Schools in Upminster
Upminster has 12 schools in the catchment.school database, including 6 primaries and 4 secondaries, all coordinated by Havering London Borough Council. With an average fill rate of 95% across schools with published capacity data – and 5 of 12 schools at or above their admission number – Upminster is one of the more competitive patches in Havering for school places. Six of the schools are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of the council.
The four secondary schools – The Coopers' Company and Coborn School, Hall Mead School, Sacred Heart of Mary Girls' School and Gaynes School – each operate under different governance arrangements. The Coopers' Company and Coborn School, a selective grammar, uses aptitude tests alongside catchment distance, while Sacred Heart of Mary is a faith school with religious criteria. Families should review each school's individual admissions policy rather than relying on the council's standard oversubscription rules. All five schools with current Ofsted ratings are rated Good or Outstanding.
School demand in Upminster
Across the 12 schools in Upminster with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 95%. 5 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.
4 schools in Upminster have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
6 of the schools in Upminster 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.
5 of the schools in Upminster have a current Ofsted rating, of which 5 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary schools in Upminster: 1 oversubscribed (6)
The James Oglethorpe Primary School
Primary · Community school
Upminster · RM14 3NB
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Upminster · RM14 2QB
Engayne Primary School
Primary · Community school
Upminster · RM14 1SW
Branfil Primary School
Primary · Community school
Upminster · RM14 2LW
Upminster Infant School
Primary · Academy converter
Upminster · RM14 3BS
Upminster Junior School
Primary · Academy converter
UPMINSTER · RM14 3BS
Secondary Schools in Upminster (4)
The Coopers' Company and Coborn School
Secondary · Academy converter
Upminster · RM14 3HS
Hall Mead School
Secondary · Academy converter
Upminster · RM14 1SF
Sacred Heart of Mary Girls' School
Secondary · Academy converter
Upminster · RM14 2QR
Gaynes School
Secondary · Academy sponsor led
Upminster · RM14 3UX
Other Schools in Upminster (2)
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Upminster 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.