Scargill Infant School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–7 · Rainham. Essex, Havering
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.46 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.
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.
Scargill 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 | 1.46 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.67 mi |
| Reception 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2023 | 2.77 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 2.92 mi |
| 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 | Not published |
| Reception 2014 | Not published |
| Reception 2013 | 3.16 mi |
| Reception 2012 | 1.89 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Reception 2026's last distance was 1.46 miles, the 5th longest of 19 Havering primary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 0.80 miles).
- Reception last distances swung sharply between some years, the biggest move being from 2025 to 2026, and the 2026 figure was further from the school than in 2025.
- Reception 2026 had 57 first-choice applications for 60 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 3 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
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
- Mungo Park Road, Rainham. Essex, RM13 7PL
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–7
- 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.
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