Nelmes Primary School, Hornchurch
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Nelmes Primary School excels at creating an environment where children love learning and make exceptional progress from their starting points. Teachers use expert subject knowledge and creative approaches - including outdoor learning, technology and enriching activities - to help every child thrive. The school is particularly effective at supporting pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds and those learning English as an additional language, ensuring all groups achieve well above national averages.
Key Strengths
- Outstanding teaching across all subjects with teachers creating excellent working climates and using skilful questioning techniques
- All pupils achieve significantly above average attainment, particularly in mathematics
- Excellent behaviour and safety with pupils feeling extremely safe and confident sharing concerns with staff
- Strong progress for pupils who speak English as an additional language, disabled pupils and those with special educational needs
- Highly stimulating curriculum that provokes thinking skills and develops spiritual, moral, social and cultural knowledge
Areas for Improvement
- Ensure that the best practice in marking in mathematics and English is evident across all subjects
- Marking should be more consistent across all subjects and pupils should be given time to act on comments to further improve their work
Safeguarding
The school's work to keep pupils safe and secure is outstanding, with pupils feeling extremely safe and confident in sharing fears and concerns with staff in a supportive environment.
Extracurricular Activities
Weekend swimming clubs, weekend craft clubs, pond dipping, wildlife area activities, Chelsea Flower Show gardening program, visits from police and fire brigade safety organisations
Nelmes Primary School is an outstanding school where outstanding leadership has created a highly reputable and popular school where all pupils make rapid progress and do outstandingly well by the time they leave at the end of Year 6. Outstanding teaching enables all pupils to do their best, with the proportion of pupils reaching higher levels in mathematics, reading and writing well above the national average.
At a Glance
6.0%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
94 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 86% to 90%. Maths has improved from 86% to 90%. Writing has improved from 86% to 90%.
Class Sizes
28.6
Avg class size
29.6
Infant (KS1)
30.0
KS2
14
Total classes
3 classes with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
103%
Over capacity
433 pupils
420 capacity
13 places over capacity
Area Demand Pressure - Hornchurch
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Hornchurch
Admissions Demand - Havering
Places available
3,462
Applications
3,096
Got 1st preference
89.8%
Got preferred school
98.4%
Primary admissions across Havering (2025/26)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
The school's pupil mix - ethnicity breakdown, free school meals eligibility, and English as an additional language. Useful context when evaluating school fit.
Teachers & Staff
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
3.97748%
Overall absence
7.42706%
Persistent absence
377
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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