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Havering School Catchment Areas

Reviewed by the catchment.school editorial team · Last updated 15 March 2026

Havering coordinates admissions across 59 primary and 18 secondary schools, with oversubscription criteria applied consistently across the authority.

The largest concentrations sit around Romford, Hornchurch and Rainham, which together account for a meaningful share of the council's pupil places.

Around 16% of schools in Havering have a religious character - Church of England, Catholic, or other faith - which means faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in those schools' oversubscription tiebreakers.

92 total 59 primary 18 secondary 7 areas

Based on the latest published capacity data, 29 of the 92 schools in Havering are at or above their admission number, so catchment distance is decisive at those schools. 15 schools apply faith-based criteria alongside catchment distance. Of the 30 Havering schools with a current Ofsted rating, 29 are rated Good or Outstanding.

Havering Catchment Area Documents

Official admissions policies and catchment boundary maps for Havering schools are published annually.

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Schools in Romford

42 schools

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Schools in Rainham

12 schools

Schools in Other

2 schools

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