OFSTED
5 October 2023
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Barking and Dagenham
Trust
PARTNERSHIP LEARNING
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
433
433 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
218
50.3% of pupils
Male pupils
215
49.7% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
7.5 pts
below England
School
17.3%
Barking and Dagenham
26.4%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
9.7 pts
above England
School
30.0%
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.
African
18.2%
79
Any other Asian background
11.3%
49
Any other White background
11.1%
48
Bangladeshi
10.6%
46
Any other Black background
10.2%
44
Pakistani
8.8%
38
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
17.3%
75 of
433 pupils
3.5 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.0 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.5 pts
below
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
87.0%
26.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
87.0%
Reading
13.2 pts above England
School
87.0%
Barking and Dagenham
76.0%
London
78.2%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
90.0%
Writing
19.7 pts above England
School
90.0%
Barking and Dagenham
72.2%
London
75.1%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
90.0%
Maths
18.0 pts above England
School
90.0%
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
3.85%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.37 pts
lower than
England
School
3.85%
Barking and Dagenham
6.41%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
5.45%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
10.37 pts
lower than
England
School
5.45%
Barking and Dagenham
17.96%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.32%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.48 pts
lower than
England
School
0.32%
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
68.7%
19.5 pts
below England
Riverside Primary School
68.7%
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.