Elm Park Primary School, Hornchurch

Ofsted's report card from its 2 June 2026 inspection grades Elm Park Primary School on 7 areas: 5 strong standard and 2 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Attendance and behaviour - Strong standard. "Leaders have a robust and effective approach to managing pupils' attendance."

Early years - Strong standard. "Leaders quickly establish a clear understanding of children's different starting points, particularly in communication and language."

Inclusion - Strong standard. "This is a welcoming and inclusive school."

Leadership and governance - Strong standard. "Leaders at all levels, and those responsible for governance, have an accurate understanding of the school's strengths and areas for development."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "Leaders have established a well-planned and ambitious approach to pupils' personal development and wellbeing."

Achievement - Expected standard. "Across the school, and in different subjects, pupils' achievement is broadly in line with what is expected nationally."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have an accurate understanding of strengths and areas for development in the school's curriculum and quality of teaching."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure teaching consistently checks pupils' understanding. This will help to ensure that any errors or misconceptions are swiftly identified and addressed, supporting pupils to secure key knowledge and understand the intended curriculum"; "Leaders should ensure a consistent approach to the teaching of handwriting and transcription, so that pupils' writing fluency and accuracy continue to improve".

In its own words: "The Aspire Learning Federation is made up of two schools - Elm Park Primary School and R J Mitchell Primary School in the London Borough of Havering"

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, rugby, choir, STEM and cheerleading.

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:30am and after-school care.

Coming up: an open day on Thursday 12 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2025, 70% of Year 6 pupils at Elm Park Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 67% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 78% and 78% in Havering and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 82% in reading and 72% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 45 families put Elm Park Primary School as their first choice and 172 named it as one of their preferences, for 51 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Elm Park Primary School are Benhurst Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 83% reading, 74% maths); R J Mitchell Primary School (0.5 miles, Requires improvement, 60% reading, 60% maths); Scotts Primary School (0.5 miles, Outstanding, 93% reading, 93% maths); and Suttons Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 83% reading, 92% maths).

Elm Park Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

185 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Elm Park Primary School (as of April 2026): 95% would recommend the school, 95% say their child is happy there and 74% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (97%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (74%).

31.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (38%), Asian (27%) and Mixed (11%).

In 2026, 65 pupils (15.5%) received SEN support and 31 (7.4%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

Elm Park Primary School had 27 teachers in 2026, one for every 16 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Elm Park Station, about 300 metres away (roughly a 4-minute walk).

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Elm Park Station, 280 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Elm Park Primary School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. On income deprivation affecting children it is in the 7th decile, where the 1st is the most deprived. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Elm Park Primary School issued 4 suspensions, 1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Elm Park Primary School are Abbs Cross Academy and Arts College (0.3 miles), Sanders Draper (0.5 miles), Hornchurch High School (0.6 miles) and The Brittons Academy (1.1 miles).