Best Schools in Rainham

How many schools are there in Rainham?

Rainham has 13 open schools: 10 state primary, 2 state secondary or all-through and 1 other.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Are there any Outstanding schools in Rainham?

None of the 11 graded schools in Rainham currently holds an Outstanding rating. 11 are rated Good, so 100% are Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Rainham get the best GCSE results?

Of the 2 schools in Rainham with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Harris Academy Rainham, with an Attainment 8 score of 48.2 and 47% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and The Brittons Academy, with an Attainment 8 score of 42 and 36% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Harris Academy RainhamThe Brittons Academy

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Rainham have the best SATs results?

Of the 8 primary schools in Rainham with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at La Salette Catholic Primary School (90% in reading, 93% in maths); Brady Primary School (86% in reading, 86% in maths); and Scargill Junior School (88% in reading, 82% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

La Salette Catholic Primary SchoolBrady Primary SchoolScargill Junior School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Rainham?

No. None of the state secondary schools in Rainham selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Do schools in Rainham have catchment areas?

Most state schools in Rainham have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, the council allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.

How do I apply for a school place in Rainham?

Apply to your council - Havering or Medway, depending on your address - through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.