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Beam Primary School

Primary

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

Pupils
559
cap. 592
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school

The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2024/25.

Ofsted

Ofsted report card

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Latest inspection
2 Jul 2025
Area judgements only

Ofsted no longer gives state-funded schools a single overall grade.

Area judgements

Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Early years provision
Outstanding

Other Ofsted reports

6 reports
6 Nov 2019
School inspection
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15 Mar 2016
Short inspection
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28 Mar 2014
Interim assessment
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This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.

Admissions

Can I get my child into this school?

This school is in Barking and Dagenham. You apply through the education LA where you live, even if that is a different council.

Results vs local authority and England

This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.

RWM expected
76%
-1pp
LA
69%
England
63%
88%78%67%
'17'18'19'23'24'25
RWM higher
18%
+5pp
LA
9%
England
8%
27%18%8%
'17'18'19'23'24'25

Parent View

as at 2020-04-06
Overall happy
100%
Would recommend
90%
Responses
20
All questions13
  • Strongly agree
  • Agree
  • Neither
  • Disagree
  • Strongly disagree
  • Don't know
  • Yes
  • No

Q1. My child is happy at this school

100%

Q2. My child feels safe at this school

100%

Q3. The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved

100%

Q4. My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying effectively

15%

Q5. The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year

90%

Q6. When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly

50%

Q8. The school has high expectations for my child

90%

Q9. My child does well at this school

95%

Q10. The school lets me know how my child is doing

90%

Q11. There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school

95%

Q12. My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school

90%

Q13. The school supports my child's wider personal development

90%

Q14. I would recommend this school to another parent

90%

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

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%
LA AVG 80%
SPAG higher standard
63%
LA AVG 41%
Reading scaled score
109.0
LA AVG 106.49
Maths scaled score
108.0
LA AVG 106.28
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
cap. 592
629609588
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
Pupil : teacher ratio
16.0
LA AVG 20.37:1
22.519.216.0
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
EAL
76%
LA AVG 55.6%
76%70%64%
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
FSM eligible
25%
LA AVG 27.02%
29%26%22%
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SEN
21%
LA AVG 18.96%
22%18%15%
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Overall absence
4%
LA
5%
England
5%
7%5%4%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Persistent absence
10%
LA
15%
England
13%
22%15%9%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25

Overview

AddressOval Road North, Dagenham, RM10 9ED
Telephone02082704700
Local authorityBarking and Dagenham
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio16.0:1
Religious characterDoes not apply
Finance£9414 spend / pupil£7832 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

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 prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.Cohort
2024/2576%18%588
2023/2477%13%599
2022/2367%8%+1.30-0.90+1.10606
2018/1981%27%+3.60+2.50+2.10606
2017/1883%11%+3.40+1.70+0.60629
2016/1788%22%+4.70+4.20+4.20614
More fields
YearReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreSEN
2024/2589%57%81%20%86%44%82%92%109.0108.0112.021%
2023/2483%39%78%14%84%42%81%84%109.0108.0112.022%
2022/2382%39%68%11%80%33%74%81%108.0107.0109.016%
2018/1984%46%84%40%88%36%89%89%108.0107.0111.017%
2017/1893%47%89%27%88%22%94%89%109.0105.0110.015%
2016/1789%41%95%32%99%33%88%90%108.0108.0110.016%

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.