Side by side
Gidea Park Primary School and St Edward's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
The published facts for both schools, each with its source. Where a school or the government has not published something, the cell says so. We do not name a winner.
What differs
- Gidea Park Primary School takes ages 4 to 11; St Edward's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School takes ages 2 to 11.
- Gidea Park Primary School has 459 pupils; St Edward's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School has 675.
- The two schools are 0.6 miles apart in a straight line.
Facts side by side
| Fact | Gidea Park Primary School | St Edward's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School |
|---|---|---|
| The basics | ||
| Type | State-funded: Community school DfE register | State-funded: Voluntary aided school DfE register |
| Ages | 4 to 11 DfE register | 2 to 11 DfE register |
| Gender | Mixed DfE register | Mixed DfE register |
| Pupils | 459 DfE register | 675 DfE register |
| Religious character | Not published | Church of England DfE register |
| Borough | Havering DfE register | Havering DfE register |
| Boarding | No DfE register | No DfE register |
| Admissions for 2027 | ||
| Next deadline to apply or register | 15 January 2027 (open) school or council page | 15 January 2027 (open) school or council page |
| Applications and places, last round | 82 first preferences for 59 places DfE, September 2026 entry | 110 first preferences for 86 places DfE, September 2026 entry |
| Cost | ||
| Published day fees | No tuition fees (state-funded) | No tuition fees (state-funded) |
| Inspection | ||
| Latest inspection | Ofsted ungraded inspection, 19 May 2022: School remains Good Ofsted | Ofsted graded inspection, 22 October 2024 Ofsted |
| Results | ||
| Key stage 2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 75% (2024/25) DfE | 58% (2024/25) DfE |
| Pupils | ||
| Eligible for free school meals | 10.2% DfE register | 13.6% DfE register |
| English as an additional language | 40.6% school census 2024/25 | 36.4% school census 2024/25 |
| Receiving SEN support | 5.9% school census 2024/25 | 6% school census 2024/25 |
| Pupils per teacher | 23.4 DfE workforce census | 18.7 DfE workforce census |
| Overall absence | 3.5% DfE, 2024/25 | 4.1% DfE, 2024/25 |
DfE register: Get Information About Schools, daily extract as at 2026-10-07. Other sources are named in each cell; every figure links to its source on the school's own page.
Shaded cells differ between the two schools. A blank is not a weakness: it means the figure has not been published, or does not apply to that type of school. Fees and results are not comparable between state and independent schools.
Other comparisons
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- St Edward's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School and St Peter's Catholic Primary Schoolunder 0.1 miles apart
- St Edward's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School and Parklands Primary School0.4 miles apart
- St Edward's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School and The Mawney Foundation School0.4 miles apart