Side by side
St Mary's Catholic Primary School and Towers Infant 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
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School takes ages 4 to 11; Towers Infant School takes ages 2 to 7.
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School has 414 pupils; Towers Infant School has 309.
- The two schools are 0.7 miles apart in a straight line.
Facts side by side
| Fact | St Mary's Catholic Primary School | Towers Infant School |
|---|---|---|
| The basics | ||
| Type | State-funded: Voluntary aided school DfE register | State-funded: Community school DfE register |
| Ages | 4 to 11 DfE register | 2 to 7 DfE register |
| Gender | Mixed DfE register | Mixed DfE register |
| Pupils | 414 DfE register | 309 DfE register |
| Religious character | Roman Catholic DfE register | Not published |
| 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 | 51 first preferences for 59 places DfE, September 2026 entry | 89 first preferences for 90 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, 26 April 2023: School remains Good Ofsted | Ofsted report card, 12 May 2026 Ofsted |
| Results | ||
| Key stage 2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 68% (2024/25) DfE | Not published |
| Pupils | ||
| Eligible for free school meals | 8% DfE register | 6.8% DfE register |
| English as an additional language | 15.3% school census 2024/25 | 9.9% school census 2024/25 |
| Receiving SEN support | 15.8% school census 2024/25 | 10.2% school census 2024/25 |
| Pupils per teacher | 23.1 DfE workforce census | 24.3 DfE workforce census |
| Overall absence | 3.9% DfE, 2024/25 | 3.7% DfE, 2024/25 |
DfE register: Get Information About Schools, daily extract as at 7 October 2026. 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.