Towers Junior School

Havering · RM11 1PD

General information Junior School · 7-11 years Who goes here 358 pupils, 9.2% FSM

Educational attainment Ofsted and results

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Towers Junior School

General Information

Address: Windsor Road, Hornchurch, RM11 1PD – View on map
Phone: 01708449872
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Cathy Hurley
Age range: 7-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

358 pupils out of 360 places At or near capacity

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 33
% eligible for free school meals: 9.2%
Pupil mix: 6 in 10 (less mixed than the Havering average)
English as an additional language: 17% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 20.4% a year (Havering 14.7%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 63% moved to another school, 37% 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.

Behaviour

Good record 2024/25

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: 2024/25
Bullying incidents: <5
Physical aggression / violence incidents: 9
Child protection referrals: 11
Safeguarding concerns: 124
Racist incidents: <5
Racist incidents resulting in exclusion: <5

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.

1st of 5 junior schools in Havering for behaviour

#1Towers Junior School67%
#2Ardleigh Green Junior School33%
#3Scargill Junior SchoolWithheld information

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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

#1Towers Junior School67%
#2Ardleigh Green Junior School33%
#3Scargill Junior SchoolWithheld information
#4Upminster Junior SchoolWithheld information
#5Whybridge Junior SchoolWithheld information

Across Havering: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 2 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 3 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 2 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary 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: 4.8%
Persistently absent pupils: 10.1%
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

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.

Pupils on SEN Support: 14.0%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 3.9%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 22 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 16 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 6 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 3 pupils
Physical disability: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 7 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 5 pupils
Moderate 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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Behaviour

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Headteacher Approval

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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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Wraparound CareWraparound Care (parent rating)How parents rate the school's breakfast and after-school clubs - availability, cost and quality. Only asked for infant, junior and primary schools, where it matters most for working parents.

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Educational Attainment

No overall grade given 2024 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted stopped giving single overall grades for a period between September 2024 and November 2025 - this school's most recent inspection falls in that window, so there's no single rating to show, even though it was inspected. The full report (linked below) still has the detail.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 66% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 18% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: in line with the Havering average (65%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: As expected (3-year average 67% against an expected 64%)
3-year average (expected standard): 67%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 81% · Writing 79% · Maths 78% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 73%
Average test scores: reading 106, maths 105
Based on: 80 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

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

SATs results over time

This schoolHavering averageEngland↘ Falling Down 10 percentage points since 2022/23. In 2024/25 this school was in line with the Havering average (65%).

Year 6 SATs: joint 28th of 49 junior and primary schools in the area

=25The Mawney Foundation School67%
=28Clockhouse Primary School66%
=28Towers Junior School66%
=30Benhurst Primary School63%
=30Branfil Primary School63%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1Scotts Primary School90%
#2Nelmes Primary School89%
#3Upminster Junior School88%
=4Hacton Primary School83%
=4St Alban's Catholic Primary School83%
#6Concordia Academy81%
=7Crowlands Primary School80%
=7La Salette Catholic Primary School80%
=9Dame Tipping Church of England Primary School77%
=9Drapers' Maylands Primary School77%
=11Brady Primary School76%
=11Scargill Junior School76%
=11Squirrels Heath Primary School76%
=14Ardleigh Green Junior School75%
=14Gidea Park Primary School75%
=14St Joseph's Catholic Primary School75%
=14St Patrick's Catholic Primary School75%
=14Suttons Primary School75%
#19Parklands Primary School72%
#20Harrow Lodge Primary School70%
#21Whybridge Junior School69%
=22Oasis Academy Pinewood68%
=22St Mary's Catholic Primary School68%
=22St Peter's Catholic Primary School68%
=25Engayne Primary School67%
=25The James Oglethorpe Primary School67%
=25The Mawney Foundation School67%
=28Clockhouse Primary School66%
=28Towers Junior School66%
=30Benhurst Primary School63%
=30Branfil Primary School63%
=30Harold Court Primary School63%
=30St Ursula's Catholic Primary School63%
#34Hylands Primary School62%
#35Hilldene Primary School61%
#36Newtons Primary School59%
=37Rainham Village Primary School58%
=37St Edward's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School58%
#39Langtons Junior Academy55%
=40Elm Park Primary School52%
=40Harold Wood Primary School52%
=42Broadford Primary School49%
=42Crownfield Junior School49%
=44Drapers' Brookside Junior School47%
=44Parsonage Farm Primary School47%
=44R J Mitchell Primary School47%
#47Drapers' Pyrgo Priory School46%
=48Mead Primary School40%
=48Rise Park Junior School40%

View full Ofsted inspection report

Financials

Spending per pupil: £7,062 (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.

2nd of 8 junior schools in Havering for spending per pupil

#1Crownfield Junior School£7,181
#2Towers Junior School£7,062
#3Rise Park Junior School£6,749
#4Langtons Junior Academy£6,747

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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

#1Crownfield Junior School£7,181
#2Towers Junior School£7,062
#3Rise Park Junior School£6,749
#4Langtons Junior Academy£6,747
#5Whybridge Junior School£6,203
#6Ardleigh Green Junior School£6,128
#7Scargill Junior School£5,844
#8Upminster Junior School£5,790

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