La Salette Catholic Primary School, Rainham

Ofsted's report card from its 16 June 2026 inspection grades La Salette Catholic Primary School on 7 areas: 6 strong standard and 1 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Strong standard. "Staff have very high ambitions for pupils and are keen for all to make significant progress."

Attendance and behaviour - Strong standard. "There is much to celebrate about the school's work on attendance and behaviour."

Curriculum and teaching - Strong standard. "Leaders have a precise understanding of the quality of curriculum and teaching."

Inclusion - Strong standard. "Leaders are determined that all pupils can access the curriculum and achieve well."

Leadership and governance - Strong standard. "Leadership is strategic and firmly focused on securing the best academic and personal outcomes for all pupils."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "Leaders provide a broad and inclusive personal development programme."

Early years - Expected standard. "In Reception, staff get to know children as individuals."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should further develop staff expertise so that interactions between children and all adults across the early years provision are of a consistently high quality".

From the headteacher's welcome: ""Loved by Jesus and Our Lady of La Salette, we learn and grow together in joy and friendship." Welcome to La Salette Catholic Primary School. We are a small Catholic School located in Rainham, within the London Borough of Havering."

Coming up: an open evening on Tuesday 10 November 2026 at 4pm. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2025, 90% of Year 6 pupils at La Salette Catholic Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 93% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 78% and 78% in Havering and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 77% in reading and 83% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 32 families put La Salette Catholic Primary School as their first choice and 90 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 3 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to La Salette Catholic Primary School are Rainham Village Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 75% reading, 68% maths); Whybridge Junior School (0.7 miles, Good, 81% reading, 78% maths); Whybridge Infant School (0.8 miles, Good); and Parsonage Farm Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 59% reading, 65% maths).

La Salette Catholic Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 3 of them.

15.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 48.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Black (39%), White British (20%) and Mixed (11%).

In 2026, 14 pupils (6.7%) received SEN support and 11 (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 speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest railway station is Rainham Station, about 700 metres away (roughly a 9-minute walk).

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Dovers Corner, 50 metres away.

La Salette Catholic Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.

The secondary schools closest to La Salette Catholic Primary School are Harris Academy Rainham (0.8 miles) and The Brittons Academy (0.9 miles).