Bower Park Academy

Type Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range 11-16
Religion Does not apply
Address Havering Road
Romford
Essex
RM1 4YY
Phone 01708730244
Reference Number 139307

General Makeup

Number of pupils 1016
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 51.67%
Girls: 48.33%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 35.7%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 17.9%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 24.9

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 106 101 207
8 120 86 206
9 108 96 204
10 92 112 204
11 99 96 195

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 62.6%
White, Other 10.9%
African 4.8%
White & Black (Caribbean) 2.5%
White & Black (African) 2.4%
Unclassified 2.2%
Pakistani 2%
White & Asian 1.6%
Mixed, Other 1.5%
Caribbean 1.3%
Indian 1%
Asian, Other 0.5%
Chinese 0.2%
Irish 0.1%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
Last Report Date 2023-10-19
Date Report
2023-09-13 School inspection:GoodSchool inspection, PDF - 19 October 2023
2018-03-14 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 04 May 2018
2017-12-18 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 15 January 2018
2017-07-19 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 20 September 2017
2016-12-07 Full inspection:InadequateFull inspection, PDF - 30 January 2017
2016-04-13 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 13 May 2016
2014-12-17 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 13 January 2015
2014-09-24 Full inspection:Requires ImprovementFull inspection, PDF - 17 October 2014
2013-02-01 Academy conversion letterAcademy conversion letter, PDF - 06 February 2013
2011-11-28 Full inspection:SatisfactoryFull inspection, PDF - 03 January 2012
2009-03-11 Full inspection:SatisfactoryFull inspection, PDF - 30 March 2009
2008-10-01 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 13 October 2008
2008-02-26 Full inspection:InadequateFull inspection, PDF - 28 March 2008
2003-12-01 Full inspectionFull inspection, PDF - 25 May 2004
2011-11-28 Full inspection:SatisfactoryFull inspection, PDF - 03 January 2012
2009-03-11 Full inspection:SatisfactoryFull inspection, PDF - 30 March 2009
2008-10-01 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 13 October 2008
2008-02-26 Full inspection:InadequateFull inspection, PDF - 28 March 2008
2003-12-01 Full inspectionFull inspection, PDF - 25 May 2004

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
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GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 31.4% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 44% Unlock Unlock

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 96 26
Third Preference 63 7
From another Local Authority 10 7

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