Hacton Primary School, Hornchurch

Ofsted's report card from its 27 January 2026 inspection grades Hacton Primary School on 7 areas: 7 strong standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Strong standard. "Pupils achieve highly across the curriculum."

Attendance and behaviour - Strong standard. "Pupils' attendance is a clear priority for the school."

Curriculum and teaching - Strong standard. "Leaders have constructed an ambitious, coherently sequenced curriculum."

Early years - Strong standard. "Leaders have high expectations of what children in the early years can achieve."

Inclusion - Strong standard. "This is a highly inclusive school where pupils feel genuinely valued and welcome."

Leadership and governance - Strong standard. "Leaders, including those from the trust and the local governance board, share a clear and ambitious vision for the school."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "The school's provision for pupils' personal development is woven through every aspect of school life."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "• Leaders and those responsible for governance should build upon and continue to strengthen the school's provision so that all pupils continue to achieve highly and are well prepared for their next steps".

In 2025, 88% of Year 6 pupils at Hacton Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 92% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 78% and 78% in Havering and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (90% in reading, 94% in maths).

For September 2026 entry, 89 families put Hacton Primary School as their first choice and 275 named it as one of their preferences, for 87 places offered. That is slightly more first choices than places. 7 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Hacton Primary School are Suttons Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 83% reading, 92% maths); Branfil Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 82% reading, 83% maths); Langtons Junior Academy (0.7 miles, Good, 73% reading, 73% maths); and Langtons Infant School & Nursery (0.7 miles, Good).

Hacton Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 3 of them.

Hacton Primary School is one of 6 schools run by Empower Learning Academy Trust, an academy trust.

82 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Hacton Primary School (as of April 2026): 94% would recommend the school, 96% say their child is happy there and 38% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child is happy at the school (96%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (38%).

5.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 41 pupils (6.4%) received SEN support and 33 (5.2%) 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 autism.

Hacton Primary School has a resourced provision for hearing impairment: 14 places, 12 pupils on roll.

Hacton Primary School had 44 teachers in 2026, one for every 14 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Hornchurch, about 460 metres away (roughly a 6-minute walk).

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Central Drive (s-bound), 280 metres away.

Hacton Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.

The secondary schools closest to Hacton Primary School are Sanders Draper (0.5 miles), Abbs Cross Academy and Arts College (0.8 miles), Sacred Heart of Mary Girls' School (0.8 miles) and Hornchurch High School (1.1 miles).