Whybridge Infant School
Ford Lane, Rainham, RM13 7AR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Head Teacher
- Miss Susannah Longhurst
- Constituency
- Dagenham and Rainham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 270
- Pupils on roll
- 269
- URN
- 102285
- Local authority
- Havering
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01708551712
About this school
Whybridge Infant School is a community primary school in Rainham. It teaches children aged 4 to 7 and has 269 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 14 September 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Trends over time
How Whybridge Infant School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 266 |
| 2023/24 | 270 |
| 2024/25 | 270 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Whybridge Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.9% | 18.2% | 269 | — |
| Whybridge Junior School | 69% | 3.7% | 23.7% | 359 | 0.1 miles |
| Scargill Infant School | — | 4.2% | 23.6% | 224 | 0.3 miles |
| Scargill Junior School | 76% | 4.3% | 25.9% | 358 | 0.3 miles |
| St Alban's Catholic Primary School | 83% | 4.4% | 14.4% | 215 | 0.4 miles |
| R J Mitchell Primary School | 47% | 7.4% | 28.1% | 268 | 0.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 18.15%
- English as an additional language
- 30.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.92%
- Persistent absence
- 16.41%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Whybridge Junior School0.1 miles
Primary · Rainham
-
Scargill Infant School0.3 miles
Primary · Rainham. Essex
-
Scargill Junior School0.3 miles
Primary · Rainham
-
St Alban's Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Hornchurch
-
R J Mitchell Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Hornchurch
Other schools in Rainham
- Brady Primary School Primary
- La Salette Catholic Primary School Primary
- Miers Court Primary School Primary
- Newtons Primary School Primary
- Park Primary Academy Primary
- Parsonage Farm Primary School Primary
- Rainham Village Primary School Primary
- Scargill Junior School Primary
- Whybridge Junior School Primary
- Harris Academy Rainham Secondary
- The Brittons Academy Secondary
- Harris Rainham Sixth Form 16 plus
Common questions
- What year groups does Whybridge Infant School teach?
- Whybridge Infant School teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in Rainham.
- Who is the head teacher of Whybridge Infant School?
- The head teacher of Whybridge Infant School is Miss Susannah Longhurst, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Whybridge Infant School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Whybridge Infant School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Whybridge Infant School?
- Whybridge Infant School has 269 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is Whybridge Infant School full?
- Whybridge Infant School has capacity for 270 pupils and 269 on roll (100%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Whybridge Infant School a faith school?
- No. Whybridge Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Whybridge Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Whybridge Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- What is Whybridge Infant School's absence rate?
- Whybridge Infant School's overall absence rate is 5.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Whybridge Infant School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Whybridge Infant School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.