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Scotts Primary School

Primary Ages 4-11 421 pupils Hornchurch
Ofsted: Outstanding
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Scotts Primary School is a community school in Havering for pupils aged 4 to 11. It has 421 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Scotts Primary School is Outstanding, from an inspection in January 2024. In 2025, 90% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Pupils turn up more reliably than at most other primary school: they missed just 3.2% of sessions in 2024/25, against 5.2% nationally.

Ofsted inspection: January 2024. KS2 results: 2025.

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 4-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Bonington Road
Hornchurch
Essex
RM12 6TH
Phone 01708457019
Reference Number 102316

General Makeup

Number of pupils 421
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 53.44%
Girls: 46.56%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 7.8%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 36.3%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 30.1
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 30.2
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 30

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 36 24 60
2 31 29 60
3 34 26 60
4 26 33 59
5 25 35 60
6 37 24 61

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 50.4%
White, Other 13.3%
Indian 11.9%
African 4%
White & Asian 3.3%
Pakistani 2.9%
White & Black (Caribbean) 2.1%
Mixed, Other 2.1%
Chinese 1.9%
Unclassified 1.4%
White & Black (African) 1.4%
Caribbean 1%
Asian, Other 0.7%
Irish 0.2%

Scotts Primary School is performing exceptionally well, maintaining its outstanding status since its previous inspection in 2009. The school fosters a welcoming and supportive environment where pupils are excited about learning and often achieve high-quality work. With a broad and ambitious curriculum, pupils are well-prepared for their subsequent educational stages. The school prioritizes the well-being of its students, creating an atmosphere where they feel safe, valued, and eager to participate in a variety of extracurricular activities.

Overall Ofsted Rating Outstanding
 >  Quality of education Outstanding
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Outstanding
  >  Personal Development Outstanding
  >  Leadership & Management Outstanding
  >  Early Years Provision Outstanding
Last Report Date 22 Nov 2023
Date Report
22 Nov 2023 School inspection:
19 Jun 2009 Full inspection:
27 Jun 2006 Full inspection:
27 Nov 2000 Full inspection

Strengths

  • High ambition and expectations for all pupils.
  • Broad and ambitious curriculum tailored to student needs.
  • Highly effective early reading and phonics provision.
  • Exemplary behaviour and positive attitude among pupils.
  • Strong community links and involvement.
  • Skilled support for pupils with SEND.
  • Extensive opportunities for personal development.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 90%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 32%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 110
Maths 110

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 3.3
Writing 2.8
Maths 3

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Average Scaled Score

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Reception admissions, 2026 entry

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 64 0
Third Preference 60 0
From another Local Authority 6 0

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Places and pupil numbers

In 2024–25 Scotts Primary School had 420 pupils for 420 places. Every place was filled.

Pupils and places

Reception intake in the “Elm Park and South Horrnchurch” planning area

Havering counted 512 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 558 in 2029–30, up 9%.

201020112012201320142015201620172018201920212022202320242025
Places 210210210210210240420420420420420420420420420
Pupils 210210210213211240269300329360418419420420420
Unfilled 0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%36.0%28.6%21.7%14.3%0.5%0.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Scotts Primary School attended 96.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 2.8% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

20142015201620172018201920212022202320242025
Authorised absence 3.0%3.2%2.5%2.8%2.3%2.3%1.8%3.7%3.2%3.0%2.6%
Unauthorised absence 0.4%0.3%0.4%0.5%0.5%0.5%0.4%0.6%0.7%0.6%0.7%
Severely absent pupils 0.5%0.5%0.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.3%0.0%0.0%0.3%0.0%

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Scotts Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

2010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Suspensions per 100 pupils 0.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.30.00.00.00.00.0
Permanent exclusions 0000000000000000

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Scotts Primary School had 24.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 10.4% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

2011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Pupils per adult 13.711.512.412.712.512.512.513.012.211.812.111.611.912.712.712.4
Teachers who left state teaching 0.0%8.7%0.0%17.5%5.7%17.2%11.0%7.1%11.6%19.1%0.0%10.2%14.5%5.7%0.0%–
Teachers who took any sick leave 23.1%61.5%35.7%15.4%47.1%37.5%43.8%38.9%47.4%–33.3%45.8%63.6%50.0%63.6%–
Sick days per teacher 0.614.21.82.81.11.32.30.91.4–0.82.51.71.53.7–

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 9.5% of pupils at Scotts Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

SEN support EHC plan
Moderate learning difficulty 12 1
Speech, language and communication needs 8 5
Social, emotional and mental health 12 0
Autistic spectrum disorder 5 6
Hearing impairment 2 0
Specific learning difficulty 1 1

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Scotts Primary School received £7,012 and spent £7,100 for each of its 421 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £352,000 (£835 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

20192020202120222023202420252026
Revenue reserve £120,000£99,000£197,000£275,000£241,000£311,000£389,000£352,000
per pupil £335£254£476£656£574£743£925£835
In-year balance -£14,000-£22,000£99,000£78,000-£35,000£71,000£77,000-£37,000
per pupil -£38-£55£238£186-£83£169£184-£88

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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0.46 miles
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0.8 miles
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0.85 miles
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0.99 miles
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0.99 miles
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Langtons Infant School & Nursery
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Langtons Junior Academy
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Oakfields Preparatory School
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1.54 miles
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
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1.57 miles
Towers Junior School
Windsor Road, Hornchurch, Essex, RM11 1PD
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Towers Infant School
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1.72 miles
La Salette Catholic Primary School
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1.74 miles
Name Distance
Sanders Draper
Suttons Lane, Hornchurch, RM12 6RT
0.38 miles
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Abbs Cross Lane, Hornchurch, Essex, RM12 4YB
0.64 miles
Hornchurch High School
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1.12 miles
The Brittons Academy
Ford Lane, Rainham, Essex, RM13 7BB
1.2 miles
Corbets Tey School
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1.56 miles
Sacred Heart of Mary Girls' School
St Mary's Lane, Upminster, Essex, RM14 2QR
1.57 miles
Gaynes School
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1.7 miles
Brook Sixth Form and Academy
Yew Tree Avenue, Rainham Road South, Dagenham, RM10 7FN
1.91 miles
Barking and Dagenham College
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1.98 miles
Harris Academy Rainham
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2.03 miles
The Bridge
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2.07 miles
The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls
Brentwood Road, Romford, Essex, RM1 2RR
2.07 miles
Harris Rainham Sixth Form
217 Wennington Road, Rainham, RM13 9XA
2.09 miles
Eastbrook School
Dagenham Road, Dagenham, Essex, RM10 7UR
2.17 miles
Emerson Park Academy
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2.17 miles
The Coopers' Company and Coborn School
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2.19 miles
Oxlow Bridge School
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2.47 miles
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2.51 miles
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2.55 miles
The Campion School
Wingletye Lane, Hornchurch, Essex, RM11 3BX
2.73 miles

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What is Scotts Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Scotts Primary School is Outstanding, from an inspection in January 2024.

When was Scotts Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Scotts Primary School was last inspected in January 2024.

How many pupils does Scotts Primary School have?

Scotts Primary School has 421 pupils on roll.

What age range does Scotts Primary School cover?

Scotts Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Scotts Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 90% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Scotts Primary School?

Scotts Primary School is at Bonington Road, Hornchurch, Essex, RM12 6TH.

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