Upminster Junior School
Upminster, RM14 3BS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- HORNCHURCH ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Alison Edgcombe
- Constituency
- Hornchurch and Upminster
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 364
- URN
- 138944
- Local authority
- Havering
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01708227320
About this school
Upminster Junior School is a primary academy in Upminster. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 364 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Upminster Junior 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
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
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong 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 | 90 | 90 | 90 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 79% | 89% | 88% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 17% | 38% | 26% |
| Expected standard in reading | 86% | 92% | 91% |
| Expected standard in maths | 89% | 91% | 96% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 87% | 93% | 90% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 109.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 109.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.10 | - | - |
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 Upminster Junior 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 | 79% | 61.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 89% | 62.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 88% | 63.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 359 |
| 2023/24 | 357 |
| 2024/25 | 362 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Upminster Junior School compares
Upminster Junior School ranked 3rd of 49 primary schools in Havering for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 96% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 98% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 88% | 3.1% | 4.1% | 364 | — |
| Upminster Infant School | — | 3.6% | 2.6% | 265 | 0.0 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | 75% | 3.7% | 4.4% | 420 | 0.1 miles |
| Branfil Primary School | 63% | 3.9% | 10.1% | 533 | 0.7 miles |
| The James Oglethorpe Primary School | 67% | 5.8% | 11.6% | 407 | 0.9 miles |
| Hacton Primary School | 83% | 4.5% | 6.4% | 640 | 1.1 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)
- 4.14%
- English as an additional language
- 8%
- Overall absence
- 3.08%
- Persistent absence
- 3.83%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Upminster Infant School0.0 miles
Primary · Upminster
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Upminster
-
Branfil Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Upminster
-
The James Oglethorpe Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Upminster
-
Hacton Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Hornchurch
Other schools in Upminster
Upminster Junior School ranks 1st of the 5 ranked primary schools in Upminster.
- Branfil Primary School Primary
- Engayne Primary School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primary
- The James Oglethorpe Primary School Primary
- Upminster Infant School Primary
- Gaynes School Secondary
- Hall Mead School Secondary
- Sacred Heart of Mary Girls' School Secondary
- The Coopers' Company and Coborn School Secondary
- Corbets Tey School Special schools
- Oakfields Preparatory School Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does Upminster Junior School teach?
- Upminster Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Upminster.
- Who is the headteacher of Upminster Junior School?
- The headteacher of Upminster Junior School is Ms Alison Edgcombe, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Upminster Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Upminster Junior 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 Upminster Junior School?
- Upminster Junior School has 364 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Upminster Junior School full?
- Upminster Junior School has capacity for 360 pupils and 364 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 Upminster Junior School a faith school?
- No. Upminster Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Upminster Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Upminster Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Upminster Junior School part of an academy trust?
- Upminster Junior School is part of HORNCHURCH ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Upminster Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 79% in 2022/23 and 88% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Upminster Junior School compare with other schools in Havering?
- Upminster Junior School ranked 3rd of 49 primary schools in Havering for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 96% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 98% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Upminster Junior School's absence rate?
- Upminster Junior School's overall absence rate is 3.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Upminster Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Upminster Junior 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.