SCHOOL PROFILE

Thames View Infants

Primary Academy converter URN 138684
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 360 Published school capacity
Capacity used 111.9% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 7 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

25 June 2024
Latest published outcome Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes Outstanding
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Barking and Dagenham
Trust TVI LEARNING
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 403 379 full-time · 24 part-time
Female pupils 190 47.1% of pupils
Male pupils 213 52.9% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

16.1%
8.7 pts below England
School 16.1%
Barking and Dagenham 26.4%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

85.6%
65.3 pts above England
School 85.6%
Barking and Dagenham 48.5%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

1.2%
0.2 pts above England
School 1.2%
Barking and Dagenham 0.8%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

Bangladeshi
28.8%
116
African
17.9%
72
Any other White background
11.9%
48
Pakistani
10.9%
44
White British
8.2%
33
Indian
5.0%
20
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 32.3% 130 of 403 pupils
11.4 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 32.3%
Barking and Dagenham 18.4%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 29.0% 117 pupils
England 14.8% 14.2 pts above
EHC plans 3.2% 13 pupils
England 6.0% 2.8 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 56
Social, emotional & mental health 31
Other difficulty or disability 27
Autistic spectrum disorder 14

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

3.57%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.65 pts lower than England
School 3.57%
Barking and Dagenham 6.41%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

7.95%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

7.87 pts lower than England
School 7.95%
Barking and Dagenham 17.96%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.42%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.39 pts lower than England
School 0.42%
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

111.9% 23.8 pts above England
Thames View Infants
111.9%
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