R J Mitchell Primary School: admissions history
How many families applied, how many places there were, and how far the last place went - every year we hold.
For September 2026 entry, 12 families put R J Mitchell Primary School as their first choice and 60 named it as one of their preferences, for 15 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places, so in 2026 a family who put it first could expect an offer unless the school's other criteria ruled them out.
First-choice demand has fallen from 43 in 2021 to 12 in 2026, while places went from 50 to 15.
Across Havering, 91% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 99% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2025, families in Havering lodged 92 appeals against primary school offers; 68 reached a hearing and none succeeded.
Applications and offers by year
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 | 12 | 60 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2025 | 28 | 19 | 86 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2024 | 23 | 16 | 84 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2023 | 37 | 29 | 104 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2022 | 44 | 39 | 162 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2021 | 50 | 43 | 145 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2020 | 59 | 48 | 158 | 0.8 | 4 |
| 2019 | 59 | 50 | 179 | 0.8 | 8 |
| 2018 | 60 | 49 | 185 | 0.8 | 5 |
| 2017 | 60 | 54 | 189 | 0.9 | 2 |
| 2016 | 60 | 42 | 187 | 0.7 | 2 |
| 2015 | 59 | 60 | 177 | 1.0 | 6 |
| 2014 | 28 | 24 | 131 | 0.9 | 0 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school-level file). "Places offered" is the number of offers made on national offer day, which can differ from the school's published admission number.