Ofsted: Good emoji_events #5 in Havering public Top 4% UK

Upminster Junior School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMs Alison Edgcombe

corporate_fareHORNCHURCH ACADEMY TRUST

location_onUPMINSTER, RM14 3BS

language Visit Website phone 1708227320

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

359

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Expected Standard

88%

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Age Range

7-11

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Upminster Junior School is a Academy converter primary school in UPMINSTER, serving ages 7-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 4% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Upminster Junior School is an academy converter in UPMINSTER, Havering, admitting pupils aged 7-11. It is part of HORNCHURCH ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 362 pupils on roll, of whom 4% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 88% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 26% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #5 of 49 primaries in Havering and #674 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 26.8:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

88%

LA 64%

Reading91% LA 75%

Writing92% LA 73%

Maths96% LA 75%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

89%

LA 62%England 61%

Reading92% LA 74% · Eng 74%

Writing94% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths91% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

79%

LA 61%England 60%

Reading86% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing91% LA 74% · Eng 71%

Maths89% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.8

Read

LA -0.4

-0.6 to 2.1

3.3

Write

LA 0.5

2.1 to 4.6

1.1

Maths

LA 0.1

-0.1 to 2.3

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

80%

LA 71%England 65%

Reading88% LA 77% · Eng 73%

Writing86% LA 82% · Eng 78%

Maths93% LA 84% · Eng 79%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.3

Read

LA 0.2

-0.9 to 1.6

-0.6

Write

LA 0.4

-1.8 to 0.6

0.5

Maths

LA 0.6

-0.7 to 1.6

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

90%

LA 66%

Reading96% LA 74%

Writing93% LA 78%

Maths96% LA 78%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.1

Read

LA 0.6

-0.1 to 2.3

0.7

Write

LA 0.5

-0.5 to 1.9

2.1

Maths

LA 1.1

1 to 3.2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

26 January 2022

Inspection Report

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13 December 2016

Inspection Report

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25 June 2013

Inspection Report

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02 November 2012

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2016-12-13

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2013-06-25

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2009-03-30

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 362 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	362	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	362	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	359	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	357	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	359	1	0.3%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	360	1	0.3%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	359	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	360	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	360	2	0.6%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	360	1	0.3%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	361	2	0.6%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	359	2	0.6%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	358	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	355	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	358	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	358	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	361	1	0.3%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	360	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	359	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	357	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	359	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	358	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	362	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	363	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	363	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	362	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Moderate Learning Difficulty 18 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 11 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 11 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 7 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils