Councils · England · Havering
Schools in Havering, and the dates that matter.
Every state school in the council area — 59 primary, 18 secondary — with Havering’s application deadlines, offer days, and where to apply. One page, kept current from official sources.
September 2027 entry · Sources: Primary scheme (PDF) · Secondary scheme (PDF)
Primary · Reception 2027
15 January 2027
National deadline. Offers arrive 16 April. We suggest submitting by 8 January to stay clear of the rush.
Apply on Havering’s portal →Verify the exact date on the council’s scheme →Secondary · Year 7 2027
31 October 2026
National deadline. Offers arrive 1 March. Grammar tests, where they apply, happen even earlier. We suggest submitting by 24 October to stay clear of the rush.
Apply on Havering’s portal →Verify the exact date on the council’s scheme →01 / EVERY SCHOOL IN HAVERING
Find your shortlist.
All 91state and independent schools in the council area, straight from the Department for Education’s register. Open any school for admissions details, Ofsted history and open days.
Primary · 59
Ardleigh Green Infant School
Academy converter · Ages 5-7 · Mixed · Hornchurch
Ofsted · Outstanding
Ardleigh Green Junior School
Academy converter · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Hornchurch
Ofsted · Outstanding
Benhurst Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Hornchurch
Ofsted · Not judged
Brady Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Rainham
Ofsted · Good
Branfil Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Upminster
Ofsted · Good
Broadford Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Romford
Ofsted · Good
Clockhouse Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Romford
Ofsted · Outstanding
Concordia Academy
Free schools · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Romford
Ofsted · Outstanding
Crowlands Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Romford
Ofsted · Good
Crownfield Infant School
Community school · Ages 3-7 · Mixed · Romford
Ofsted · Good
Crownfield Junior School
Community school · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Romford
Ofsted · Good
Dame Tipping Church of England Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Romford
Ofsted · Good
Drapers' Brookside Infant School
Academy converter · Ages 3-7 · Mixed · Romford
Ofsted · Good
Drapers' Brookside Junior School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Romford
Ofsted · Good
Drapers' Maylands Primary School
Free schools · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Romford
Ofsted · Good
Drapers' Pyrgo Priory School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Romford
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Elm Park Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Hornchurch
Ofsted · Good
Engayne Primary School
Community school · Ages 5-11 · Mixed · Upminster
Ofsted · Good
Gidea Park Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Romford
Ofsted · Good
Hacton Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Hornchurch
Ofsted · Outstanding
Harold Court Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Romford
Ofsted · Good
Harold Wood Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Romford
Ofsted · Good
Harrow Lodge Primary School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Hornchurch
Ofsted · Outstanding
Hilldene Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Romford
Ofsted · Not judged
Hylands Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Romford
Ofsted · Good
La Salette Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Rainham
Ofsted · Good
Langtons Infant School & Nursery
Community school · Ages 3-7 · Mixed · Hornchurch
Ofsted · Good
Langtons Junior Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Hornchurch
Ofsted · Good
Mead Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Romford
Ofsted · Good
Nelmes Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Hornchurch
Ofsted · Not judged
Newtons Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Rainham
Ofsted · Good
Oasis Academy Pinewood
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Romford
Ofsted · Good
Park Primary Academy
Free schools · Ages 3-11 · Rainham
Not judged yet
Parklands Primary School
Community school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Romford
Ofsted · Good
Parsonage Farm Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Rainham
Ofsted · Good
R J Mitchell Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Hornchurch
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Rainham Village Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Rainham
Ofsted · Good
Rise Park Infant School
Academy converter · Ages 3-7 · Mixed · Romford
Ofsted · Good
Rise Park Junior School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Romford
Ofsted · Good
Scargill Infant School
Academy converter · Ages 2-7 · Mixed · Rainham. Essex
Ofsted · Good
Scargill Junior School
Academy converter · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Rainham
Ofsted · Good
Scotts Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Hornchurch
Ofsted · Outstanding
Squirrels Heath Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Romford
Ofsted · Good
St Alban's Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Hornchurch
Ofsted · Good
St Edward's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Romford
Ofsted · Not judged
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Upminster
Ofsted · Good
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Hornchurch
Ofsted · Good
