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Schools in Havering, London

Havering's schools cover Romford, Hornchurch, Upminster, Rainham and Harold Hill. The borough has a mix of community, faith and academy provision. Reception oversubscription tends to be most pronounced in the south and west of the borough.

Data last verified 15 May 2026. Sources: Ofsted, DfE GIAS, DfE Performance Tables, Metropolitan Police, MHCLG IMD. See all sources.

Schools in Havering

13.0%

Outstanding Ofsted

88.0%

Good or Outstanding

Primary schools

Secondary schools

14%

Secondary appeal success (2024)

Top primary schools in Havering

Ranked by Ofsted rating, then by latest KS2 performance. See methodology.

School	Ofsted	KS2 %
Hacton Primary School	Outstanding	92.0
Scotts Primary School	Outstanding	91.0
Nelmes Primary School	Outstanding	90.0
Ardleigh Green Junior School	Outstanding	77.0
Harrow Lodge Primary School	Outstanding	75.0
Clockhouse Primary School	Outstanding	73.0
St Edward's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School	Outstanding	66.0

Top secondary schools in Havering

Ranked by Ofsted rating, then by latest KS4 Attainment 8.

School	Ofsted	Att 8
Sacred Heart of Mary Girls' School	Outstanding	62.2
Hall Mead School	Outstanding	50.1
Redden Court School	Outstanding	47.4
The Coopers' Company and Coborn School	Good	58.2
Hornchurch High School	Good	54.0
The Campion School	Good	52.8
The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls	Good	51.4

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What the data says about Havering

88.0% of Havering schools are currently rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted, compared with a London average of roughly 90% for primary and 80% for secondary. The average number of applications per place across Havering is 1.15, a useful indicator of how competitive local admissions are. The average number of recorded crime incidents within 500 metres of a school in Havering over the most recent reporting month is 74.02, drawn from the Metropolitan Police open data API. The mean IMD (Index of Multiple Deprivation) decile of Havering's schools is 6.52 — 1 is most deprived, 10 is least deprived. All metrics on this page are recomputed from source data on the 15th of every month. See our methodology for definitions and limitations.

All schools in Havering

Every school in Havering, listed alphabetically. Click any school for the full record.

