Living in Upminster with children
Upminster, Havering. What the published figures say about its schools, its homes and daily life, each with its source and date.
Schools
11 schools: 6 state primary, 4 state secondary, 1 privateUpminster on the schools map →Every school in Upminster, with inspection, league band and the last place offered
State primary schools (6)
| School | Inspection | League rank | Last place offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upminster Junior School | Ofsted report card | Top 7% (3/49) in Havering | — |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | Good | Top 35% (17/49) in Havering | — |
| The James Oglethorpe Primary School | Good | (25/49) in Havering | 2.739 miles (2026) |
| Engayne Primary School | School remains Good | (27/49) in Havering | — |
| Branfil Primary School | School remains Good | (32/49) in Havering | 1.801 miles (2026) |
| Upminster Infant School | Good | — | 1.187 miles (2026) |
State secondary schools (4)
| School | Inspection | League rank | Last place offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sacred Heart of Mary Girls' School | Outstanding | 1st (1/18) in Havering | — |
| The Coopers' Company and Coborn School | Ofsted report card | Top 12% (2/18) in Havering | 0.538 miles (2026) |
| Gaynes School | Good | Top 39% (7/18) in Havering | — |
| Hall Mead School | Outstanding | Top 45% (8/18) in Havering | 1.141 miles (2026) |
Private schools (1)
| School | Inspection | League rank | Last place offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakfields Preparatory School | Independent Schools Inspectorate: standards met | — | — |
Rank: the school's place among its council's schools of the same phase, from three years of DfE results (kinplace's league table, how it is worked out); schools with hidden or no results get none. Inspections: Ofsted and ISI. Last place offered: the council's offer-day figures. School register: DfE Get Information about Schools, updated 17 October 2026.
Homes and prices
Typical sale, last 12 months (Land Registry)We don't hold Land Registry sales for Upminster yet, so its typical prices are unknown here.
Look up a home in Upminster →Getting around
Stops and stations (NaPTAN), and broadband (Ofcom)Source: DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes). Straight-line distances.
Gigabit broadband can be ordered at 84% of premises, and superfast (30 Mbit/s) at 92%, on average across the 569 postcodes in RM14. Check the postcode you are looking at: it can differ street by street.
Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025, fixed broadband coverage by postcode (an average of postcodes, not of homes).
Safety and environment
The town centre; addresses varyChildcare
Ofsted early years register; published pricesWhat Ofsted found: 1 outstanding; 10 good, or expected standard; 6 not inspected yet. A typical nursery place in this region costs about £8.63 an hour for a two-year-old.
All of them: 17 in Havering.
Sources: Ofsted, Childcare providers and inspections; each nursery's own fees page, read by 13 October 2026; Coram Family and Childcare, Childcare Survey 2026: average nursery price for 50 hours a week after the working-parent entitlement (paying for 20 hours), by region.
Childcare costs near you →Key dates, Havering
The next dates for families applyingApplication deadlines and offer days: Havering.
Every date, and reminders →Nearby towns
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