Dame Tipping Church of England Primary School

Dame Tipping Church of England Primary School is performing well overall, achieving a rating of 'Good' across all evaluated areas except for Personal Development, which is rated as 'Outstanding'. The school's curriculum is described as broad and ambitious, successfully supported by the LIFE Education Trust, which has helped in recent developments. Notably, pupils are well-prepared for their next stages in education, and those with special educational needs receive effective support. However, the school faces challenges in attendance levels, which are below national averages, and leaders are focusing on improving this aspect.

Strengths

• Strong curriculum development supported by LIFE Education Trust.
• Exceptional support for pupils with special educational needs.
• Effective additional support for pupils falling behind in reading.
• Positive school culture where pupils are polite and kind.
• High expectations for pupil behavior leading to focused lessons.

Areas for Improvement

• Some teaching lacks precision, affecting pupil understanding.
• Attendance is below national average, needing improvement.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Dame Tipping Church of England Primary School attended 93.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 23.1% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Dame Tipping Church of England Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Dame Tipping Church of England Primary School had 18.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 18.1% of pupils at Dame Tipping Church of England Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 7.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Dame Tipping Church of England Primary School received £9,968 and spent £8,672 for each of its 94 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £218,000 (£2,323 per pupil).

Across all 10 schools of Life Education Trust, income was £8,392 and spending £8,145 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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Dame Tipping Church of England Primary School is part of Life Education Trust, which runs 12 schools. The nearest others:

• The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls Romford
• Benhurst Primary School Hornchurch
• Dr Walker's CofE Primary School Ongar
• Margaretting Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Ingatestone
• Roxwell Church of England Primary School Chelmsford
• Ford End Church of England Primary School Chelmsford
• Chappel CofE Controlled Primary School Colchester
• Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Eight Ash Green and Aldham Colchester
• Fordham All Saints CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School Colchester
• Langenhoe Community Primary School Colchester

What is Dame Tipping Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Dame Tipping Church of England Primary School is Good, from an inspection in September 2024.

When was Dame Tipping Church of England Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Dame Tipping Church of England Primary School was last inspected in September 2024.

How many pupils does Dame Tipping Church of England Primary School have?

Dame Tipping Church of England Primary School has 94 pupils on roll.

What age range does Dame Tipping Church of England Primary School cover?

Dame Tipping Church of England Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Dame Tipping Church of England Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 77% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Dame Tipping Church of England Primary School?

Dame Tipping Church of England Primary School is at North Road, Havering-atte-Bower, Romford, Essex, RM4 1PS.