School admissions in Havering
How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. 57 of these schools also have a published admissions cutoff distance. Sorted by first preferences per place. We don't invent rankings: the order is arithmetic on a published figure, not a view about which school is better.
Reception places, September 2026
50 schools. 16 received more first preferences than they had places.
First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.
Year 7 places, September 2026
18 schools. 6 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places | Cutoff distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redden Court School | 2.17 | 197 | 1.108 km (≈0.69 mi) |
| The Coopers' Company and Coborn School | 1.87 | 205 | not published |
| Sacred Heart of Mary Girls' School | 1.43 | 119 | not published |
| The Royal Liberty School | 1.26 | 148 | 2.342 km (≈1.46 mi) |
| Hall Mead School | 1.18 | 204 | 1.837 km (≈1.14 mi) |
| The Campion School | 1.10 | 147 | not published |
| The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls | 0.99 | 240 | 3.472 km (≈2.16 mi) |
| Marshalls Park Academy | 0.92 | 239 | 2.503 km (≈1.56 mi) |
| Sanders Draper | 0.91 | 147 | 3.627 km (≈2.25 mi) |
| Harris Academy Rainham | 0.88 | 184 | 4.264 km (≈2.65 mi) |
| Abbs Cross Academy and Arts College | 0.80 | 168 | 3.948 km (≈2.45 mi) |
| The Brittons Academy | 0.80 | 111 | not published |
| St Edward's Church of England Academy | 0.71 | 159 | not published |
| Bower Park Academy | 0.62 | 189 | 2.267 km (≈1.41 mi) |
| Hornchurch High School | 0.62 | 165 | not published |
| Drapers' Academy | 0.55 | 201 | 1.4 km (≈0.87 mi) |
| Emerson Park Academy | 0.50 | 210 | 5.9 km (≈3.67 mi) |
| Gaynes School | 0.45 | 145 | not published |
First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.