Rainham Village Primary School
Upminster Road South, Rainham, RM13 9AA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Helen Harrow
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Dagenham and Rainham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 450
- Pupils on roll
- 453
- URN
- 102324
- Local authority
- Havering
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01708552482
About this school
Rainham Village Primary School is a community primary school in Rainham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 453 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Rainham Village Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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 4 October 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.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 56 | 57 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 55% | 60% | 58% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 7% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 61% | 72% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 68% | 74% | 68% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 63% | 72% | 64% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.90 | - | - |
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 Rainham Village 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 | 55% | 61.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 60% | 62.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 58% | 63.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 447 |
| 2023/24 | 461 |
| 2024/25 | 464 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Rainham Village Primary School compares
Rainham Village Primary School ranked 37th of 49 primary schools in Havering for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 58% | 4.8% | 27.9% | 453 | — |
| La Salette Catholic Primary School | 80% | 3.1% | 16.6% | 210 | 0.3 miles |
| Brady Primary School | 76% | 4.7% | 14% | 423 | 0.5 miles |
| Parsonage Farm Primary School | 47% | 4.3% | 21.5% | 564 | 0.7 miles |
| Whybridge Junior School | 69% | 3.7% | 23.7% | 359 | 1.0 miles |
| Whybridge Infant School | — | 5.9% | 18.2% | 269 | 1.0 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)
- 27.88%
- English as an additional language
- 45.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.75%
- Persistent absence
- 11.49%
Location
Nearby schools
-
La Salette Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Rainham
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Brady Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Rainham
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Parsonage Farm Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Rainham
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Whybridge Junior School1.0 miles
Primary · Rainham
-
Whybridge Infant School1.0 miles
Primary · Rainham
Other schools in Rainham
Rainham Village Primary School ranks 6th of the 8 ranked primary 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
- Scargill Junior School Primary
- Whybridge Infant School Primary
- Whybridge Junior School Primary
- Harris Academy Rainham Secondary
- The Brittons Academy Secondary
- Harris Rainham Sixth Form 16 plus
Common questions
- What ages does Rainham Village Primary School teach?
- Rainham Village Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Rainham.
- Who is the headteacher of Rainham Village Primary School?
- The headteacher of Rainham Village Primary School is Ms Helen Harrow, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Rainham Village Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Rainham Village 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 many pupils are at Rainham Village Primary School?
- Rainham Village Primary School has 453 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Rainham Village Primary School full?
- Rainham Village Primary School has capacity for 450 pupils and 453 on roll (101%), 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 Rainham Village Primary School a faith school?
- No. Rainham Village Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Rainham Village Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Rainham Village Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Rainham Village Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 55% in 2022/23 and 58% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Rainham Village Primary School compare with other schools in Havering?
- Rainham Village Primary School ranked 37th of 49 primary schools in Havering for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Rainham Village Primary School's absence rate?
- Rainham Village Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Rainham Village Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Rainham Village 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.