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Best schools in Rainham

11 schools in Rainham with the same league rank as the Havering and Medway league tables: each school's place among its council's schools of the same phase, on the newest year's DfE results, with the best ranked schools within reach of the middle of its schools beside them.

Primary schools

Rainham's own ranking

In RainhamSchoolExpected standardHigher standardLeague rank
1La Salette Catholic Primary School80%20%Top 15% (7/49) in Havering
2Scargill Junior School76%14%Top 25% (12/49) in Havering
3Brady Primary School76%10%Top 27% (13/49) in Havering
4Whybridge Junior School69%8%Top 43% (21/49) in Havering
5Newtons Primary School59%4%(36/49) in Havering
6Rainham Village Primary School58%12%(37/49) in Havering
7Miers Court Primary School56%0%(47/63) in Medway
8Parsonage Farm Primary School47%1%(46/49) in Havering

Not ranked: Park Primary Academy, Whybridge Infant School: no published figure for the newest year (DfE hides figures for small year groups), or no published results.

Best ranked within 3 miles

SchoolTownFrom the centreExpected standardHigher standardLeague rank
Scotts Primary SchoolHornchurch2.2 miles90%32%1st (1/49) in Havering
Kenningtons Primary AcademySouth Ockendon1.2 miles88%19%Top 6% (2/39) in Thurrock
Dilkes AcademySouth Ockendon2.1 miles86%19%Top 11% (4/39) in Thurrock
Hacton Primary SchoolHornchurch2.8 miles83%26%Top 9% (4/49) in Havering
St Alban's Catholic Primary SchoolHornchurch2.0 miles83%3%Top 11% (5/49) in Havering
Shaw Primary AcademySouth Ockendon2.7 miles82%11%Top 18% (7/39) in Thurrock
Aveley Primary SchoolSouth Ockendon1.9 miles81%19%Top 21% (8/39) in Thurrock
Somers Heath Primary SchoolSouth Ockendon2.4 miles81%8%Top 24% (9/39) in Thurrock
Beam Primary SchoolDagenham2.8 miles76%18%Top 28% (12/43) in Barking and Dagenham
Suttons Primary SchoolHornchurch2.6 miles75%22%Top 29% (14/49) in Havering

Ranked on 2025 KS2 results: the share reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths; the share reaching the higher standard breaks a tie. Each school's league rank is its place among its council's schools of the same phase with a figure that year; schools from several councils are listed by the same figure. England: 62%. A dash: no figure published for that school (DfE hides figures for small groups). Source: DfE, key stage 2 school performance tables, 2024/25; the same rank as the league tables (how it is worked out). Distances are as the crow flies.

Secondary schools (GCSE)

Rainham's own ranking

In RainhamSchoolAttainment 8Grade 5+ English and mathsLeague rank
1Harris Academy Rainham48.247%(10/18) in Havering
2The Brittons Academy42.036%(14/18) in Havering

Best ranked within 6 miles

SchoolTownFrom the centreAttainment 8Grade 5+ English and mathsLeague rank
Dartford Grammar School (grammar)Dartford4.7 miles78.9100%1st (1/94) in Kent
Dartford Grammar School for Girls (grammar)Dartford4.9 miles77.398%Top 4% (3/94) in Kent
Townley Grammar School (grammar)Bexleyheath5.6 miles74.898%Top 13% (2/16) in Bexley
Beths Grammar School (grammar)Bexley5.5 miles73.298%Top 19% (3/16) in Bexley
Wilmington Grammar School for Boys (grammar)Dartford6.0 miles67.695%Top 14% (13/94) in Kent
Wilmington Grammar School for Girls (grammar)Dartford5.8 miles65.391%Top 22% (20/94) in Kent
Sacred Heart of Mary Girls' SchoolUpminster3.2 miles59.573%1st (1/18) in Havering
The Coopers' Company and Coborn SchoolUpminster3.4 miles58.169%Top 12% (2/18) in Havering
Riverside SchoolBarking4.6 miles57.964%1st (1/13) in Barking and Dagenham
The Campion SchoolHornchurch4.8 miles56.868%Top 17% (3/18) in Havering

