Schools in Hornchurch
Hornchurch has 23 schools in the London Borough of Havering, including 16 primaries and 5 secondaries. Havering Council co-ordinates admissions for community schools using straight-line distance from home to school as the oversubscription tiebreaker after looked-after children and siblings. The area covers Elm Park, Harold Wood and the Hornchurch town centre.
Several of Havering's secondary schools are selective, and Hornchurch is close to both Coopers' and St Mary Hatch grammar schools - families should check entrance test registration deadlines carefully. For non-selective secondaries, last-offered distances in Hornchurch have historically been under 1 mile at oversubscribed schools; the council publishes this data in its secondary admissions guide each September.
School demand in Hornchurch
Across the 22 schools in Hornchurch with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 99%. 9 of them are currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.
3 schools in Hornchurch have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
12 of the schools in Hornchurch are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of Havering, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.
8 of the schools in Hornchurch have a current Ofsted rating, of which 7 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary schools in Hornchurch: 7 oversubscribed (16)
Elm Park Primary School
Primary · Community school
Hornchurch · RM12 5UA
Langtons Infant School & Nursery
Primary · Community school
Hornchurch · RM11 3SD
Suttons Primary School
Primary · Community school
Hornchurch · RM12 6RP
Towers Infant School
Primary · Community school
Hornchurch · RM11 1HP
Towers Junior School
Primary · Community school
Hornchurch · RM11 1PD
Scotts Primary School
Primary · Community school
Hornchurch · RM12 6TH
Nelmes Primary School
Primary · Community school
Hornchurch · RM11 3BX
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Hornchurch · RM12 4TL
St Alban's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Hornchurch · RM12 5LN
R J Mitchell Primary School
Primary · Community school
Hornchurch · RM12 5PP
Langtons Junior Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Hornchurch · RM11 3SD
Benhurst Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Hornchurch · RM12 4QS
Harrow Lodge Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Hornchurch · RM12 4BP
Hacton Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Hornchurch · RM12 6AU
Ardleigh Green Junior School
Primary · Academy converter
Hornchurch · RM11 2SP
Ardleigh Green Infant School
Primary · Academy converter
Hornchurch · RM11 2SP
Secondary Schools in Hornchurch (5)
Abbs Cross Academy and Arts College
Secondary · Academy converter
Hornchurch · RM12 4YB
The Campion School
Secondary · Academy converter
Hornchurch · RM11 3BX
Emerson Park Academy
Secondary · Academy converter
Hornchurch · RM11 3AD
Hornchurch High School
Secondary · Academy converter
Hornchurch · RM12 4AJ
Sanders Draper
Secondary · Academy sponsor led
Hornchurch · RM12 6RT
Other Schools in Hornchurch (2)
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Hornchurch are set by Havering and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.