The Royal Liberty School
Upper Brentwood Road, Romford, RM2 6HJ
749 pupils · 100% of 750 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Boys
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- SFAET LTD
- Local authority
- Havering
- Free school meals
- 19%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 8 February 2024, published 19 March 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 51 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 64.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 79.2% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 75% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Oversubscribed — 1.26 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 148 | 186 | 525 | 148 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 143 | 187 | 508 | 143 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 142 | 172 | 467 | 142 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 143 | 177 | 444 | 143 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 148 | 127 | 389 | 148 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 147 | 106 | 339 | 147 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 149 | 116 | 376 | 149 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 145 | 78 | 349 | 120 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Redden Court School 1.5 km · Outstanding (2022) · previous system
- The Campion School 1.6 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls 1.6 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Marshalls Park Academy 1.9 km · Good (2020) · previous system
- Emerson Park Academy 2.9 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Bower Park Academy 3 km · Good (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.