Scotts Primary School
Bonington Road, Hornchurch, RM12 6TH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Ryan Kinnear
- Constituency
- Hornchurch and Upminster
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 421
- URN
- 102316
- Local authority
- Havering
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01708457019
About this school
Scotts Primary School is a community primary school in Hornchurch. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 421 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 60 | 60 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 87% | 83% | 90% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 32% | 23% | 32% |
| Expected standard in reading | 97% | 92% | 93% |
| Expected standard in maths | 92% | 92% | 93% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 92% | 93% | 93% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110.0 | 109.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109.0 | 108.0 | 110.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.00 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Scotts Primary 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 | Havering average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 87% | 61.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 83% | 62.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 90% | 63.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 419 |
| 2023/24 | 419 |
| 2024/25 | 420 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Scotts Primary School compares
Scotts Primary School ranked 1st of 49 primary schools in Havering for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 97% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 97% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 90% | 3.2% | 8.6% | 421 | — |
| R J Mitchell Primary School | 47% | 7.4% | 28.1% | 268 | 0.4 miles |
| Suttons Primary School | 75% | 4% | 11.5% | 468 | 0.5 miles |
| Elm Park Primary School | 52% | 4.9% | 18.5% | 419 | 0.5 miles |
| St Alban's Catholic Primary School | 83% | 4.4% | 14.4% | 215 | 0.8 miles |
| Benhurst Primary School | 63% | 6.2% | 15.1% | 410 | 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)
- 8.57%
- English as an additional language
- 34%
- Overall absence
- 3.24%
- Persistent absence
- 2.75%
Location
Nearby schools
-
R J Mitchell Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Hornchurch
-
Suttons Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Hornchurch
-
Elm Park Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Hornchurch
-
St Alban's Catholic Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Hornchurch
-
Benhurst Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Hornchurch
Other schools in Hornchurch
Scotts Primary School ranks 1st of the 13 ranked primary schools in Hornchurch.
- Ardleigh Green Infant School Primary
- Ardleigh Green Junior School Primary
- Benhurst Primary School Primary
- Elm Park Primary School Primary
- Hacton Primary School Primary
- Harrow Lodge Primary School Primary
- Langtons Infant School & Nursery Primary
- Langtons Junior Academy Primary
- Nelmes Primary School Primary
- R J Mitchell Primary School Primary
- St Alban's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Scotts Primary School teach?
- Scotts Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Hornchurch.
- Who is the headteacher of Scotts Primary School?
- The headteacher of Scotts Primary School is Mr Ryan Kinnear, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Scotts Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Scotts Primary 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 Scotts Primary School?
- Scotts Primary School has 421 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Scotts Primary School full?
- Scotts Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 421 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 Scotts Primary School a faith school?
- No. Scotts Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Scotts Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Scotts Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Scotts Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 87% in 2022/23 and 90% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Scotts Primary School rank locally?
- Scotts Primary School ranked 1st of 49 primary schools in Havering for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 97% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 97% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Scotts Primary School's absence rate?
- Scotts Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Scotts Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Scotts Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
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.