Whybridge Infant School
2026: Everyone offered
Scargill Infant School admissions: how far away places were offered
1.46 miles
Last place offered on distance, 2026
2.351 km
Last distance offered, 2022 to 2026
- Places, 2027 entry
- 60
- Applications, 2026
- 143
In 2026, the last child offered a place at Scargill Infant School under the distance criterion lived 2.351 km (1.46 miles) away.
Reception offers at Scargill Infant School, year by year
| Year | Last distance offered | Who got the last places | Places that year | Places to siblings | Applications |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1.46 miles published as 2.351 km |
Children living nearest | 60 | 34 | 143 |
| 2025 | 0.67 miles published as 1.075 km |
Children living nearest | 60 | 26 | 173 |
| 2024 | No cut-off | Everyone who applied | 60 | 30 | 122 |
| 2023 | 2.77 miles published as 4.455 km |
Children living nearest | 60 | 35 | 152 |
| 2022 Different number of places | 2.92 miles published as 4.705 km |
Children living nearest | 90 | 31 | 190 |
- “No cut-off” means every applicant was offered a place at the school or at a school they ranked higher, so places never ran out on distance.
- The number of Reception places changed from 90 to 60 in 2023, so earlier years are less comparable.
Things to know before you apply for September 2027
- Less predictable The distance cut-off has moved a lot from year to year (between 0.67 and 2.92 miles), and the share of places going to siblings has swung (31 of 90 places in 2022, 35 of 60 in 2023). Treat past cut-offs here with extra caution.
- The distance cut-off grew from 1.075 km (0.67 miles) in 2025 to 2.351 km (1.46 miles) in 2026.
Ofsted inspection
Ofsted inspected Scargill Infant School on 14 July 2026 and published a report card, which grades each area separately and gives no overall grade. Safeguarding standards were met.
| Area | Ofsted’s grade |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
- Ofsted has used report cards since 10 November 2025. Each area gets its own grade, and Ofsted says the new grades can’t be compared with the old ones. How Ofsted grades schools
- From Ofsted’s data as at 30 September 2026. An inspection after that date may not be shown yet: the full report on Ofsted’s website is always the latest.
Read the full report on Ofsted’s website Source: Management information - state-funded schools - latest inspections as at 30 Sep 2026 (Ofsted, published 16 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Admission criteria at Scargill Infant School
If more children apply than there are places, the 2026 rules offer places in this order. In 2026, the last places went to children in group 5.
- Looked after children.
- Social or medical need.
- Siblings.
- Children of staff.
- Other children, by distance. Havering's documents don't restate the school's own distance rules.
Read the official admission rulesHavering Council: School admission arrangements, policies and statistical information, "Determined arrangements": own admission authority schools (academies, faith and foundation) set their own admission rules ("please check the individual school website for their determined admission arrangements"). The school’s own published arrangements always take priority over our summary.
Questions about Scargill Infant School
How far away do you need to live to get into Scargill Infant School?
In 2026, the last place offered under the distance criterion went to a child living 2.351 km (1.46 miles) away. In the four years with a distance cut-off (2022, 2023, 2025 and 2026), it ranged from 1.075 km (0.67 miles) (2025) to 4.705 km (2.92 miles) (2022). In 2024, everyone who applied was offered a place here or at a school they ranked higher. Cut-offs move each year with the number of applicants and siblings, so treat these as a guide to past years, not a promise.
Do siblings get priority at Scargill Infant School?
Yes. Under the 2026 admission rules, children with a brother or sister at the school get priority after looked-after and previously looked-after children and children with a medical or social need, ahead of children admitted on distance. In 2026, 34 of the 60 places went to siblings. Check the school’s admission arrangements for who counts as a sibling.
Has everyone who applied to Scargill Infant School been offered a place in past years?
In 2024, yes: everyone who applied to Scargill Infant School was offered a place here or at a school they ranked higher. In 2022, 2023, 2025 and 2026, places ran out, so not everyone was offered a place.
How many applications does Scargill Infant School get?
