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Beam Primary School

Primary

Barking and Dagenham · Dagenham · RM10 9ED www.beamcountyprimaryschool.co.uk

Pupils
588
cap. 592
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
76%
RWM expected · 2024/25
18%
RWM higher · 2024/25
588
Pupils · 2024/25
76%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
76%
RWM expected · 2024/25
18%
RWM higher · 2024/25
588
Pupils · 2024/25
76%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 07/11/2019

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBarking and Dagenham
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio16.1:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Beam Primary School · Primary · Barking and Dagenham

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
76%
-1pp
83%75%67%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 76%
RWM higher standard
18%
+5pp
27%18%8%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 18%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
89%
Reading higher standard
57%
Writing expected standard
81%
Writing higher standard
20%
Maths expected standard
86%
Maths higher standard
44%
Science expected standard
82%
SPAG expected standard
92%
SPAG higher standard
63%
Reading scaled score
109.0
Maths scaled score
108.0
GPS scaled score
112.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
588
Pupil : teacher ratio
16.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
76%
FSM eligible
25%
SEN
21%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
10%

Contact

Address
Oval Road North, Dagenham, RM10 9ED
Local authority
Barking and Dagenham
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2576%18%89%57%81%20%86%44%82%92%109.0108.0112.021%588
2023/2477%13%83%39%78%14%84%42%81%84%109.0108.0112.022%599
2022/2367%8%82%39%68%11%80%33%74%81%108.0107.0109.0+1.30-0.90+1.1016%606
2018/1981%27%84%46%84%40%88%36%89%89%108.0107.0111.0+3.60+2.50+2.1017%606
2017/1883%11%93%47%89%27%88%22%94%89%109.0105.0110.0+3.40+1.70+0.6015%629
2016/1788%22%89%41%95%32%99%33%88%90%108.0108.0110.0+4.70+4.20+4.2016%614

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2558816.021%76%25%4%10%
2023/2459918.022%76%27%4%10%
2022/2360616.516%75%28%6%21%
2021/2260922.515%76%29%7%22%
2020/2160618.619%74%22%
2018/1960620.017%72%26%5%11%
2017/1862921.315%66%26%5%14%
2016/1761421.016%64%26%4%9%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.