R J Mitchell Primary School
Community school in Hornchurch, Havering.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Community school |
| Age range | 4 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 268 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 291 |
| Free school meals | 28.10% |
| Local authority | Havering |
| Address | Tangmere Crescent, Hornchurch, Essex, RM12 5PP |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | http://www.rjmitchellprimaryschool.com/ |
| Telephone | 01708551684 |
| URN | 131590 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 24 March 2026, published 22 June 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | 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 |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 27 June 2023, published 19 September 2023:
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Latest ungraded inspection: 5 May 2022, outcome: School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next.
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- St Alban's Catholic Primary School (primary school, about 0.6 km)
- Scotts Primary School (primary school, about 0.7 km)
- Elm Park Primary School (primary school, about 0.9 km)
- Scargill Infant School (primary school, about 0.9 km)
- Scargill Junior School (primary school, about 0.9 km)
- Whybridge Infant School (primary school, about 1.2 km)
- Suttons Primary School (primary school, about 1.3 km)
- Whybridge Junior School (primary school, about 1.4 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.