Mungo Park Road, Rainham, Essex RM13 7PL
10 reasons to choose Scargill Junior School
Top line
Scargill Junior School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 67. It is one of the best state primary schools in Rainham and one of the 3 best independent or state primaries within 1.5 miles.
School fundamentals
Scargill Junior School is a state junior school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 7 and 11 years. It is an academy converter. The school is one of the 5 members of Hornchurch Academy Trust. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2015) inspection.
Average class size
Scargill Junior School has three classes per year, and an average class size of 29 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Scargill Junior School achieves attainment results that are around the national average. By the same measure, progress scores have been variable around the national average, possibly reflecting different cohorts’ ability profiles.
The Scargill Junior School curriculum
School curriculum also includes PSHE, French. Core subjects are taught separately, but foundation subjects, such as geography and history, are taught as half-termly topics with cross-curricular links to other subjects. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and a residential trip in Year 6.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at Scargill Junior School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Scargill Junior School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
School hours are from 8.55am to 3.15pm, though after school clubs can extend the day to 4.15pm.
Find another school near Scargill Junior School
St Mary’s Hare Park School (4 miles); Oakfields Preparatory School (4.2 miles); Gidea Park Prep (4.2 miles).
La Salette Catholic Primary School, Rainham (1.3 miles); Scotts Primary School (1.5 miles); Hacton Primary School (2.2 miles).
Immanuel School (5.4 miles).
Sacred Heart of Mary Girls’ School (3.2 miles); The Sydney Russell School (3.3 miles); Robert Clack School (3.7 miles).