Gidea Park Preparatory School and Nursery
Gidea Park Preparatory School and Nursery is an independent school in Romford for boys and girls aged 2 to 11. It has 163 pupils and room for 210.
2 Balgores Lane, Gidea Park, Romford, RM2 5JR01708 740381gideaparkprep.co.ukMr Callum Douglas headteacher (acting)All details
Inspection
This private school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted. Its reports are at isi.net.
Results
The government does not publish comparable results for most independent schools (IGCSEs are left out of its measures), so none are shown here.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Havering council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 163 | 168 | 141 | 114 | 108 | 110 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 8% | 6% | 23% | 6% | 6% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 1% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gidea Park Primary School | Council | 470 m | 459 | Good 2022 | 87 | Compare |
| St Mary's Hare Park School | Independent | 600 m | 144 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| The Royal Liberty School | Academy | 720 m | 749 | Good 2024 | 81 | Compare |
| Squirrels Heath Primary School | Council | 0.7 miles | 600 | Good 2024 | 82 | Compare |
| Bep Academy | Independent | 0.7 miles | 31 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Marshalls Park Academy | Academy | 0.7 miles | 1,174 | Good 2020 | 31 | Compare |
| St Edward's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | Church of England | 0.9 miles | 675 | No overall grade 2024 | 84 | Compare |
| Ardleigh Green Infant School | Academy | 0.9 miles | 269 | Outstanding 2024 | 99 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Gidea Park Preparatory School and Nursery a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Gidea Park Preparatory School and Nursery yet.
How many pupils does Gidea Park Preparatory School and Nursery have?
163 pupils aged 2 to 11 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 210 places, so it is 78% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- 2 Balgores Lane, Gidea Park, Romford, RM2 5JR
- Telephone
- 01708 740381
- Website
- www.gideaparkprep.co.uk
- Headteacher (Acting)
- Mr Callum Douglas
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 2-11, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Havering
- Ward
- Squirrels Heath
- Constituency
- Romford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 31 October 1957
- URN
- 102355 · LAESTAB 3116052 · UKPRN 10078268
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.