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Squirrels Heath Infant School

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personMrs Julie White

location_onRomford, RM2 5TP

language Visit Website phone 1708446476

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

269

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Demand Ratio

0.7x

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Squirrels Heath Infant School is a Community school primary school in Romford, serving ages 4-7. Rated Good by Ofsted.

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School Summary

Squirrels Heath Infant School is a community school in Romford, Havering, admitting pupils aged 4-7. The school has approximately 257 pupils on roll, of whom 16% are eligible for free school meals.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.7× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 40.0%.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

17 December 2019

Inspection Report

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22 March 2016

Inspection Report

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28 March 2014

Inspection Report

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06 July 2011

Inspection Report

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04 March 2008

Inspection Report

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22 March 2004

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2016-03-22

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2011-07-06

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2008-03-04

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 257 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	257	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	260	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	270	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	274	1	0.4%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	273	2	0.7%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	268	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	269	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	271	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	269	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	264	1	0.4%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	265	1	0.4%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	255	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	252	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	254	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	248	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	248	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	243	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	240	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	247	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	249	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	265	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	263	1	0.4%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	261	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	262	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	267	1	0.4%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	269	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 16 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 15 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 1 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 1 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Profound & Multiple Learning 1 pupils