School	Phase	Ofsted
Abbs Cross Academy and Arts College	Secondary	Good
Ardleigh Green Infant School	Primary	Outstanding
Ardleigh Green Junior School	Primary	Outstanding
Benhurst Primary School	Primary	Good
Bep Academy	Secondary	Good
Bower Park Academy	Secondary	Good
Brady Primary School	Primary	Good
Branfil Primary School	Primary	Good
Broadford Primary School	Primary	Good
Clockhouse Primary School	Primary	Outstanding
Concordia Academy	Primary	Good
Corbets Tey School	All-through	Good
Crowlands Primary School	Primary	Good
Crownfield Infant School	Primary	Good
Crownfield Junior School	Primary	Good
Dame Tipping Church of England Primary School	Primary	Good
Drapers' Academy	Secondary	Good
Drapers' Brookside Infant School	Primary	Good
Drapers' Brookside Junior School	Primary	Good
Drapers' Maylands Primary School	Primary	Good
Drapers' Pyrgo Priory School	Primary	Good
Edullect Academy Independent School	Primary	—
Elm Park Primary School	Primary	Good
Emerson Park Academy	Secondary	Good
Engayne Primary School	Primary	Good
Gaynes School	Secondary	Good
Gidea Park Preparatory School and Nursery	Primary	—
Gidea Park Primary School	Primary	Good
Hacton Primary School	Primary	Outstanding
Hall Mead School	Secondary	Outstanding
Harold Court Primary School	Primary	Good
Harold Wood Primary School	Primary	Good
Harris Academy Rainham	Secondary	Good
Harris Rainham Sixth Form	Sixth form	—
Harrow Lodge Primary School	Primary	Outstanding
Hilldene Primary School	Primary	Requires improvement
Hornchurch High School	Secondary	Good
Hylands Primary School	Primary	Good
Immanuel School	All-through	—
Koru Independent AP Academy	Secondary	Good
La Salette Catholic Primary School	Primary	Good
Langtons Infant School & Nursery	Primary	Good
Langtons Junior Academy	Primary	Good
Lime Academy Forest Approach	All-through	Good
Lime Academy Ravensbourne	All-through	Good
Marshalls Park Academy	Secondary	Good
Mead Primary School	Primary	Good
Nelmes Primary School	Primary	Outstanding
Newtons Primary School	Primary	Good
OA - Havering	All-through	Good
Oakfields Preparatory School	Primary	—
Oasis Academy Pinewood	Primary	Good
Park Primary Academy	Primary	—
Parklands Primary School	Primary	Good
Parsonage Farm Primary School	Primary	Good
R J Mitchell Primary School	Primary	Requires improvement
Rainham Village Primary School	Primary	Good
Redden Court School	Secondary	Outstanding
Rise Park Infant School	Primary	Good
Rise Park Junior School	Primary	Good
Routes4Life Limited	Sixth form	—
Sacred Heart of Mary Girls' School	Secondary	Outstanding
Sanders Draper	Secondary	Good
Scargill Infant School	Primary	Good
Scargill Junior School	Primary	Good
Scotts Primary School	Primary	Outstanding
Squirrels Heath Primary School	Primary	Good
St Alban's Catholic Primary School	Primary	Good
St Edward's Church of England Academy	Secondary	Good
St Edward's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School	Primary	Outstanding
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School	Primary	Good
St Mary's Catholic Primary School	Primary	Good
St Mary's Hare Park School	Primary	—
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School	Primary	Good
St Peter's Catholic Primary School	Primary	Good
St Ursula's Catholic Primary School	Primary	Good
Suttons Primary School	Primary	Good
The Bridge	Secondary	Good
The Brittons Academy	Secondary	Good
The Campion School	Secondary	Good
The Compass School	All-through	—
The Coopers' Company and Coborn School	Secondary	Good
The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls	Secondary	Good
The James Oglethorpe Primary School	Primary	Good
The Mawney Foundation School	Primary	Good
The Royal Liberty School	Secondary	Good
Towers Infant School	Primary	Outstanding
Towers Junior School	Primary	Good
Upminster Infant School	Primary	Good
Upminster Junior School	Primary	Good
Whybridge Infant School	Primary	Good
Whybridge Junior School	Primary	Good

Frequently asked

How many schools are there in Havering?

Havering has 92 schools in our directory, drawn from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Of these, 60 are primary, 27 are secondary, and the remainder are special, all-through, or post-16.

What proportion of Havering schools are Outstanding?

As of the latest Ofsted Management Information release, 12 schools in Havering (13.0%) are rated Outstanding, and 88.0% are rated Good or Outstanding. Ratings are refreshed monthly from the Ofsted MI publication.

When do I apply for a Reception or Year 7 place in Havering?

Reception applications in England close on 15 January each year for the September intake. Year 7 (secondary transfer) applications close on 31 October. Havering's applications are coordinated by the local authority through the eAdmissions system. See our full Reception timeline guide.

How does the school appeals process work in Havering?

If you are refused your preferred school place, you have a statutory right of appeal. Havering appeals are typically heard in May (Reception) and June–July (secondary). See our appeals tracker for Havering-level success rates by year.

How can I tell which Havering schools are over-subscribed?

Each school listing on this site shows the number of applications per place from the DfE's published admissions data. Apps-per-place above 2 typically indicates strong over-subscription. We refresh this data annually when the DfE publishes its admissions and offers release.

Sources

School list and phase from DfE Get Information About Schools (refreshed monthly). Ofsted ratings from Ofsted Management Information (refreshed monthly). Performance data from DfE Explore Education Statistics. Crime data within 500m from the Metropolitan Police open data API. Deprivation deciles from MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2019. Read our full methodology for how each metric is calculated.