Hacton Primary School
Chepstow Avenue, Hornchurch, RM12 6AU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- EMPOWER LEARNING ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Emily Leslie
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Empower Learning Academy Trust
- SEN provision
- HI - Hearing Impairment
- Constituency
- Hornchurch and Upminster
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 624
- Pupils on roll
- 640
- URN
- 146136
- Local authority
- Havering
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01708443991
About this school
Hacton Primary School is a primary academy in Hornchurch. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 640 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
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Early years
- 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 | 77 | 78 | 86 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 87% | 86% | 83% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 26% | 22% | 26% |
| Expected standard in reading | 90% | 90% | 88% |
| Expected standard in maths | 94% | 94% | 92% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 92% | 92% | 86% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 110.0 | 110.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +4.40 | - | - |
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 Hacton 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 | 87% | 61.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 86% | 62.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 83% | 63.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 613 |
| 2023/24 | 624 |
| 2024/25 | 635 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hacton Primary School compares
Hacton Primary School ranked 4th of 49 primary schools in Havering for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 91% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 83% | 4.5% | 6.4% | 640 | — |
| Suttons Primary School | 75% | 4% | 11.5% | 468 | 0.4 miles |
| Branfil Primary School | 63% | 3.9% | 10.1% | 533 | 0.5 miles |
| Langtons Junior Academy | 55% | 4.6% | 33.9% | 240 | 0.7 miles |
| Langtons Infant School & Nursery | — | 7.1% | 25.2% | 197 | 0.7 miles |
| Scotts Primary School | 90% | 3.2% | 8.6% | 421 | 0.9 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)
- 6.43%
- English as an additional language
- 13.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.49%
- Persistent absence
- 9.48%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Suttons Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Hornchurch
-
Branfil Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Upminster
-
Langtons Junior Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Hornchurch
-
Langtons Infant School & Nursery0.7 miles
Primary · Hornchurch
-
Scotts Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Hornchurch
Other schools in Hornchurch
Hacton Primary School ranks 3rd 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
- Harrow Lodge Primary School Primary
- Langtons Infant School & Nursery Primary
- Langtons Junior Academy Primary
- Nelmes Primary School Primary
- R J Mitchell 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 Hacton Primary School teach?
- Hacton Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Hornchurch.
- Who is the headteacher of Hacton Primary School?
- The headteacher of Hacton Primary School is Mrs Emily Leslie, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Hacton Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hacton 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 Hacton Primary School?
- Hacton Primary School has 640 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Hacton Primary School full?
- Hacton Primary School has capacity for 624 pupils and 640 on roll (103%), 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 Hacton Primary School a faith school?
- No. Hacton Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Hacton Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Hacton Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Hacton Primary School?
- Hacton Primary School is part of EMPOWER LEARNING ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Hacton Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Hacton Primary School's special educational needs provision as: HI - Hearing Impairment. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Hacton Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 87% in 2022/23 and 83% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hacton Primary School rank locally?
- Hacton Primary School ranked 4th of 49 primary schools in Havering for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 91% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hacton Primary School's absence rate?
- Hacton Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hacton Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hacton 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 10 July 2026.