The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls

At a glance

Type

Academy converter (state-funded)

Phase

Secondary

Ages

11 to 18

Gender

Girls

Pupils

1,381 census January 2026

Capacity

1,340

Admissions policy

Non-selective

Sixth form

Yes

Headteacher

Headteacher Emilie Darabasz

Trust

LIFE EDUCATION TRUST

Address

Brentwood Road, Romford, RM1 2RR

Borough

Havering

Telephone

01708447368

DfE reference (URN)

138326

Website

fbaok.co.uk

Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools · daily extract as at 7 October 2026 · last checked 9 October 2026

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Key dates for 2027 entry

Year 7 (11+)

1. Application deadlineSaturday 31 October 2026Closes in 20 days

   National closing date for Year 7 applications: Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply through your home borough's coordinated scheme (eAdmissions), not directly to the school.

   Source: Your borough's admissions page · checked 9 Oct 2026

2. National offer dayMonday 1 March 2027Upcoming

   Secondary National Offer Day: Monday 1 March 2027. Offers are released by your home borough.

   Source: Your borough's admissions page · checked 9 Oct 2026

3. Accept your offerMonday 15 March 2027Open

   Deadline to accept your secondary offer: Monday 15 March 2027.

   Source: GOV.UK · checked 9 Oct 2026

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A status ("Closes in 12 days") is shown only for a closing date we have checked, worked out from today's date, 11 October 2026. Other dates are printed as the school published them, with its own wording beside them. Dates given only as "early January" are shown as approximate and never counted down. Always confirm with the school or council.

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Admissions

You apply through the council where you live, not to the school, naming up to six schools in order on one form. Every applicant on time hears on the same national offer day.

237 first-preference applications and 651 applications naming it at any preference for 240 places offered (September 2026 entry, DfE)

These are counts of applications and offers on national offer day. They are not a chance of getting in: places are allocated by the school's published admissions criteria, such as siblings, distance or faith.

Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary school applications and offers · entry years up to 2026/27 · last checked 9 October 2026

Havering: Year 7 offers, September 2026 entry

Across the borough, 74.7% of applicants were offered their first preference and 95.9% were offered one of their preferences (3,279 applications). These are borough-wide figures, not a forecast for any school or child.

Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary schools applications and offers 2026 · entry years 2014/15 to 2026/27 (release published 18 June 2026) · last checked 9 October 2026

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Inspection

Source: Ofsted, Management information - state-funded schools - latest inspections as at 31 August 2026 · latest inspections as at 31 August 2026 · last checked 9 October 2026

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Results

GCSE (key stage 4), 2024/25

• Attainment 8 score2022/23: 52.5 · 2023/24: 54.7
  51.4This school47.2Havering46.1England, state-funded
• % achieving grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs2022/23: 54% · 2023/24: 63%
  46%This school48%Havering45%England, state-funded
• % achieving grade 4 or above in English and maths GCSEs2022/23: 79% · 2023/24: 79%
  71%This school68%Havering65%England, state-funded
• % entering the English Baccalaureate2022/23: 59% · 2023/24: 64%
  61%This school60%Havering40%England, state-funded
• EBacc average point score2022/23: 4.67 · 2023/24: 4.96
  4.64This school4.27Havering4.09England, state-funded

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 232 pupils in the cohort

A level (16 to 18), 2024/25

• A level average result, expressed as a grade2022/23: C · 2023/24: C+
  C+This schoolC+HaveringB-England, state-funded
• A level average point score per entry2022/23: 31.3 · 2023/24: 31.7
  34.1This school33.5Havering35England, state-funded
• Average point score for a student's best 3 A levels2022/23: 30.4 · 2023/24: 31.1
  33.8This school33.8Havering35.8England, state-funded
• % of A level students achieving AAB or higher including at least 2 facilitating subjects2022/23: 6% · 2023/24: 6%
  11%This school10%Havering18%England, state-funded
• A level value added score2023/24: -0.20
  0This school-0.03England, state-funded

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 113 pupils in the cohort

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Pupils and context

Eligible for free school meals

22.5% January 2026

English as an additional language

24.3%

Receiving SEN support

2.6%

With an Education, Health and Care Plan

2%

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · school census 2024/25

Attendance and staffing

Overall absence

6.2% 2024/25

Persistently absent (missed 10% or more)

17.8%

Pupils per teacher

17.6 2025/26

Source: Department for Education, Absence rates by school level · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026

Places

Places

1,440

Pupils on roll

1,387

Source: Department for Education, Capacity - school / Sixth form capacity - school · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · position at 1 May, 2024/25

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Nearby schools

Schools covering the same ages within about a mile, by straight-line distance (not walking or travel time).

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Compare with similar schools

Side-by-side comparisons with the nearest schools of the same type. Sourced facts only; no winner is declared.

• The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls and Hornchurch High School1 mile apart
• The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls and Marshalls Park Academy1.3 miles apart
• The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls and Abbs Cross Academy and Arts College1.4 miles apart
• The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls and Redden Court School1.7 miles apart

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