SCHOOL PROFILE

Thames View Junior School

Primary Academy sponsor led URN 141651
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 480 Published school capacity
Capacity used 81.3% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 7 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest inspection

10 February 2026
Latest published outcome Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Strong standard
Curriculum & teaching Strong standard
Achievement Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour Strong standard
Personal development Strong standard
Leadership & governance Strong standard
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

3 November 2021
Graded inspection Good
Published 16 December 2021
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

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

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 390 390 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 222 56.9% of pupils
Male pupils 168 43.1% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

34.1%
9.3 pts above England
School 34.1%
Barking and Dagenham 26.4%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

76.9%
56.6 pts above England
School 76.9%
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.

Bangladeshi
24.1%
94
African
20.3%
79
Any other White background
12.1%
47
Pakistani
10.8%
42
White British
7.9%
31
Any other Mixed background
5.6%
22
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 23.1% 90 of 390 pupils
2.3 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 23.1%
Barking and Dagenham 18.4%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 20.0% 78 pupils
England 14.8% 5.2 pts above
EHC plans 3.1% 12 pupils
England 6.0% 3.0 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 25
Speech, language & communication 25
Moderate learning difficulty 22
Autistic spectrum disorder 16
Hearing impairment 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.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

67.0% 6.6 pts above England
School 67.0%
Barking and Dagenham 64.9%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

77.0%

3.2 pts above England

School 77.0%
Barking and Dagenham 76.0%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

73.0%

2.7 pts above England

School 73.0%
Barking and Dagenham 72.2%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

84.0%

12.0 pts above England

School 84.0%
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

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

6.72%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

9.10 pts lower than England
School 6.72%
Barking and Dagenham 17.96%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
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

81.3% 6.9 pts below England
Thames View Junior School
81.3%
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