St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · Hornchurch, 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.
St Mary's Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Hornchurch, Havering for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 26 April 2023. Havering has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2012 to 2026 entry.
St Mary's Catholic Primary 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 | Not published |
| Reception 2024 | Not published |
| Reception 2023 | Not published |
| Reception 2022 | Not published |
| Reception 2021 | Not published |
| Reception 2020 | Not published |
| Reception 2019 | Not published |
| Reception 2018 | Not published |
| Reception 2017 | Not published |
| Reception 2016 | Not published |
| Reception 2015 | Not published |
| Reception 2014 | Not published |
| Reception 2013 | 1.56 mi |
| Reception 2012 | 2.00 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 68% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 8% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- At Reception in 2026 every applicant was offered a place, whereas places ran out, with a last distance published, in both earlier years with a published outcome.
- For Reception in 2026 there were 51 first-choice applications for 59 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place and 8 offers went to families ranking it second or lower.
- 8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Havering is 18.7%.
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
- Hornchurch Road, Hornchurch, RM12 4TL
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Havering
- Pupils on roll
- 414 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 26 April 2023
Strengths
- “This is a welcoming and nurturing place to learn.”
- “The atmosphere around the school is very calm.”
- “This is because there are clear and consistent routines and high expectations from staff.”
To improve
- “However, in a few subjects, pupils find it difficult to remember previously taught concepts and vocabulary.”
- “When this happens, pupils find it difficult to link new learning to what they have been taught before and they develop gaps in their learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 27 June 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 68% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 51 first-preference applications, 59 offers in total, 51 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.
- Harrow Lodge Primary School 0.3 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Hylands Primary School 0.5 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Towers Junior School 0.7 mi Standards maintained
- Towers Infant School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Benhurst Primary School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Squirrels Heath Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Concordia Academy 1.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Elm Park Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published