How far Havering schools admitted from
For every oversubscribed school, Havering publishes how far away the last child offered a place lived. This is that figure for 25 schools, tightest first. A short distance means a school that fills up close to its gates; a long one means places went further afield.
The tightest is Nelmes Primary School at 0.31 miles in 2025/26; the most far-reaching, Branfil Primary School, admitted from 2.97 miles.
Primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Admitted from | Round | How full |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nelmes Primary School Hornchurch | No current grade | 0.31 mi | 2025/26 | 103% |
| Gidea Park Primary School Romford | No current grade | 0.4 mi | 2025/26 | 96% |
| Rainham Village Primary School Rainham | No current grade | 0.44 mi | 2025/26 | 101% |
| Scotts Primary School Hornchurch | Outstanding | 0.44 mi | 2025/26 | 100% |
| Clockhouse Primary School Romford | Outstanding | 0.46 mi | 2025/26 | 98% |
| Ardleigh Green Infant School Hornchurch | Outstanding | 0.54 mi | 2025/26 | 100% |
| Scargill Infant School Rainham. Essex | Good | 0.67 mi | 2025/26 | 98% |
| Elm Park Primary School Hornchurch | No current grade | 0.76 mi | 2025/26 | 100% |
| Upminster Infant School Upminster | Good | 0.76 mi | 2025/26 | 98% |
| Hacton Primary School Hornchurch | No current grade | 0.77 mi | 2025/26 | 103% |
| Towers Infant School Hornchurch | No current grade | 0.77 mi | 2025/26 | 94% |
| Whybridge Infant School Rainham | No current grade | 0.83 mi | 2025/26 | 100% |
| Harrow Lodge Primary School Hornchurch | Outstanding | 0.87 mi | 2025/26 | 109% |
| Brady Primary School Rainham | No current grade | 0.95 mi | 2025/26 | 101% |
| Suttons Primary School Hornchurch | No current grade | 1.25 mi | 2025/26 | 103% |
| Hylands Primary School Romford | No current grade | 1.81 mi | 2025/26 | 101% |
| Branfil Primary School Upminster | No current grade | 2.97 mi | 2025/26 | 89% |
Secondary schools
| School | Ofsted | Admitted from | Round | How full |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Coopers' Company and Coborn School Upminster | No current grade | 0.72 mi | 2025/26 | 101% |
| Redden Court School Romford | Outstanding | 0.81 mi | 2025/26 | 101% |
| Sanders Draper Hornchurch | Good | 1.2 mi | 2025/26 | 80% |
| The Royal Liberty School Romford | No current grade | 1.32 mi | 2025/26 | 100% |
| Hall Mead School Upminster | Outstanding | 1.46 mi | 2025/26 | 109% |
| Marshalls Park Academy Romford | Good | 1.71 mi | 2025/26 | 98% |
| Harris Academy Rainham | No current grade | 1.85 mi | 2025/26 | not published |
| The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls Romford | No current grade | 2.12 mi | 2025/26 | 103% |
Reading the numbers
These are not catchment areas: most English schools have none. Each figure is the distance from the school to the home of the furthest child who was offered a place under the distance criterion in that round, as Havering measures it, which is usually a straight line from a fixed point at the home to one at the school. Looked-after children, siblings and, at faith schools, faith criteria come before distance, so a school can fill before distance is reached at all. The figure moves every year with the number of applications. How the whole process works →
Checking an address against these
Each school's page has a checker that measures a postcode against that school's distance. The full property report measures every nearby school at once, alongside sold prices, flood risk and the rest of the house.
Admission distances published by Havering. School details and grades from the Department for Education's register and Ofsted. If a figure looks wrong, tell us and it goes on the accuracy log.