# R J Mitchell Primary School

R J Mitchell Primary School is a primary school in Havering, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 268 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E131590. [Havering](https://openindex.co.uk/havering)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Community school
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 268
- Council: Havering
- URN: 131590

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection: Report card, 24 March 2026
- Safeguarding: Met
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard
- Early years: Expected standard
- Post-16 provision: Not applicable
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 47% of pupils at R J Mitchell Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 65% in Havering and 62% in England.
7% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Havering | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 47% | 65% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 7% | 11% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101 | 105 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [St Alban's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-albans-catholic-primary-school-e102336): 630 m. Primary. School remains Good, July 2024. 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Scotts Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/scotts-primary-school-e102316): 680 m. Primary. Outstanding (overall), November 2023. 90% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Elm Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/elm-park-primary-school-e102272): 870 m. Primary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Scargill Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/scargill-infant-school-e144589): 920 m. Primary. Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met
- [Scargill Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/scargill-junior-school-e144590): 920 m. Primary. Improved significantly, June 2025. 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Sanders Draper](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sanders-draper-e146309): 1.2 km. Secondary. Good (overall), January 2023. Attainment 8 of 42.7 (2025/26, provisional)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/131590)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/131590)

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