Branfil Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Upminster, Havering
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.80 miles
Published by London Borough of Havering · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Branfil Primary School is a primary school in Upminster, Havering for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 28 February 2024. Havering has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2012 to 2026 entry.
Branfil 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 | 1.80 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 2.97 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 3.81 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 3.62 mi |
| Reception 2022 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2021 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2020 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2019 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2018 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2017 | Not published |
| Reception 2016 | Not published |
| Reception 2015 | 5.16 mi |
| Reception 2014 | Not published |
| Reception 2013 | Not published |
| Reception 2012 | 3.12 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Reception place for 2026 lived 1.80 miles away, the 4th longest of 19 Havering primary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 0.80 miles).
- The 2026 Reception last distance was nearer the school than in 2025 and 2012, and the 2026 figure was the shortest of the 6 years with a published distance.
- In 2026, Reception had 66 first-choice applications for 60 offers; 58 offers went to first-choice families and 8 first-choice families (12%) were not offered a place.
- 26 of the 215 applications (12%) for Reception in 2026 came from families living outside Havering, and 6 offers went to them.
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
- Cedar Avenue, Branfil Primary School, Upminster, RM14 2LW
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Havering
- Pupils on roll
- 533 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 9.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 28 February 2024
Strengths
- “This school is a kind and friendly place.”
- “Staff at Branfil take every opportunity to model the school’s values of love, explore, aspire, respect and nurture.”
- “This helps pupils to understand how these values can positively shape their conduct and the way that they speak to others.”
To improve
- “However, occasionally, there are times when some of the choices of teaching activities are not focused with precision on making sure that pupils develop and retain a deep understanding of subject content.”
- “This can, in these instances, affect how the curriculum supports pupils to acquire a greater depth of knowledge across some subjects.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 26 April 2024 (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) | 63% | 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: 66 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 58 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.
- Hacton Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Upminster Infant School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Upminster Junior School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade
- Suttons Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Langtons Infant School & Nursery 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Langtons Junior Academy 1.1 mi School remains Good
- Scotts Primary School 1.1 mi Outstanding Last distance published