Find the best primary schools in Havering. Compare Ofsted ratings, catchment areas and parent reviews.
Havering has 59 primary schools, all in Havering council's area. Most state schools here offer places by distance from home once children in care and siblings of current pupils have been admitted, so how close you live decides your chances at any school with more applicants than places. Some councils draw a fixed catchment boundary instead, and the distance at which the last place went changes every year. Of the 59, 9 are faith schools that can put children of their faith first, so distance counts for less there.
Use the distance checker to measure your home's straight-line distance to any Havering primary school, and each school's page for its Ofsted report, results and admissions details. Check your distance to a school or try the admissions calculator.
| School | Type | Our rating |
|---|---|---|
| Scotts Primary School | Mixed | 4.9 / 5 |
| Ardleigh Green Infant School | Mixed | 4.8 / 5 |
| Ardleigh Green Junior School | Mixed | 4.7 / 5 |
| Nelmes Primary School | Mixed | 4.7 / 5 |
| Crownfield Infant School | Mixed | 4.7 / 5 |
| Langtons Infant School & Nursery | Mixed | 4.6 / 5 |
| Concordia Academy | Mixed | 4.6 / 5 |
| Upminster Junior School | Mixed | 4.5 / 5 |
There are 59 primary schools in Havering.
Apply by 15 January for a Reception place starting that September. Children start Reception in the September after their fourth birthday. You apply to the council where you live, even if the school is in another council's area, and can usually list between 3 and 6 schools in order of preference. Offers are sent on 16 April, or the next working day.
Of the 59 primary schools in Havering, 9 have a religious character: 7 Roman Catholic and 2 Church of England. When a faith school has more applicants than places, it can give priority to children of its faith. Many ask for a supplementary form, sometimes signed by a religious leader, so read the school's admissions policy before you apply.
On our star rating, the highest rated are Scotts Primary School (4.9), Ardleigh Green Infant School (4.8), Ardleigh Green Junior School (4.7), Nelmes Primary School (4.7) and Crownfield Infant School (4.7). The rating is our own, out of 5. It combines Parent View survey results, the latest Ofsted inspection and SATs results, with the parent survey carrying the most weight. Of the 59 schools here, 58 have enough published data for a rating.
Only when you qualify for more than one school. Each school ranks applicants against its own admission criteria without knowing where you placed it. If you qualify for several, the council offers the one you ranked highest, so putting a popular school first does not lower your chances at your second choice.
| Mixed |
| 4.5 / 5 |
| Suttons Primary School | Mixed | 4.4 / 5 |
| Rise Park Infant School | Mixed | 4.4 / 5 |
| Hacton Primary School | Mixed | 4.3 / 5 |
| Clockhouse Primary School | Mixed | 4.3 / 5 |
| Towers Infant School | Mixed | 4.3 / 5 |
| La Salette Catholic Primary School | Roman Catholic | 4.3 / 5 |
| Squirrels Heath Primary School | Mixed | 4.2 / 5 |
| Upminster Infant School | Mixed | 4.2 / 5 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | Roman Catholic | 4.2 / 5 |
| St Alban's Catholic Primary School | Roman Catholic | 4.1 / 5 |
| Crowlands Primary School | Mixed | 4.0 / 5 |
| Brady Primary School | Mixed | 4.0 / 5 |
| Drapers' Brookside Infant School | Mixed | 4.0 / 5 |
| Drapers' Maylands Primary School | Mixed | 4.0 / 5 |
| Gidea Park Primary School | Mixed | 4.0 / 5 |
| Scargill Junior School | Mixed | 4.0 / 5 |
| Harrow Lodge Primary School | Mixed | 3.9 / 5 |
| St Ursula's Catholic Primary School | Roman Catholic | 3.9 / 5 |
| The James Oglethorpe Primary School | Mixed | 3.9 / 5 |
| The Mawney Foundation School | Mixed | 3.8 / 5 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School | Roman Catholic | 3.8 / 5 |
| Scargill Infant School | Mixed | 3.8 / 5 |
| St Peter's Catholic Primary School | Roman Catholic | 3.8 / 5 |
| Branfil Primary School | Mixed | 3.7 / 5 |
| St Edward's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | Church of England | 3.7 / 5 |
| Towers Junior School | Mixed | 3.7 / 5 |
| Harold Wood Primary School | Mixed | 3.7 / 5 |
| Parklands Primary School | Mixed | 3.7 / 5 |
| Hilldene Primary School | Mixed | 3.7 / 5 |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School | Roman Catholic | 3.7 / 5 |
| Dame Tipping Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 3.7 / 5 |
| Langtons Junior Academy | Mixed | 3.7 / 5 |
| Engayne Primary School | Mixed | 3.6 / 5 |
| Hylands Primary School | Mixed | 3.6 / 5 |
| Elm Park Primary School | Mixed | 3.6 / 5 |
| Broadford Primary School | Mixed | 3.5 / 5 |
| Harold Court Primary School | Mixed | 3.5 / 5 |
| Whybridge Junior School | Mixed | 3.4 / 5 |
| Oasis Academy Pinewood | Mixed | 3.4 / 5 |
| Newtons Primary School | Mixed | 3.3 / 5 |
| Mead Primary School | Mixed | 3.2 / 5 |
| Rise Park Junior School | Mixed | 3.2 / 5 |
| Drapers' Brookside Junior School | Mixed | 3.0 / 5 |
| Drapers' Pyrgo Priory School | Mixed | 3.0 / 5 |
| Benhurst Primary School | Mixed | 3.0 / 5 |
| R J Mitchell Primary School | Mixed | 3.0 / 5 |
| Rainham Village Primary School | Mixed | 2.9 / 5 |
| Parsonage Farm Primary School | Mixed | 2.8 / 5 |
| Crownfield Junior School | Mixed | 2.3 / 5 |
| Park Primary Academy | Mixed | Not yet rated |
Our rating is out of 5 and combines Parent View survey results, the latest Ofsted inspection and published results. Source: Department for Education (GIAS) and Ofsted.
No. Distance only matters when a school has more applicants than places, and then it offers places in the order its admission criteria set out. Children in care or adopted from care come first by law. Most schools put brothers and sisters of current pupils next, then distance or catchment area. Faith schools and grammar schools use different criteria. How far away the last place went changes every year, depending on who applies.
The council offers a place at another school with room, which may be further from home. You can accept it and still join the waiting lists for the schools you preferred. Waiting lists are ranked by the admission criteria, not by how long a child has been on them. You can also appeal to an independent panel for any school that refused you. Appeals for Reception to Year 2 rarely succeed, because infant classes are limited to 30 pupils by law and a panel can only admit above that limit in narrow circumstances.