Whybridge Infant School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–7 · Rainham, Havering
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From London Borough of Havering · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2012–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Whybridge Infant School is a primary school in Rainham, Havering for ages 4–7 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 14 September 2023. Havering has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2012 to 2026 entry.
Whybridge Infant School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 0.83 mi |
| Reception 2024 | Not published |
| Reception 2023 | Not published |
| Reception 2022 | Not published |
| Reception 2021 | Not published |
| Reception 2020 | 0.98 mi |
| Reception 2019 | Not published |
| Reception 2018 | Not published |
| Reception 2017 | Not published |
| Reception 2016 | 0.50 mi |
| Reception 2015 | 0.72 mi |
| Reception 2014 | 0.84 mi |
| Reception 2013 | 0.72 mi |
| Reception 2012 | 4.69 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, whereas places ran out in all 7 earlier years with a published outcome, the biggest swing coming from 2016 to 2020.
- Reception 2026 had 68 first-choice applications for 72 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place and 4 offers went to families ranking it second or lower.
- Of the 49 other Havering primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome, 27 also offered every applicant a place.
- There are 19.6 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 22.8 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Havering.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Havering schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Ford Lane, Rainham, RM13 7AR
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–7
- Council
- Havering
- Pupils on roll
- 269 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 17.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 14 September 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils really enjoy coming to this school.”
- “They take pride in telling visitors about what they are learning and about all the exciting things they do.”
- “During breaktimes, pupils especially like the way that they can play in different ‘zones’.”
To improve
- “Nevertheless, there are times when the activities that pupils complete do not match precisely with what they are expected to learn.”
- “However, there are times when the work pupils are given does not link well with what they are expected to learn.”
- “This reduces the effectiveness of the school’s work to ensure that pupils securely recall and understand key ideas.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 October 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 68 first-preference applications, 72 offers in total, 68 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Havering.
- Whybridge Junior School 0.1 mi Not judged
- Scargill Infant School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Scargill Junior School 0.3 mi Improved significantly
- St Alban's Catholic Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- R J Mitchell Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- La Salette Catholic Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Newtons Primary School 0.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Rainham Village Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published