Side by side
Squirrels Heath Primary School and Towers Junior 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
- Squirrels Heath Primary School takes ages 4 to 11; Towers Junior School takes ages 7 to 11.
- Squirrels Heath Primary School has 600 pupils; Towers Junior School has 358.
- The two schools are 0.6 miles apart in a straight line.
Facts side by side
| Fact | Squirrels Heath Primary School | Towers Junior School |
|---|---|---|
| The basics | ||
| Type | State-funded: Community school DfE register | State-funded: Community school DfE register |
| Ages | 4 to 11 DfE register | 7 to 11 DfE register |
| Gender | Mixed DfE register | Mixed DfE register |
| Pupils | 600 DfE register | 358 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 | 60 first preferences for 89 places DfE, September 2026 entry | Not published |
| Cost | ||
| Published day fees | No tuition fees (state-funded) | No tuition fees (state-funded) |
| Inspection | ||
| Latest inspection | Ofsted ungraded inspection, 6 June 2024: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Ofsted | Ofsted ungraded inspection, 20 November 2024: Standards maintained Ofsted |
| Results | ||
| Key stage 2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 76% (2024/25) DfE | 66% (2024/25) DfE |
| Pupils | ||
| Eligible for free school meals | 18.7% DfE register | 9.2% DfE register |
| English as an additional language | 26.1% school census 2024/25 | 15.6% school census 2024/25 |
| Receiving SEN support | 9% school census 2024/25 | 17.6% school census 2024/25 |
| Pupils per teacher | 21.7 DfE workforce census | 24.2 DfE workforce census |
| Overall absence | 4.7% 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.
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.