La Salette Catholic Primary School

About La Salette Catholic Primary School

La Salette Catholic Primary School sits within the London Borough of Havering, a local authority with 60 primary schools where only 10 currently hold an Outstanding rating from Ofsted. The school itself ranks 16th out of 49 primaries in the borough on the key stage 2 expected standard measure, placing it comfortably in the top half of local schools. Among its closest performing peers in the LA are Upminster Junior School, Nelmes Primary School and Hacton Primary School, all of which score higher on the same ranking metric. The nearest Outstanding-rated primary is Scotts Primary School, roughly 2.8 kilometres away. La Salette is a Roman Catholic state primary for mixed-gender pupils aged 4 to 11, with headteacher Adam Wilson leading a school that is slightly over capacity — 211 pupils against a published capacity of 210. It is a genuinely local school, drawing families from across Havering who value its faith-based character and its consistent track record.

In its most recent graded Ofsted inspection, carried out in 2011, the school was rated Good overall, with leadership and management judged Outstanding. An ungraded inspection in January 2022 confirmed that the school remains Good. At key stage 2 in the 2023/24 academic year, 70% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — above the Havering LA average of 65%. The school’s average scores in reading (104) and maths (105) are both in line with or slightly above national averages. However, the proportion reaching the higher standard across all three subjects was just 7%, which is below the national figure. In individual subjects, 27% of pupils achieved the higher standard in reading, 23% in maths and 23% in writing. The school does not publish progress scores for any of the three subjects, so it is not possible to compare how much value it adds relative to pupils’ starting points.

The school is oversubscribed: for 30 places in the 2025/26 academic year, it received 97 total applications, with 45 first-preference applications and 29 first-preference offers. That gives an oversubscription ratio of 3.23 applicants per place, reflecting strong local demand. Facilities include a sports hall, gymnasium, playing fields, art studios, music rooms, a sensory room and a chapel. Sports on offer include cross country, athletics, dance, netball, swimming and football, while clubs range from coding and film club to drama and gardening. The school’s SEND provisions cover moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, and autistic spectrum disorder. There is no nursery or sixth form. This is a school that will particularly suit Catholic families in Havering who want a faith-based primary with solid academic outcomes, a wide range of activities and a strong sense of community, but who are comfortable with a school that is not among the very highest-performing in the borough.

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