Parsonage Farm Primary School, Rainham
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 5 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Parsonage Farm is a highly caring school where your child will be well looked after and feel safe. The school has outstanding attendance and behavior standards, with calm classrooms and happy playgrounds. It excels at supporting all children, including those with additional needs or who join the school mid-year, with specialist provision and tailored support to help every child succeed.
Key Strengths
- Exceptional attendance rates significantly above national average with very low persistent absence
- Calm, purposeful classrooms with consistently positive pupil behavior and strong self-discipline
- Effective support for pupils with SEND and those facing barriers to learning through specialist provisions like 'Maple' and 'Evergreen'
- Well-established phonics and mathematics teaching with recent improvements in writing and speaking skills
- Strong school culture centered on inclusion, care, and safeguarding where all pupils feel safe
Areas for Improvement
- Some higher-attaining pupils, including disadvantaged pupils with strong starting points, do not consistently progress as far as they could
- Teaching occasionally lacks sufficient challenge and depth for pupils who have mastered core learning
- Strategy for using additional funding for disadvantaged pupils needs to be sharper and more precise
- Action on identified improvements is sometimes not taken quickly enough
- Mathematical understanding in early years could be developed further through more varied opportunities
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met with an open, positive culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and pupils feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Sports, singing, creative arts, international week, assemblies with community visitors, aspirations month with local professionals, Safer Internet Day, pupil digital leaders
Parsonage Farm Primary School is a welcoming, inclusive primary school that prioritizes attendance, behavior, and pupil wellbeing. The school successfully supports pupils with diverse needs, including those with high mobility and additional learning requirements.
At a Glance
19.5%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 63% to 59%. Maths has declined from 69% to 65%. Writing has improved from 51% to 58%.
Class Sizes
27.8
Avg class size
26.8
Infant (KS1)
28.6
KS2
18
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
90%
Near capacity
564 pupils
630 capacity
66 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Rainham
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Rainham
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
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Teachers & Staff
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
4.2989%
Overall absence
8.53432%
Persistent absence
539
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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