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Hylands Primary School and Towers Junior School

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What differs

  • Hylands Primary School takes ages 3 to 11; Towers Junior School takes ages 7 to 11.
  • Hylands Primary School has 658 pupils; Towers Junior School has 358.
  • The two schools are 0.6 miles apart in a straight line.

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FactHylands Primary SchoolTowers Junior School
The basics
TypeState-funded: Community school

DfE register

State-funded: Community school

DfE register

Ages3 to 11

DfE register

7 to 11

DfE register

GenderMixed

DfE register

Mixed

DfE register

Pupils658

DfE register

358

DfE register

BoroughHavering

DfE register

Havering

DfE register

BoardingNo

DfE register

No

DfE register

Admissions for 2027
Next deadline to apply or register15 January 2027 (open)

school or council page

15 January 2027 (open)

school or council page

Applications and places, last round84 first preferences for 90 places

DfE, September 2026 entry

Not published
Cost
Published day feesNo tuition fees (state-funded)No tuition fees (state-funded)
Inspection
Latest inspectionOfsted ungraded inspection, 8 May 2025: Improved significantly

Ofsted

Ofsted ungraded inspection, 20 November 2024: Standards maintained

Ofsted

Results
Key stage 2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths62% (2024/25)

DfE

66% (2024/25)

DfE

Pupils
Eligible for free school meals20.4%

DfE register

9.2%

DfE register

English as an additional language32%

school census 2024/25

15.6%

school census 2024/25

Receiving SEN support10.7%

school census 2024/25

17.6%

school census 2024/25

Pupils per teacher24.1

DfE workforce census

24.2

DfE workforce census

Overall absence4.9%

DfE, 2024/25

4.8%

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.

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