Havering primary schools with the smallest catchments
In 2026, the last Reception place on distance at Gidea Park Primary School went to a child living 0.525 km (0.33 miles) away, the smallest in Havering.
Schools in Havering don’t have fixed catchment areas: after children with a higher priority, such as siblings, places go to the families living closest. The “catchment” here is how far away the last place on distance went. It moves every year, so treat it as a guide to past years, not a boundary.
Ranking
| Rank | School | Last distance offered, 2026 | Distance cut-offs, earlier years |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gidea Park Primary School | 0.525 km (0.33 miles) | 2025: 0.40 miles; 2024: 0.42 miles; 2023: 0.41 miles; 2022: 0.72 miles |
| 2 | Ardleigh Green Infant School | 0.746 km (0.46 miles) | 2025: 0.54 miles; 2024: 0.64 miles; 2023: 0.40 miles; 2022: 0.43 miles |
| 3 | Clockhouse Primary School | 0.755 km (0.47 miles) | 2025: 0.46 miles; 2024: 0.43 miles; 2023: 0.61 miles; 2022: 0.61 miles |
| 4 | Rainham Village Primary School | 0.939 km (0.58 miles) | 2025: 0.44 miles; 2024: 1.24 miles; 2023: 0.35 miles; 2022: 0.60 miles |
| 5 | Scotts Primary School | 0.989 km (0.61 miles) | 2025: 0.44 miles; 2024: 0.50 miles; 2023: 0.54 miles; 2022: 0.42 miles |
| 6 | Nelmes Primary School | 1.081 km (0.67 miles) | 2025: 0.31 miles; 2024: 0.81 miles; 2023: 0.65 miles; 2022: 0.66 miles |
| 7 | Concordia Academy | 1.115 km (0.69 miles) | 2025: No cut-off; 2024: 1.05 miles; 2023: 0.63 miles; 2022: 0.75 miles |
| 8 | Towers Infant School | 1.122 km (0.70 miles) | 2025: 0.77 miles; 2024: 0.50 miles; 2023: 0.49 miles; 2022: 0.90 miles |
| 9 | Drapers' Brookside Infant School | 1.202 km (0.75 miles) | 2025: No cut-off; 2024: No cut-off; 2023: 5.38 miles; 2022: No figure |
| 10 | Hylands Primary School | 1.290 km (0.80 miles) | 2025: 1.81 miles; 2024: 1.06 miles; 2023: No cut-off; 2022: 2.74 miles |
| 11 | Harrow Lodge Primary School | 1.363 km (0.85 miles) | 2025: 0.87 miles; 2024: 0.40 miles; 2023: 0.49 miles; 2022: No cut-off |
| 12 | Park Primary Academy | 1.556 km (0.97 miles) | 2025: No cut-off |
| 13 | Upminster Infant School | 1.911 km (1.19 miles) | 2025: 0.76 miles; 2024: 0.63 miles; 2023: No cut-off; 2022: No cut-off |
| 14 | Hacton Primary School | 2.348 km (1.46 miles) | 2025: 0.77 miles; 2024: 2.67 miles; 2023: 1.02 miles; 2022: 1.26 miles |
| 15 | Scargill Infant School | 2.351 km (1.46 miles) | 2025: 0.67 miles; 2024: No cut-off; 2023: 2.77 miles; 2022: 2.92 miles |
| 16 | Branfil Primary School | 2.898 km (1.80 miles) | 2025: 2.97 miles; 2024: 3.81 miles; 2023: 3.62 miles; 2022: No cut-off |
| 17 | Squirrels Heath Primary School | 3.288 km (2.04 miles) | 2025: No cut-off; 2024: No cut-off; 2023: 0.95 miles; 2022: No cut-off |
| 18 | The James Oglethorpe Primary School | 4.408 km (2.74 miles) | 2025: No cut-off; 2024: 2.39 miles; 2023: No cut-off; 2022: 6.30 miles |
| 19 | Brady Primary School | 5.803 km (3.61 miles) | 2025: 0.95 miles; 2024: 1.35 miles; 2023: No cut-off; 2022: No cut-off |
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