Scargill Infant School
Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Havering
Mungo Park Road, Rainham. Essex, RM13 7PL
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 24/11/2021
Application demand
84%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
95.8%
7.8% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
224
Capacity used
Nearly full98%
228 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
84%
1st preference success rate
53 of 63 families who put it first got an offer
60
Places offered
170
Total applications
2.8
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 63 | 53 | ● 84% |
| 2nd preference | 34 | 3 | ● 9% |
| 3rd preference | 32 | 4 | ● 13% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 41 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 170 | 60 | 35% |
1st preference success by year
Havering lets families list 6 preferences. 9 applications came from outside the council area (3 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 2–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Michael Tracey
- Address
- Mungo Park Road, Rainham. Essex, RM13 7PL
- Phone
- 01708555707
- Local authority
- Havering
- Ward / constituency
- Elm Park · Dagenham and Rainham
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 144589
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 19% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 38% | — | — |
| SEN support | 12% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: HORNCHURCH ACADEMY TRUST
224 pupils · 228 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 21
24 November 2021
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessEarly years Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 153 pupils
Attendance
95.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
4.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
7.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
0.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Havering council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.