In 2026, Scargill Infant School received 143 applications for 60 Reception places: about 2.4 applications for each place, counting all six preferences. Between 2022 and 2026, applications ranged from 122 to 190 a year. Families name several schools, so one child can count as an application at more than one school.
What are my chances of getting into Scargill Infant School?
It depends mostly on how far away you live, unless you have a sibling at Scargill Infant School or another priority. For a family applying on distance: living within 1.075 km (0.67 miles) would have got a place in all five years we have figures for, and living more than 4.705 km (2.92 miles) away, in one of them. This is what happened in past years, not a promise. Our Shortlist replays your own address against each year.
Is Scargill Infant School oversubscribed?
Yes, in 2026 places ran out: the last place under the distance criterion went to a child living 2.351 km (1.46 miles) away. It had 143 applications for 60 places, counting every preference families named.
Is Scargill Infant School’s catchment getting smaller?
Scargill Infant School has no fixed catchment area: places on distance go to the families living closest, so the cut-off moves each year. The distance cut-off grew from 1.075 km (0.67 miles) in 2025 to 2.351 km (1.46 miles) in 2026. It depends on how many families apply and how many places go to siblings, so one year’s change doesn’t say what happens next.
What was Scargill Infant School’s latest Ofsted inspection result?
Ofsted inspected Scargill Infant School on 14 July 2026 and published a report card, which grades each area separately and gives no overall grade. Safeguarding standards were met. The grades were: Inclusion: Strong standard; Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Early years: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard. From Ofsted’s data as at 30 September 2026. The full report is on Ofsted’s website.
When do you apply to Scargill Infant School for a Reception place in September 2027?
Apply by 15 January 2027 for a Reception place starting in September 2027. Apply to the council where you live, even if it isn’t Havering Council, naming up to six schools in your true order of preference. Offers are made on 16 April 2027.
Schools near Scargill Infant School
Straight-line distance between the schools. Last distance offered in 2026, with the five-year trend.
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St Alban's Catholic Primary School
2026: No figure
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R J Mitchell Primary School
2026: Everyone offered
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Scotts Primary School
2026: 0.61 mi
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Elm Park Primary School
2026: Everyone offered
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La Salette Catholic Primary School
2026: No figure
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Sources
Last updated
8 documents from Havering Council and Ofsted behind this page
- Havering Council, Infant and primary school statistics 2026: "Primary Admissions Details for September 2026 (Initial Allocations as of 16 April 2026)", places available, preferences, places offered by group, allocated places and the furthest distance offered (km) at every Havering infant and primary school
- Havering Council, Infant and primary school statistics 2025: "Primary Admissions Details for September 2025 (Initial Allocations as of 16 April 2025)", places available, preferences, places offered by group, allocated places and the furthest distance offered (km) at every Havering infant and primary school
- Havering Council, Infant and primary school statistics 2024: "Primary Admissions Details for September 2024 (Initial Allocations as of 16 April 2024)", places available, preferences, places offered by group, allocated places and the furthest distance offered (km) at every Havering infant and primary school
- Havering Council, Infant and primary school statistics 2023: "Primary Admissions Details for September 2023 (Initial Allocations as of 17 April 2023)", places available, preferences, places offered by group, allocated places and the furthest distance offered (km) at every Havering infant and primary school (archived copy)
- Havering Council, Infant and primary school statistics 2022: "Primary Admissions Details for September 2022 (Initial Allocations as of 19 April 2022)", places available, preferences, places offered by group, allocated places and the furthest distance offered (km) at every Havering infant and primary school (archived copy)
- Havering Council: School admission arrangements, policies and statistical information, "Determined arrangements": own admission authority schools (academies, faith and foundation) set their own admission rules ("please check the individual school website for their determined admission arrangements")
- Havering's Infant, Junior and Primary School Admissions Arrangements & Community Criteria 2027-28: community criteria, "Distance of the home address from the school", offers (nearest school with a place available) and Appendix 1 admission numbers for September 2027
- Management information - state-funded schools - latest inspections as at 30 Sep 2026 (Ofsted, published 16 October 2026) (archived copy)
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