Scargill Infant School
Mungo Park Road, Rainham. Essex, RM13 7PL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- HORNCHURCH ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Dawn McGahey
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Dagenham and Rainham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 228
- Pupils on roll
- 224
- URN
- 144589
- Local authority
- Havering
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01708555707
About this school
Scargill Infant School is a primary academy in Rainham. Essex. It teaches children aged 2 to 7 and has 224 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
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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Scargill 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 | 4.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 258 |
| 2023/24 | 264 |
| 2024/25 | 231 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Scargill Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.2% | 23.6% | 224 | — |
| Scargill Junior School | 76% | 4.3% | 25.9% | 358 | 0.0 miles |
| St Alban's Catholic Primary School | 83% | 4.4% | 14.4% | 215 | 0.3 miles |
| Whybridge Infant School | — | 5.9% | 18.2% | 269 | 0.3 miles |
| Whybridge Junior School | 69% | 3.7% | 23.7% | 359 | 0.4 miles |
| R J Mitchell Primary School | 47% | 7.4% | 28.1% | 268 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 23.62%
- English as an additional language
- 29%
- Overall absence
- 4.16%
- Persistent absence
- 7.84%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Scargill Junior School0.0 miles
Primary · Rainham
-
St Alban's Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Hornchurch
-
Whybridge Infant School0.3 miles
Primary · Rainham
-
Whybridge Junior School0.4 miles
Primary · Rainham
-
R J Mitchell Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Hornchurch
Common questions
- What year groups does Scargill Infant School teach?
- Scargill Infant School teaches children aged 2 to 7. It is a primary school in Rainham. Essex.
- Who is the headteacher of Scargill Infant School?
- The headteacher of Scargill Infant School is Miss Dawn McGahey, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Scargill Infant School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Scargill 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 Scargill Infant School?
- Scargill Infant School has 224 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 7.
- Is Scargill Infant School full?
- Scargill Infant School has capacity for 228 pupils and 224 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Scargill Infant School a faith school?
- No. Scargill Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Scargill Infant School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Scargill Infant School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Scargill Infant School?
- Scargill Infant 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.
- What is Scargill Infant School's absence rate?
- Scargill Infant School's overall absence rate is 4.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Scargill 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 Scargill 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 10 July 2026.