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R J Mitchell Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Community school
Tangmere Crescent, Hornchurch RM12 5PP · rjmitchellprimaryschool.com · 01708 551684
On the mapSearch near RM12 5PP
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Mar 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 47%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Havering 65%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Havering Council
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 268
- 92% of 291 places
- Local authority
- Havering
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 28.1%
- First language not English
- 30.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Havering Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 12 families put the school first and 15 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 15 | 12 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 28 | 19 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 23 | 16 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 37 | 29 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 44 | 39 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 47% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 7% the higher standard. Across Havering it was 65%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼47% | 62% | ||
| ●7% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼102 | 106 | ||
| ▼101 | 105 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected R J Mitchell Primary School on 24 March 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Early years: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 24 Mar 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Jun 2023
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
- Nov 2024Monitoring visitEffective action
Jun 2023Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective May 2022Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Oct 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Nov 2008Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement
What parents said
81% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (108 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 81%
- Positive
- 63%
- Replies
- 108
- 36% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 95% who raised concerns
based on 22 parents (20%) whose child was bullied
based on 26 parents (24%) with SEND