Upminster Infant School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 5–7 · Upminster, Havering
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.19 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.
Upminster Infant School is a primary school in Upminster, Havering for ages 5–7 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 15 November 2023. Havering has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2012 to 2026 entry.
Upminster 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 | 1.19 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.76 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 0.63 mi |
| Reception 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2022 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2021 | 1.13 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 0.75 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 2.66 mi |
| Reception 2018 | 0.63 mi |
| Reception 2017 | 0.82 mi |
| Reception 2016 | 0.84 mi |
| Reception 2015 | 0.66 mi |
| Reception 2014 | 0.66 mi |
| Reception 2013 | 0.73 mi |
| Reception 2012 | 0.57 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception 2026, the last child offered a place lived 1.19 miles away, the 7th longest of 19 Havering primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- The 2026 Reception last distance was further from the school than in 2025; every applicant was offered a place in 2 of the 15 years with a published outcome.
- Reception 2026 drew 89 first-choice applications for 88 offers; 86 offers went to first-choice families, and 3 first-choice families (3%) were not offered a place.
- 0.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 9.8% 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
- St Mary's Lane, Upminster, RM14 3BS
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–7
- Council
- Havering
- Pupils on roll
- 265 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 0.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 26
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 15 November 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy and safe at this welcoming and nurturing school.”
- “They are polite and friendly to adults and to each other.”
- “Staff know pupils well and are caring towards them.”
To improve
- “Occasionally, some pupils, while being quiet and sensible in a lesson, become disengaged from their learning.”
- “However, children who do not choose these activities miss out on this important learning.”
- “Some children are asked to write words, without having the physical skills yet to hold a pencil correctly and comfortably.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 January 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 89 first-preference applications, 88 offers in total, 86 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.
- Upminster Junior School 0.0 mi No Ofsted grade
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 0.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Branfil Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The James Oglethorpe Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Hacton Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Engayne Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Langtons Infant School & Nursery 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Langtons Junior Academy 1.3 mi School remains Good