Scargill Junior School
Mungo Park Road, Rainham, RM13 7PL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- HORNCHURCH ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Helen Graham
- Constituency
- Dagenham and Rainham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 358
- URN
- 144590
- Local authority
- Havering
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01708555677
About this school
Scargill Junior School is a primary academy in Rainham. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 358 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Scargill 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 4 June 2025, where inspectors found the school has improved significantly. 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 | 85 | 89 | 90 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 73% | 74% | 76% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 13% | 14% |
| Expected standard in reading | 84% | 80% | 88% |
| Expected standard in maths | 86% | 87% | 82% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 74% | 79% | 74% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 105.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.60 | - | - |
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 Scargill 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 | 73% | 61.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 74% | 62.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 76% | 63.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 328 |
| 2023/24 | 351 |
| 2024/25 | 359 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Scargill Junior School compares
Scargill Junior School ranked 12th of 49 primary schools in Havering for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 76% | 4.3% | 25.9% | 358 | — |
| Scargill Infant School | — | 4.2% | 23.6% | 224 | 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)
- 25.91%
- English as an additional language
- 30.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.31%
- Persistent absence
- 8.04%
Location
Nearby schools
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Scargill Infant School0.0 miles
Primary · Rainham. Essex
-
St Alban's Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Hornchurch
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Whybridge Infant School0.3 miles
Primary · Rainham
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Whybridge Junior School0.4 miles
Primary · Rainham
-
R J Mitchell Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Hornchurch
Other schools in Rainham
Scargill Junior School ranks 2nd 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
- Rainham Village Primary 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 Scargill Junior School teach?
- Scargill Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Rainham.
- Who is the headteacher of Scargill Junior School?
- The headteacher of Scargill Junior School is Mrs Helen Graham, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Scargill Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Scargill 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 Scargill Junior School?
- Scargill Junior School has 358 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Scargill Junior School full?
- Scargill Junior School has capacity for 360 pupils and 358 on roll (99%), 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 Junior School a faith school?
- No. Scargill Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Scargill Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Scargill Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Scargill Junior School part of an academy trust?
- Scargill 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 Scargill Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 73% in 2022/23 and 76% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Scargill Junior School compare with other schools in Havering?
- Scargill Junior School ranked 12th of 49 primary schools in Havering for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Scargill Junior School's absence rate?
- Scargill Junior School's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Scargill Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Scargill 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 10 July 2026.