primary School£6,731
#33Parklands Primary School£6,704
#34St Patrick's Catholic Primary School£6,425
#35Scotts Primary School£6,423
#36Engayne Primary School£6,247
#37Gidea Park Primary School£6,169
#38Benhurst Primary School£6,117
#39Concordia Academy£5,855

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