What did Ofsted judge Dame Tipping Church of England Primary School's overall effectiveness to be?

Ofsted judged Dame Tipping Church of England Primary School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in July 2024, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend Dame Tipping Church of England Primary School?

Dame Tipping Church of England Primary School has 94 pupils on roll.

What ages does Dame Tipping Church of England Primary School take?

Dame Tipping Church of England Primary School admits pupils aged 4 to 11.

Where is Dame Tipping Church of England Primary School located?

Dame Tipping Church of England Primary School is located in Romford, RM4 1PS, Havering.

How do I apply to Dame Tipping Church of England Primary School?

Dame Tipping Church of England Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.

Does Dame Tipping Church of England Primary School have a religious character?

Yes — Dame Tipping Church of England Primary School has a religious character of Church of England. Faith criteria may apply to admissions; check the school's oversubscription policy for details.

How close do you need to live to get into Dame Tipping Church of England Primary School?

On offer day for 2020-21 (Reception), the furthest place offered at Dame Tipping Church of England Primary School was 1.225 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.

How are Reception places decided at Dame Tipping Church of England Primary School?

When Dame Tipping Church of England Primary School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after and previously looked after children — Looked after children and all children who were adopted (or subject to child arrangements orders or special guardianship orders) immediately following having been looked after, including those children who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Children of staff — Children of staff at the school; 3. Siblings — Children with a sibling attending the school, and 1 further criteria. Tie-break: Proximity to the school will first be applied if the school is oversubscribed in any criteria (apart from the criteria applying to Looked After Children/Previously Looked After Children) with those living closest to the school. Distance will be measured from the centre of the child's home to the centre of the school. Random allocation will be used as a tie-break to decide who has highest priority for admission if the distance between a child's home and the school is the same in any individual case. If children of multiple birth (twins and triplets) are tied for the final place, those siblings will be admitted over PAN.

What is the largest ethnic background at Dame Tipping Church of England Primary School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 67% of pupils at Dame Tipping Church of England Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

Dame Tipping Church of England Primary School

How close did you need to live?

1.225miles

was the furthest place offered on offer day for 2020-21 (Reception). That is how far the last place reached in ONE year — not a boundary, and not a guarantee. It moves with the number of applicants, so treat it as a guide rather than a line on a map.

Last distance offered at Dame Tipping Church of England Primary School, year by year →

How places are decided at Dame Tipping Church of England Primary School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after and previously looked after children — Looked after children and all children who were adopted (or subject to child arrangements orders or special guardianship orders) immediately following having been looked after, including those children who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
2Children of staff — Children of staff at the school.
3Siblings — Children with a sibling attending the school
4Proximity — Children living nearest the school as measured by the agreed by the local authority measuring system.

If two applications tie: Proximity to the school will first be applied if the school is oversubscribed in any criteria (apart from the criteria applying to Looked After Children/Previously Looked After Children) with those living closest to the school. Distance will be measured from the centre of the child's home to the centre of the school. Random allocation will be used as a tie-break to decide who has highest priority for admission if the distance between a child's home and the school is the same in any individual case. If children of multiple birth (twins and triplets) are tied for the final place, those siblings will be admitted over PAN.

Admission number of 15 stated for year commencing 1 September 2027; despite school name including 'C of E', no distinct faith-based oversubscription criterion is listed.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.