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Romford
Ofsted · Good
St Peter's Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Romford
Ofsted · Good
St Ursula's Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Romford
Ofsted · Good
Suttons Primary School
Community school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Hornchurch
Ofsted · Good
The James Oglethorpe Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Upminster
Ofsted · Good
The Mawney Foundation School
Foundation school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Romford
Ofsted · Good
Towers Infant School
Community school · Ages 2-7 · Mixed · Hornchurch
Ofsted · Outstanding
Towers Junior School
Community school · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Hornchurch
Ofsted · Good
Upminster Infant School
Academy converter · Ages 5-7 · Mixed · Upminster
Ofsted · Good
Upminster Junior School
Academy converter · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · UPMINSTER
Ofsted · Good
Whybridge Infant School
Community school · Ages 4-7 · Mixed · Rainham
Ofsted · Good
Whybridge Junior School
Academy converter · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Rainham
Ofsted · Good
Secondary · 18
Abbs Cross Academy and Arts College
Academy converter · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Hornchurch
Ofsted · Good
Bower Park Academy
Academy converter · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Romford
Ofsted · Good
Drapers' Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Romford
Ofsted · Good
Emerson Park Academy
Academy converter · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Hornchurch
Ofsted · Good
Gaynes School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Upminster
Ofsted · Good
Hall Mead School
Academy converter · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Upminster
Ofsted · Outstanding
Harris Academy Rainham
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Rainham
Ofsted · Good
Hornchurch High School
Academy converter · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Hornchurch
Ofsted · Good
Marshalls Park Academy
Academy converter · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Romford
Ofsted · Good
Redden Court School
Academy converter · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Romford
Ofsted · Outstanding
Sacred Heart of Mary Girls' School
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Girls · Upminster
Ofsted · Not judged
Sanders Draper
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Hornchurch
Ofsted · Good
St Edward's Church of England Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Romford
Ofsted · Good
The Brittons Academy
Academy converter · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Rainham
Ofsted · Good
The Campion School
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Boys · Hornchurch
Ofsted · Good
The Coopers' Company and Coborn School
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Upminster
Ofsted · Good
The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Girls · Romford
Ofsted · Not judged
The Royal Liberty School
Academy converter · Ages 11-16 · Boys · Romford
Ofsted · Good
Special & other · 14
Bep Academy
Other independent school · Ages 13-16 · Mixed
Ofsted · Good
Corbets Tey School
Foundation special school · Ages 4-19 · Mixed · Upminster
Ofsted · Good
Edullect Academy Independent School
Other independent school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Romford
Not judged yet
Gidea Park Preparatory School and Nursery
Other independent school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Romford
Not judged yet
Harris Rainham Sixth Form
Free schools 16 to 19 · Ages 16-19 · Mixed · Rainham
Not judged yet
Immanuel School
Other independent school · Ages 3-16 · Mixed · Romford
Not judged yet
Koru Independent AP Academy
Other independent school · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Romford
Ofsted · Good
Lime Academy Forest Approach
Academy special sponsor led · Ages 2-19 · Mixed · Romford
Ofsted · Good
Lime Academy Ravensbourne
Academy special converter · Ages 2-19 · Mixed · Romford
Ofsted · Good
Oakfields Preparatory School
Other independent school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Upminster
Not judged yet
Routes4Life Limited
Special post 16 institution · Ages 19-25 · Mixed · Hornchurch
Ofsted · Good
St Mary's Hare Park School
Other independent school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Romford
Ofsted · Good
The Bridge
Other independent special school · Ages 11-16 · Mixed
Ofsted · Good
The Compass School
Free schools special · Ages 7-16 · Mixed · Romford
Not judged yet
02 / HOW APPLYING WORKS HERE
One form, through Havering.
If you live in Havering, you apply through the council’s own portal — even for schools in another council’s area.
Preferences
List as many schools as the form allows — you’ll see the limit when you start your application. Rank in your true order; schools never see it.
Own-criteria schools
Some Havering secondaries are academies or faith schools that set their own entry criteria — check each school’s page for extra forms before the deadline.
Plain-English guides
Primary admissions, explained
The 15 January deadline and how Reception offers work.
Secondary admissions, explained
The 31 October deadline and the traps that come earlier.
How school appeals work
Your right to appeal, and honest odds of success.
Waiting lists, explained
How they're ordered, and why positions move both ways.
03 / NEARBY
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