R J Mitchell Primary School
2026: Everyone offered
0.61 miles
Last place offered on distance, 2026
0.989 km
Last distance offered, 2022 to 2026
In 2026, the last child offered a place at Scotts Primary School under the distance criterion lived 0.989 km (0.61 miles) away.
| Year | Last distance offered | Who got the last places | Places that year | Places to siblings | Applications |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0.61 miles published as 0.989 km |
Children living nearest | 60 | 23 | 250 |
| 2025 | 0.44 miles published as 0.709 km |
Children living nearest | 60 | 27 | 337 |
| 2024 | 0.50 miles published as 0.804 km |
Children living nearest | 60 | 23 | 256 |
| 2023 | 0.54 miles published as 0.863 km |
Children living nearest | 60 | 14 | 272 |
| 2022 | 0.42 miles published as 0.676 km |
Children living nearest | 60 | 28 | 342 |
At its graded inspection on 22 November 2023, Ofsted’s overall judgement of Scotts Primary School was Outstanding.
| Judgement | Ofsted’s grade |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Outstanding |
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years provision | Outstanding |
| Safeguarding | Effective |
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.
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.
Read the official admission rulesHavering'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. The school’s own published arrangements always take priority over our summary.
In 2026, the last place offered under the distance criterion went to a child living 0.989 km (0.61 miles) away. In the five years with a distance cut-off (2022 to 2026), it ranged from 0.676 km (0.42 miles) (2022) to 0.989 km (0.61 miles) (2026). Cut-offs move each year with the number of applicants and siblings, so treat these as a guide to past years, not a promise.
Yes. Under the 2026 admission rules, children with a brother or sister at the school come third in the order of priority, after looked-after and previously looked-after children and children with a medical or social need. In 2026, 23 of the 60 places went to siblings. Check the school’s admission arrangements for who counts as a sibling.
In 2026, Scotts Primary School received 250 applications for 60 Reception places: about 4.2 applications for each place, counting all six preferences. Between 2022 and 2026, applications ranged from 250 to 342 a year. Families name several schools, so one child can count as an application at more than one school.
It depends mostly on how far away you live, unless you have a sibling at Scotts Primary School or another priority. For a family applying on distance: living within 0.676 km (0.42 miles) would have got a place in all five years we have figures for, and living more than 0.989 km (0.61 miles) away, in none of them. This is what happened in past years, not a promise. Our Shortlist replays your own address against each year.
Yes, in 2026 places ran out: the last place under the distance criterion went to a child living 0.989 km (0.61 miles) away. It had 250 applications for 60 places, counting every preference families named.
Scotts Primary 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 0.709 km (0.44 miles) in 2025 to 0.989 km (0.61 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.
At its graded inspection on 22 November 2023, Ofsted’s overall judgement of Scotts Primary School was Outstanding. From Ofsted’s data as at 30 September 2026. The full report is on Ofsted’s website.
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.
Straight-line distance between the schools. Last distance offered in 2026, with the five-year trend.
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