The Royal Liberty School

Havering · RM2 6HJ

General information Secondary School · 11-16 years Who goes here 749 pupils, 19% FSM

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Cooperative 70 /100

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The Royal Liberty School

General Information

Address: Upper Brentwood Road, Romford, RM2 6HJ – View on map
Phone: 01708730141
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mr Lee Raftery
Age range: 11-16 years
Furthest place offered from (Sept 2025 entry): 2.12 km away From the council's own Sept 2025 admissions data - not a fixed catchment boundary, and no guarantee for future years, since it shifts with demand each year.
Demand for places (Year 7, September 2026): 186 families put it first for 148 places – 13 for every 10 places. 64% of them were offered a place. No places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 12 · 2024 12 · 2025 13 · 2026 13
Sixth form: No
Intake: Boys
Religious character: None
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

749 pupils out of 750 places At or near capacity

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 142
% eligible for free school meals: 19.0%
Pupil mix: 7 in 10 (similar to the Havering average)
English as an additional language: 25% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 15.6% a year (Havering 16.5%, typical in England 15.5%)
Where they went: about 45% moved to another school, 55% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house.

Latest figures from the school

Data received 2025/26

Teaching staff (headcount): 54
Joined in the last 12 months: 12 (22% of staff)
Left in the previous 12 months: 6 (11% of staff)

Behaviour

Higher incident record 2025/26

About this Behaviour status

Based on real data requested under Freedom of Information, compared against other schools of the same type that have also responded - not a judgement on any single figure alone.

Reading the numbers: higher figures below often mean a school records thoroughly and takes concerns seriously, rather than more incidents happening. A school reporting unusually low figures sometimes has a reporting gap rather than a problem-free intake. If a figure stands out, it's worth asking the school how it records.

Data year: 2025/26
Bullying incidents: 1
Physical aggression / violence incidents: 14
Child protection referrals: 44
Safeguarding concerns: 992
Racist incidents: 28
Suspensions (fixed-term exclusions): 71
Permanent exclusions: 1

See the bullying figures for every school in Havering →

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.

10th of 10 secondary schools in Havering for behaviour

#8Hall Mead School38%
#9Redden Court School33%
#10The Royal Liberty School29%

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Behaviour ranking

Each school's score (out of 100) reflects how it compares to other schools in the area across all reported behaviour metrics — bullying, physical aggression, safeguarding referrals and racist incidents. A higher score means fewer reported incidents relative to peers. Ranked by real FOI-reported figures. Schools that have declined to provide this data sit at the bottom — refusing a legal request is treated as worse than any honestly-reported result.

Rank School Score

#1Sacred Heart of Mary Girls' School81%
#2The Campion School68%
#3The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls56%
#4Gaynes School51%
#5Sanders Draper48%
#6The Coopers' Company and Coborn School43%
#7Drapers' Academy42%
#8Hall Mead School38%
#9Redden Court School33%
#10The Royal Liberty School29%

Across Havering: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 13 (0.7 per 1,000 pupils; England 1.7)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 5 (0.3 per 1,000 pupils; England 1.9)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 5 (0.3 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.8)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state secondary schools in Havering, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 4.6%
Persistently absent pupils: 11.1%
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

SEN unit for AutismSpeech, language and communication 18 places · 16 pupils at the last count

Places are usually for children with an EHC Plan and are arranged through the council, not the normal school application.

Pupils on SEN Support: 12.8%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 4.5%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Social, emotional and mental health: 31 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 27 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 15 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 12 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 6 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Moderate learning difficulty: 10 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 9 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 7 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 4 pupils
Vision impairment: 2 pupils

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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SafeguardingSafeguarding (parent rating)How parents rate the school on keeping children safe - how safe their child feels, and how well concerns are listened to and acted on. It's parents' experience, not an inspection result; Ofsted checks safeguarding separately.

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Cooperative (10)

10 secondary schools in Havering have been scored so far this year.

Response: Full response (+60)
Timeliness: Response date not recorded (+10)
Optional data: No optional data (+0)

Exemplary (80–100) · Cooperative (60–79) · Reluctant (40–59) · Obstructive (20–39) · Opaque (0–19)

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.

Attainment 8 score: 51.0
Compared with the area: 3.2 points above the Havering average (47.8)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: As expected (+1.2 points against an expected 49.8)
Grade 4+ in English and maths: 79% (Havering 69%, England 65%) Improving
Data year: 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

GCSE results over time

This schoolHavering averageEngland↗ Improving Up 4.0 points since 2022/23. In 2024/25 this school was 3.2 points above the Havering average (47.8).

About the Attainment 8 score

Attainment 8 measures a pupil's average result across 8 GCSE-equivalent qualifications (English and maths count double). It shows how pupils performed, not how much progress they made getting there - a school with a higher score doesn't necessarily add more value, since pupils often arrive with different starting points. Progress 8 is the measure designed to account for that, but it currently can't be calculated for any school for the two most recent academic years, due to a nationwide gap in the data caused by COVID-19 disruption to Key Stage 2 testing.

