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Towers Infant School

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personMr Matthew Dineen

location_onHornchurch, RM11 1HP

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2016

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Students

317

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Demand Ratio

1.4x

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Towers Infant School is a Community school primary school in Hornchurch, serving ages 2-7. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Demand is above capacity (1.4×) — apply through your local authority on time.

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School Summary

Towers Infant School is a community school in Hornchurch, Havering, admitting pupils aged 2-7. The school has approximately 314 pupils on roll, of whom 5% are eligible for free school meals.

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

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.4× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 24.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

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

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

25 November 2021

Inspection Report

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01 March 2016

Inspection Report

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28 March 2014

Inspection Report

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04 July 2011

Inspection Report

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27 September 2007

Inspection Report

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01 October 2001

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-03-01

Maintained Academy and School Short inspection Legacy

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2011-07-04

None Legacy

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 314 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	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	314	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	305	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	315	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	315	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	313	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	318	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	317	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	314	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	318	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	317	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	307	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	320	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	319	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	316	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	317	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	317	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	314	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	317	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	318	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	315	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	329	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	325	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	319	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	269	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	270	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	269	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 39 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 4 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 3 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils