R J Mitchell Primary School
Tangmere Crescent, Hornchurch, RM12 5PP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Catherine Deighan
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Federation
- The Aspire Learning Federation
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Dagenham and Rainham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 291
- Pupils on roll
- 268
- URN
- 131590
- Local authority
- Havering
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01708551684
About this school
R J Mitchell Primary School is a community primary school in Hornchurch. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 268 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 57 | 51 | 55 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 35% | 49% | 47% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 6% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 51% | 63% | 60% |
| Expected standard in maths | 46% | 67% | 60% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 58% | 67% | 56% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 104.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 105.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -4.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.80 | - | - |
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 R J Mitchell 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 | 35% | 61.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 49% | 62.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 47% | 63.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 412 |
| 2023/24 | 352 |
| 2024/25 | 301 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How R J Mitchell Primary School compares
R J Mitchell Primary School ranked 45th of 49 primary schools in Havering for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 18% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 21% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 47% | 7.4% | 28.1% | 268 | — |
| St Alban's Catholic Primary School | 83% | 4.4% | 14.4% | 215 | 0.4 miles |
| Scotts Primary School | 90% | 3.2% | 8.6% | 421 | 0.4 miles |
| Elm Park Primary School | 52% | 4.9% | 18.5% | 419 | 0.5 miles |
| Scargill Infant School | — | 4.2% | 23.6% | 224 | 0.6 miles |
| Scargill Junior School | 76% | 4.3% | 25.9% | 358 | 0.6 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 28.13%
- English as an additional language
- 23.6%
- Overall absence
- 7.44%
- Persistent absence
- 22.97%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Alban's Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Hornchurch
-
Scotts Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Hornchurch
-
Elm Park Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Hornchurch
-
Scargill Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Rainham. Essex
-
Scargill Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Rainham
Other schools in Hornchurch
R J Mitchell Primary School ranks 13th 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
- Scotts Primary School Primary
- St Alban's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does R J Mitchell Primary School teach?
- R J Mitchell Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Hornchurch.
- Who is the headteacher of R J Mitchell Primary School?
- The headteacher of R J Mitchell Primary School is Ms Catherine Deighan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was R J Mitchell Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected R J Mitchell 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 R J Mitchell Primary School?
- R J Mitchell Primary School has 268 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is R J Mitchell Primary School full?
- R J Mitchell Primary School has capacity for 291 pupils and 268 on roll (92%), so it has space against 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 R J Mitchell Primary School a faith school?
- No. R J Mitchell Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does R J Mitchell Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records R J Mitchell Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs R J Mitchell Primary School?
- R J Mitchell Primary School is part of the The Aspire Learning Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does R J Mitchell Primary School have?
- The schools register lists R J Mitchell Primary School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have R J Mitchell Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 35% in 2022/23 and 47% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does R J Mitchell Primary School rank locally?
- R J Mitchell Primary School ranked 45th of 49 primary schools in Havering for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 18% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 21% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is R J Mitchell Primary School's absence rate?
- R J Mitchell Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are R J Mitchell Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, R J Mitchell 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 15 July 2026.