22 children for every 10 places
427 families put Redden Court School first for 197 places – the most sought-after secondary school in Havering.
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Area summary
Schools in Havering
At a glance
91schools in
Havering
Havering
- 59Primary (state)
- 18Secondary (state)
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4Special schoolsstate-funded, for children with an EHC plan
- Corbets Tey School autism, speech, language and communication, social, emotional and mental health, moderate learning difficulties, severe learning difficulties, profound and multiple learning difficulties, specific learning difficulties (e.g. dyslexia), hearing impairment, visual impairment, multi-sensory impairment, physical disability ages 4–19
- Lime Academy Forest Approach autism, severe learning difficulties ages 2–19
- Lime Academy Ravensbourne ages 2–19
- The Compass School social, emotional and mental health ages 7–16
Places are arranged by the council through an EHC plan, not the normal application.
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1Alternative provisionpupil referral units and similar
- OA - Havering ages 7–16
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7Independentfee-paying
- Bep Academy ages 13–16
- Edullect Academy Independent School ages 3–11
- Gidea Park Preparatory School and Nursery ages 2–11
- Immanuel School ages 3–16
- Koru Independent AP Academy ages 11–16
- Oakfields Preparatory School ages 3–11
- St Mary's Hare Park School ages 2–11
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1Independent specialusually placed by the council
- The Bridge ages 11–16
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1Sixth-form and FE collegesages 16+
- Harris Rainham Sixth Form ages 16–19
- 42,498pupils
- 13faith schools
- 7after-16 options
- 26with a nursery
12mainstream schools with an SEN unit or resourced provision
- Bower Park Academy Hearing impairment / Visual impairment · 12 places
- Clockhouse Primary School Autism / Speech, language and communication · 20 places
- Hacton Primary School Hearing impairment · 14 places
- Hall Mead School Autism · 22 places
- Harris Academy Rainham Autism · 20 places
- Mead Primary School Autism · 12 places
- Nelmes Primary School Autism / Speech, language and communication · 12 places
- R J Mitchell Primary School Autism · 21 places
- Redden Court School Autism · 10 places
- St Edward's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Autism / Speech, language and communication · 12 places
- Suttons Primary School Social, emotional and mental health · 12 places
- The Royal Liberty School Autism / Speech, language and communication · 18 places
How Havering’s schools perform in exams, and what Ofsted found when they inspected. Our Companion Results compare each school with what you’d expect for its pupils — so a school doing more with less shows up, and a school coasting on a privileged intake doesn’t.
School results
Above expected
Companion Results — GCSEs
- Sacred Heart of Mary Girls' SchoolWell above expectedGCSE results, 2024/25
- The Coopers' Company and Coborn SchoolWell above expectedGCSE results, 2024/25
- Hornchurch High SchoolWell above expectedGCSE results, 2024/25
- Gaynes SchoolAbove expectedGCSE results, 2024/25
Top 10 — raw results
Attainment 8 (GCSEs) — league-table order
- Sacred Heart of Mary Girls' SchoolAttainment 8: 62.2Companion Result: Well above expected
- The Coopers' Company and Coborn SchoolAttainment 8: 58.2Companion Result: Well above expected
- Hornchurch High SchoolAttainment 8: 54.0Companion Result: Well above expected
- The Campion SchoolAttainment 8: 52.8Companion Result: As expected
- The Frances Bardsley Academy for GirlsAttainment 8: 51.4Companion Result: As expected
- The Royal Liberty SchoolAttainment 8: 51.0Companion Result: As expected
- Gaynes SchoolAttainment 8: 50.7Companion Result: Above expected
- Harris Academy RainhamAttainment 8: 50.4Companion Result: As expected
- Hall Mead SchoolAttainment 8: 50.1Companion Result: As expected
- Redden Court SchoolAttainment 8: 47.4Companion Result: As expected
Above expected
Companion Results — Year 6 SATs
- Scotts Primary SchoolWell above expectedYear 6 SATs, 2024/25
- Hacton Primary SchoolWell above expectedYear 6 SATs, 2024/25
- Nelmes Primary SchoolWell above expectedYear 6 SATs, 2024/25
- Upminster Junior SchoolWell above expectedYear 6 SATs, 2024/25
- Concordia AcademyWell above expectedYear 6 SATs, 2024/25
- St Alban's Catholic Primary SchoolAbove expectedYear 6 SATs, 2024/25
- Gidea Park Primary SchoolAbove expectedYear 6 SATs, 2024/25
- Scargill Junior SchoolAbove expectedYear 6 SATs, 2024/25
- La Salette Catholic Primary SchoolAbove expectedYear 6 SATs, 2024/25
- Oasis Academy PinewoodAbove expectedYear 6 SATs, 2024/25
Top 10 — raw results
Year 6 SATs — league-table order
- Nelmes Primary School88% met the expected standardCompanion Result: Well above expected
- Scotts Primary School87% met the expected standardCompanion Result: Well above expected
- Upminster Junior School85% met the expected standardCompanion Result: Well above expected
- Hacton Primary School85% met the expected standardCompanion Result: Well above expected
- Gidea Park Primary School81% met the expected standardCompanion Result: Above expected
- Concordia Academy78% met the expected standardCompanion Result: Well above expected
- St Alban's Catholic Primary School78% met the expected standardCompanion Result: Above expected
- La Salette Catholic Primary School77% met the expected standardCompanion Result: Above expected
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School77% met the expected standardCompanion Result: Above expected
- Suttons Primary School75% met the expected standardCompanion Result: Above expected
Companion Results show how far each school beats what you'd expect for its pupils, rewarding teaching over intake. Raw results is the usual league-table order. How Companion Results work →
How many families want each school, and how full schools actually are. Most oversubscribed shows how many children were put first for every 10 places offered. Capacity compares the number on roll with each school’s official capacity — useful for spotting schools with room or under pressure.