Ranked on 2026 GCSE results: Attainment 8, the average grade across eight GCSEs; the share with grade 5 or above in English and maths breaks a tie. Each school's league rank is its place among its council's schools of the same phase with a figure that year; schools from several councils are listed by the same figure. England: 47.4. A dash: no figure published for that school (DfE hides figures for small groups). Source: DfE, key stage 4 school performance tables, 2025/26; the same rank as the league tables (how it is worked out). Distances are as the crow flies.

Sixth forms and colleges (A level)

Rainham's own ranking

In RainhamSchoolPoints per A level entryValue addedLeague rank
1Harris Rainham Sixth Form34.5+0.44Top 29% (2/7) in Havering

Best ranked within 6 miles

SchoolTownFrom the centrePoints per A level entryValue addedLeague rank
Townley Grammar School (grammar)Bexleyheath5.6 miles40.6-0.17Top 19% (2/11) in Bexley
Dartford Grammar School for Girls (grammar)Dartford4.9 miles39.8-0.19Top 11% (8/77) in Kent
The Coopers' Company and Coborn SchoolUpminster3.4 miles39.2-0.111st (1/7) in Havering
Barking Abbey School, A Specialist Sports and Humanities CollegeBarking5.7 miles38.8+0.321st (1/13) in Barking and Dagenham
Riverside SchoolBarking4.6 miles38.0+0.07Top 16% (2/13) in Barking and Dagenham
The Sydney Russell SchoolDagenham4.7 miles37.3+0.10Top 24% (3/13) in Barking and Dagenham
Jo Richardson Community SchoolDagenham4.4 miles37.2+0.16Top 31% (4/13) in Barking and Dagenham
Beths Grammar School (grammar)Bexley5.5 miles36.5-0.16Top 28% (3/11) in Bexley
Goresbrook SchoolDagenham4.3 miles36.3+0.05Top 39% (5/13) in Barking and Dagenham
Harris Academy RiversidePurfleet2.4 miles36.1+0.031st (1/4) in Thurrock

Ranked on 2025 A level results: average points per A level entry; value added breaks a tie. Each school's league rank is its place among its council's schools of the same phase with a figure that year; schools from several councils are listed by the same figure. England: 35.0. A dash: no figure published for that school (DfE hides figures for small groups). Source: DfE, 16 to 18 school and college performance tables, 2024/25; the same rank as the league tables (how it is worked out). Distances are as the crow flies.

Private schools (A level)

None in Rainham itself is ranked.

Best ranked within 12 miles

SchoolTownFrom the centrePoints per A level entryLeague rank
Bancroft's SchoolWoodford Green11.2 miles50.41st (1/1) in Redbridge
Eltham CollegeLondon9.5 miles49.11st (1/4) in Bromley
Colfe's SchoolLondon9.7 miles48.61st (1/2) in Greenwich
St Dunstan's CollegeLONDON11.9 miles46.91st (1/2) in Lewisham
Bromley High School GDSTBromley10.8 miles45.8Top 50% (2/4) in Bromley
Forest SchoolLondon10.5 miles43.91st (1/1) in Waltham Forest
Blackheath High School GDST9.3 miles43.7(2/2) in Greenwich
Brentwood SchoolBrentwood8.5 miles42.91st (1/4) in Essex
Chigwell SchoolChigwell9.9 miles41.6(3/4) in Essex
Farringtons SchoolChislehurst9.1 miles34.8(3/4) in Bromley

Ranked on 2025 A level results: average points per A level entry. Each school's league rank is its place among its council's schools of the same phase with a figure that year; schools from several councils are listed by the same figure. England (private schools): 43.0. A dash: no figure published for that school (DfE hides figures for small groups). Source: DfE, 16 to 18 school and college performance tables, 2024/25; the same rank as the league tables (how it is worked out). Distances are as the crow flies.

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