Scargill Infant School

Academy converter·Infant school Rainham. Essex, Havering·RM13 7PL

School type

Infant school

Ages 2–7

Key Stage 2 performance

Scargill Infant School is an infant school for pupils aged 2–7. Pupils move on to a separate junior or middle school before Year 6, so the school does not enter pupils for the Key Stage 2 SATs and has no KS2 results to publish.

This applies to every infant school in England — it does not mean data is missing. Ofsted judgements and school information are shown below.

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first

100%

57 first choices, 60 places

First choices per place

0.95

fewer first choices than places

Applications naming the school

143

any preference, for 60 places

Last place offered lived

1.46 mi

straight line, 2026 intake · 2351 m

Applications from another council area

First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.10

00.511.5

1 per place

0.8820220.9820230.9420241.0520250.952026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

The cut-off distance is how far the last child offered a place lived, not a catchment boundary: it moves every year with the number of applicants. Published by the council in its 2026 allocation figures, and checked against that document before we show it.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness

Good

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour and attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership and management

Good

Safeguarding effective?

Yes

Early years provision

Good

School profile

Age range: 2–7
Pupils on roll: 231
Gender: Mixed
Religious character: None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6

23.6%

Typical primary: 21.5%

% EAL

29.0%

Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support

15.2%

Typical primary: 14.3%

% with an EHC plan

3.5%

Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence

5.0%

Typical primary: 5.3%

Persistently absent

10.9%

Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher

24.2

Typical primary: 20.7

Spend per pupil

£7,330

Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

Nearby primary schools

Scargill Junior School Rainham · 0.0 mi 65.7 St Alban's Catholic Primary School Hornchurch · 0.2 mi 57.4 R J Mitchell Primary School Hornchurch · 0.5 mi 38.7 Whybridge Junior School Rainham · 0.5 mi 54.2 Scotts Primary School Hornchurch · 0.9 mi 93.5 La Salette Catholic Primary School Rainham · 1.1 mi 75.3 Benhurst Primary School Hornchurch · 1.1 mi 45.6 Newtons Primary School Rainham · 1.2 mi 43.0

Location

Official sources

Latest Ofsted report reports.ofsted.gov.uk DfE Compare School Performance compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk GIAS school details get-information-schools.service.gov.uk

School overview

Scargill Infant School is a primary school serving Rainham. Essex, Havering, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. It has 231 pupils aged 2 to 7 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Scargill Infant School 'Good'.

Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Scargill Infant School their first choice was offered one of its 60 Reception places. In 2026 the furthest child offered a place lived 1.46 miles from the school in a straight line, according to the council's published allocation figures; the distance changes every year with demand. Overall pupil absence was 5.0%. There are about 24.2 pupils per teacher. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.