SCHOOL PROFILE

Village Infants' School

Primary Community school URN 101223
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 270 Published school capacity
Capacity used 109.6% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 7 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

5 March 2025
Latest published outcome Standards maintained
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

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 296 279 full-time · 17 part-time
Female pupils 155 52.4% of pupils
Male pupils 141 47.6% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

17.2%
7.6 pts below England
School 17.2%
Barking and Dagenham 26.4%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

60.8%
40.5 pts above England
School 60.8%
Barking and Dagenham 48.5%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Barking and Dagenham 0.8%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
24.0%
71
African
18.9%
56
Any other White background
12.8%
38
Bangladeshi
12.2%
36
Pakistani
6.4%
19
Indian
4.4%
13
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 21.3% 63 of 296 pupils
0.5 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 21.3%
Barking and Dagenham 18.4%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 17.9% 53 pupils
England 14.8% 3.1 pts above
EHC plans 3.4% 10 pupils
England 6.0% 2.7 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder 26
Speech, language & communication 26
Social, emotional & mental health 9
Hearing impairment 1
Moderate learning difficulty 1

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.

ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

6.36%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.14 pts higher than England
School 6.36%
Barking and Dagenham 6.41%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

21.55%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

5.73 pts higher than England
School 21.55%
Barking and Dagenham 17.96%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

2.76%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.96 pts higher than England
School 2.76%
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

109.6% 21.4 pts above England
Village Infants' School
109.6%
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.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information