OFSTED
24 November 2021
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Havering
Trust
HORNCHURCH ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
224
202 full-time ·
22 part-time
Female pupils
106
47.3% of pupils
Male pupils
118
52.7% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
4.3 pts
below England
School
20.5%
Havering
19.7%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
6.5 pts
above England
School
26.8%
Havering
27.0%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Havering
0.3%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
46.9%
105
Bangladeshi
9.8%
22
Any other White background
7.1%
16
Any other Mixed background
5.4%
12
African
4.9%
11
Pakistani
4.9%
11
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
20.5%
46 of
224 pupils
0.3 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.7 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.0 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
4.16%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.05 pts
lower than
England
School
4.16%
Havering
5.85%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
7.84%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
7.97 pts
lower than
England
School
7.84%
Havering
15.14%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.00%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.80 pts
lower than
England
School
0.00%
Havering
1.53%
London
1.67%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
98.2%
10.1 pts
above England
Scargill Infant School
98.2%
Havering
95.0%
London
85.9%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.