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Primary

Dorothy Barley Junior Academy

Primary

Barking and Dagenham · Dagenham · RM8 2NB dorothybarleyjunioracademy.co.uk

Pupils
300
cap. 457
Ages
7 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
57%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
300
Pupils · 2024/25
55%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
57%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
300
Pupils · 2024/25
55%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 28/03/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBarking and Dagenham
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio21.0:1
Admissions
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Dorothy Barley Junior Academy · Primary · Barking and Dagenham

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
57%
-4pp
61%58%54%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 57%
RWM higher standard
3%
-1pp
7%4%1%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 3%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
68%
Reading higher standard
19%
Writing expected standard
75%
Writing higher standard
8%
Maths expected standard
65%
Maths higher standard
13%
Science expected standard
81%
SPAG expected standard
70%
SPAG higher standard
29%
Reading scaled score
103.0
Maths scaled score
101.0
GPS scaled score
104.0

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
300
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
55%
FSM eligible
35%
SEN
19%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
19%

Contact

Address
Ivinghoe Road, Dagenham, RM8 2NB
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
2024/2557%3%68%19%75%8%65%13%81%70%103.0101.0104.019%300
2023/2461%4%75%15%73%6%69%18%74%72%104.0103.0105.020%323
2022/2357%1%63%22%68%2%66%17%74%66%104.0102.0105.0-2.70-2.70-3.0018%339
2018/1955%7%63%17%76%15%71%19%79%77%102.0103.0105.0-1.10+0.50-1.3021%403
2017/1854%7%62%18%74%17%72%15%81%84%103.0103.0107.0-2.80-0.90-2.2016%418
2016/1748%4%60%11%62%6%62%13%67%66%100.0101.0104.0-3.10-3.80-2.9012%434

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
2024/2530017.619%55%35%6%19%
2023/2432321.620%58%35%7%21%
2022/2333917.318%60%38%7%24%
2021/2234217.617%51%36%7%24%
2020/2138617.524%49%39%
2018/1940324.821%50%37%4%15%
2017/1841819.716%48%38%5%14%
2016/1743420.512%46%40%4%12%

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