6th of 18 secondary schools in Havering for Attainment 8

#4The Campion School52.8
#5The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls51.4
#6The Royal Liberty School51.0
#7Gaynes School50.7
#8Harris Academy Rainham50.4

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Attainment 8 ranking

Illustrative MVP scores - not based on verified data yet.

Rank School Score

#1Sacred Heart of Mary Girls' School62.2
#2The Coopers' Company and Coborn School58.2
#3Hornchurch High School54.0
#4The Campion School52.8
#5The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls51.4
#6The Royal Liberty School51.0
#7Gaynes School50.7
#8Harris Academy Rainham50.4
#9Hall Mead School50.1
#10Redden Court School47.4
#11Abbs Cross Academy and Arts College45.5
#12Emerson Park Academy44.7
#13Sanders Draper44.4
#14St Edward's Church of England Academy44.1
#15Marshalls Park Academy42.9
#16The Brittons Academy39.5
#17Drapers' Academy38.8
#18Bower Park Academy37.7

Leaver Destinations

In education, employment, or training a year later: 90.0%
Went into further education: 87.0%
Data year: 2024/25

About leaver destinations

This shows where a school's Year 11 leavers were recorded the following year - in a "sustained" destination means in education, an apprenticeship, or employment for at least 6 months, not just enrolled briefly. It's a different picture from exam results alone, and can highlight schools that support pupils well beyond just their GCSE grades.

GCSE Subjects Offered

Maths (General)
English Language
English Literature
Science Double Award
Statistics
Geography
History
D & T
French Language
Business Studies
Spanish
Physics (General)
Chemistry (General)
Biology
Sports Studies
Computer Science
Art & Design
Speech & Drama
Music Studies (General)
Polish
Turkish

About this subject list

This isn't the school's own description of its curriculum - it's real DfE exam entry data, showing which GCSE subjects this school's pupils were actually entered for in 2024/25. A subject not appearing here may still be taught but had no pupils entered that year, so treat this as a helpful guide rather than a complete guarantee - it's worth confirming directly with the school for the year your child would actually study.

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12th of 12 secondary schools in Havering for Ofsted rating

#10Sanders DraperGood
#11The Brittons AcademyGood
#12The Royal Liberty 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.

Rank School Score

#1Hall Mead SchoolOutstanding
#2Redden Court SchoolOutstanding
#3Abbs Cross Academy and Arts CollegeGood
#4Bower Park AcademyGood
#5Emerson Park AcademyGood
#6Gaynes SchoolGood
#7Harris Academy RainhamGood
#8Hornchurch High SchoolGood
#9Marshalls Park AcademyGood
#10Sanders DraperGood
#11The Brittons AcademyGood
#12The Royal Liberty SchoolGood

Financials

Spending per pupil: £8,140 (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.

11th of 18 secondary schools in Havering for spending per pupil

#9Sacred Heart of Mary Girls' School£8,264
#10Emerson Park Academy£8,199
#11The Royal Liberty School£8,140
#12Redden Court School£8,052
#13The Coopers' Company and Coborn School£7,994

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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.

Rank School Score

#1Harris Academy Rainham£10,435
#2Hornchurch High School£9,401
#3Gaynes School£8,696
#4Drapers' Academy£8,655
#5Bower Park Academy£8,536
#6Abbs Cross Academy and Arts College£8,384
#7The Brittons Academy£8,316
#8Hall Mead School£8,293
#9Sacred Heart of Mary Girls' School£8,264
#10Emerson Park Academy£8,199
#11The Royal Liberty School£8,140
#12Redden Court School£8,052
#13The Coopers' Company and Coborn School£7,994
#14Marshalls Park Academy£7,965
#15St Edward's Church of England Academy£7,935
#16Sanders Draper£7,851
#17The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls£7,758
#18The Campion School£7,492

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Environment

Data received 2025/26

About this Environment status

Based on real information requested under Freedom of Information, covering step-free access, specialist facilities, classroom climate, and technology provision.

Accessibility

Step-free for pupils, staff and visitors: Ground Floor
Overall accessibility: Partially
Lifts for pupil use: 1
Accessible toilets: 3
Changing Places facility: 3
Sensory room: 2
Other accessibility facilities: n/a

Climate

Classrooms with air conditioning: 4.2%
Mechanical ventilation: 8
Air cooling units: 1
Shaded outdoor areas: 0
Heatwave procedures: Yes

Technology

Pupil devices (approx.): 544 (84 PCs/ 450 Chromebooks / 10 iPads
Pupils per device: 1.4:1
Digital display in every classroom: Yes
Interactive whiteboards: Yes
1:1 pupil device programme: No
Coding / robotics equipment: Yes
Assistive technology for SEND pupils: Yes
Other technology: No/A

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General Information

Who goes here

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Latest figures from the school

Behaviour

Behaviour ranking

Across Havering: suspensions by reason

Attendance

SEN

Most common needs - SEN Support

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Educational Attainment

Attainment 8 ranking

Leaver Destinations ?

GCSE Subjects Offered ?

Ofsted Rating ranking

Financials

Spending Per Pupil ranking

Environment

Accessibility

Climate

Technology

Leaver Destinations

GCSE Subjects Offered