Scargill Infant School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–7 · Rainham. Essex, Havering
Scargill Infant School is a primary school in Rainham. Essex, Havering for ages 2–7 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 24 November 2021. Havering has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2012 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Mungo Park Road, Rainham. Essex, RM13 7PL
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–7
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Havering
- Pupils on roll
- 224 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 20.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 24 November 2021
Strengths
- “Pupils happily play and learn in this nurturing and caring school.”
- “Pupils praise the staff for their support. 'They make learning fun,' said one pupil, expressing the views of many.”
- “Pupils are confident and articulate.”
To improve
- “Learning across the curriculum in wider subjects is not always as secure.”
- “This is not consistently the case and, at times, pupils struggle to recall their learning in detail in wider curriculum subjects.”
- “For example, they know that teaching quality can vary in broader curriculum subjects.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 September 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 57 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 57 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Reception 2012 to 2026, as Havering published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Havering.
- Scargill Junior School 0.0 mi Improved significantly
- St Alban's Catholic Primary School 0.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Whybridge Infant School 0.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Whybridge Junior School 0.4 mi Not judged
- R J Mitchell Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Elm Park Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Scotts Primary School 1.0 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- La Salette Catholic Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published