Langtons Junior Academy

About Langtons Junior Academy

Langtons Junior Academy’s headline KS2 results sit slightly below the Havering local authority average for primary schools. While 60% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, the LA average is 65%. That five-percentage-point gap places the school in the bottom half of Havering’s 49 primary schools, ranked 38th. In the wider London region it falls in the 79th percentile, and nationally in the 57th. The school’s ranking score of 60 puts it well behind top local peers like Upminster Junior School (89) and Hacton Primary School (86). Still, the picture is nuanced: reading and writing expected rates are 79% and 78% respectively, which are strong, and the maths expected rate of 69% is also respectable. The real drag comes from the proportion reaching the higher standard in all three subjects — just 17% — which is notably lower than the school’s individual subject higher percentages.

Looking more closely at the 2023/24 KS2 data, Langtons pupils achieved an average reading score of 106 and an average maths score of 104, both above the national benchmark of 100. The higher-standard figures tell a mixed story: 28% reached the higher standard in reading, 24% in writing, and 22% in maths. That’s a decent showing for reading, but the combined higher figure of 17% suggests that relatively few children are hitting that top tier across all three disciplines simultaneously. The school’s most recent Ofsted inspection, an ungraded visit in February 2024, confirmed it remains Good — the same rating it has held since its last graded inspection in January 2015. Leadership and management were also judged Good. With no progress scores published for reading, writing or maths, it’s hard to say how much value the school adds relative to pupils’ starting points, but the raw attainment data shows a school that is solidly average in some areas and slightly below in others.

Langtons Junior Academy is a state primary for children aged 7 to 11, with 221 pupils on roll against a capacity of 240, so it is not oversubscribed. A third of pupils (33.5%) are eligible for free school meals, which is above the national average and suggests a relatively disadvantaged intake. The school offers a range of facilities including a forest school, music rooms, an ICT suite, art studios, a library and a chapel. Sports provision covers cross country, football, cricket, rounders and netball, and clubs include coding, science, art and film. SEND support is available for specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, social and emotional needs, speech and language issues, and hearing impairment. For families in Havering, this is a school that performs in line with or slightly below the local average, with a strong reading focus and a broad set of enrichment activities, but it may not suit those prioritising top-tier academic outcomes.

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