OFSTED
18 July 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Barking and Dagenham
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
458
416 full-time ·
42 part-time
Female pupils
211
46.1% of pupils
Male pupils
247
53.9% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
3.1 pts
above England
School
27.9%
Barking and Dagenham
26.4%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
34.9 pts
above England
School
55.2%
Barking and Dagenham
48.5%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Barking and Dagenham
0.8%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Bangladeshi
17.7%
81
Pakistani
16.8%
77
White British
15.1%
69
Any other White background
14.6%
67
Indian
9.4%
43
African
8.5%
39
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
19.2%
88 of
458 pupils
1.6 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.6 pts
below
England
6.0%
1.0 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
53.0%
7.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
68.0%
Reading
5.8 pts below England
School
68.0%
Barking and Dagenham
76.0%
London
78.2%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
65.0%
Writing
5.3 pts below England
School
65.0%
Barking and Dagenham
72.2%
London
75.1%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
65.0%
Maths
7.0 pts below England
School
65.0%
Barking and Dagenham
75.0%
London
77.7%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
5.52%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.70 pts
lower than
England
School
5.52%
Barking and Dagenham
6.41%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
14.40%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
1.42 pts
lower than
England
School
14.40%
Barking and Dagenham
17.96%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.26%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.55 pts
lower than
England
School
0.26%
Barking and Dagenham
1.81%
London
1.67%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
94.6%
6.4 pts
above England
Becontree Primary School
94.6%
Barking and Dagenham
83.4%
London
85.9%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.