Most oversubscribed schools
| # | School | First choices | Places | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clockhouse Primary School | 128 | 88 | 15 per 10 |
| 2 | Ardleigh Green Infant School | 131 | 90 | 15 per 10 |
| 3 | Gidea Park Primary School | 82 | 59 | 14 per 10 |
| 4 | Scotts Primary School | 83 | 59 | 14 per 10 |
| 5 | Nelmes Primary School | 81 | 60 | 14 per 10 |
| 6 | St Edward's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | 110 | 86 | 13 per 10 |
| 7 | Harrow Lodge Primary School | 74 | 60 | 12 per 10 |
| 8 | Rainham Village Primary School | 64 | 59 | 11 per 10 |
| 9 | La Salette Catholic Primary School | 32 | 30 | 11 per 10 |
| 10 | St Ursula's Catholic Primary School | 64 | 60 | 11 per 10 |
| # | School | First choices | Places | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Redden Court School | 427 | 197 | 22 per 10 |
| 2 | The Coopers' Company and Coborn School | 383 | 205 | 19 per 10 |
| 3 | Sacred Heart of Mary Girls' School | 170 | 119 | 14 per 10 |
| 4 | The Royal Liberty School | 186 | 148 | 13 per 10 |
| 5 | Hall Mead School | 241 | 204 | 12 per 10 |
| 6 | The Campion School | 162 | 147 | 11 per 10 |
How many children put the school first, for every 10 places it offered (September 2026). More than 10 means more first choices than places.
How full are Havering’s schools?
How full each school is — pupils on roll vs official capacity (DfE, January census). The line marks 90%. Schools over 100% have more pupils than their official capacity — this shows pressure on places, not overcrowding.
Special educational needs provision in Havering: how full the special schools and SEN units are, which mainstream schools have specialist provision, and how the council handles EHC plans. If your child has or might need extra support, this is where to start.
SEN places special schools, SEN units and EHC plans
Havering
Children with an EHC plan
3,419in January 2026
Up 123% since 2019
New plans on time
32%issued within the legal 20 weeks in 2025
It was 66% in 2019
Main needs
- Autism28%
- Speech, language and communication26%
- Social, emotional and mental health18%
- Moderate learning difficulties12%
Main need of children with a plan, 2026
Where they're taught
58%in a mainstream school
- Mainstream school 58%
- Special school 20%
- College 13%
- Elsewhere / other 10%
State special school places
105%full · 439 pupils in 420 places
3 of 4 schools have more pupils than places
England
Children with an EHC plan
718,838in January 2026
Up 103% since 2019
New plans on time
46%issued within the legal 20 weeks in 2025
It was 60% in 2019
Main needs
- Autism32%
- Speech, language and communication22%
- Social, emotional and mental health21%
- Moderate learning difficulties10%
Main need of children with a plan, 2026
Where they're taught
46%in a mainstream school
- Mainstream school 46%
- Special school 29%
- College 14%
- Elsewhere / other 11%
State special school places
105%full · 158,987 pupils in 151,850 places
587 of 1,006 schools have more pupils than places
State special schools
439 pupils in 420 places
Over capacity · 3 of 4 schools have more pupils than places
- Corbets Tey SchoolAutism, Speech, language and communication, Social, emotional and mental health + 8 more · ages 4–19 162 / 155
- Lime Academy Forest ApproachAutism, Severe learning difficulties · ages 2–19 131 / 120
- Lime Academy Ravensbourne 93 / 85
- The Compass SchoolSocial, emotional and mental health · ages 7–16 53 / 60
Plus 1 independent special school (29 pupils, 50 places), usually paid for by the council when its own schools can't meet a child's needs.
SEN units & resourced places in mainstream schools
173 pupils in 185 places
8 of 12 are full or over
See each unit
- Bower Park AcademySEN unit · Hearing impairment, Visual impairment 5 / 12
- Clockhouse Primary SchoolSEN unit · Autism, Speech, language and communication 20 / 20
- Hacton Primary SchoolResourced provision · Hearing impairment 12 / 14
- Hall Mead SchoolSEN unit · Autism 23 / 22
- Harris Academy RainhamResourced provision · Autism 20 / 20
- Mead Primary SchoolSEN unit · Autism 12 / 12
- Nelmes Primary SchoolSEN unit · Autism, Speech, language and communication 12 / 12
- R J Mitchell Primary SchoolSEN unit · Autism 28 / 21
- Redden Court SchoolSEN unit · Autism 12 / 10
- St Edward's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolSEN unit · Autism, Speech, language and communication 12 / 12
- Suttons Primary SchoolSEN unit · Social, emotional and mental health 1 / 12
- The Royal Liberty SchoolSEN unit · Autism, Speech, language and communication 16 / 18
Getting an EHC plan in Havering 2025
- 32% of new plans issued within the legal 20 weeksEngland 46%
- 21% of requests for an assessment refusedEngland 27%
- 3% of children with a plan in an independent special schoolEngland 5%
- 6.9% appeal rate to the SEND tribunalEngland 6.6%
- 3,419 children and young people with an EHC plan
Places and pupils come from the government's schools register (pupil numbers from the January census); capacity figures there are set by the council and can be out of date. "Full" shows pressure on places - nobody publishes how many children are waiting. EHC plan figures: DfE, Education, health and care plans.
SEN needs across mainstream schools
Which special educational needs are catered for at mainstream schools in Havering, from their SEN provision data.
- Autism9 schools
- Speech, language and communication4 schools
- Hearing impairment2 schools
- Visual impairment1 school
- Social, emotional and mental health1 school
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