Schools in Rainham
Rainham is a Thames-side town in the London Borough of Havering with 13 schools, including two secondaries — Rainham Mark Grammar School, which selects on the 11-plus, and The Frances Bardsley Academy. With four schools at or above capacity, competition for places is real: families whose children do not meet grammar entry criteria should check the catchment for their nearest comprehensive carefully. One faith school serves the local Catholic community.
Havering coordinates admissions across the borough, and families in the Rainham, Wennington and South Hornchurch areas should verify which secondary catchment their postcode falls in before the 2026 application deadline. Checking individual Ofsted inspection reports before applying is advisable, as inspection grades vary across the secondary options available to Rainham families.
School demand in Rainham
Across the 11 schools in Rainham with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 92%. 4 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.
1 school in Rainham has a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in its admissions policy.
5 of the schools in Rainham 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.
1 of the schools in Rainham has a current Ofsted rating, of which 1 is rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary schools in Rainham: 4 oversubscribed (10)
Whybridge Infant School
Primary · Community school
Rainham · RM13 7AR
Parsonage Farm Primary School
Primary · Community school
Rainham · RM13 9JU
Brady Primary School
Primary · Community school
Rainham · RM13 9XA
Newtons Primary School
Primary · Community school
Rainham · RM13 8QR
Rainham Village Primary School
Primary · Community school
Rainham · RM13 9AA
La Salette Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Rainham · RM13 8SP
Park Primary Academy
Primary · Free schools
Rainham · RM13 8TD
Scargill Junior School
Primary · Academy converter
Rainham · RM13 7PL
Whybridge Junior School
Primary · Academy converter
Rainham · RM13 7AH
Miers Court Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Rainham · ME8 8JR
Secondary Schools in Rainham (2)
Other Schools in Rainham (1)
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Rainham 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.