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Grafton Primary School

Primary

Barking and Dagenham · Dagenham · RM8 3EX www.graftonprimary.co.uk/

Pupils
892
cap. 920
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school

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

Ofsted

Ofsted report

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Latest Ofsted report
1 Apr 2025
School inspection

Other Ofsted reports

7 reports
30 Apr 2019
Full inspectionOutstanding
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19 Jun 2018
Short inspection
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21 Nov 2013
Full inspectionGood
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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
56%
+8pp
LA
69%
England
63%
69%59%48%
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RWM higher
3%
+3pp
LA
9%
England
8%
12%6%0%
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Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
70%
Reading higher standard
31%
Writing expected standard
64%
Writing higher standard
5%
Maths expected standard
69%
Maths higher standard
26%
Science expected standard
81%
SPAG expected standard
72%
LA AVG 80%
SPAG higher standard
36%
LA AVG 41%
Reading scaled score
105.0
LA AVG 106.49
Maths scaled score
104.0
LA AVG 106.28
GPS scaled score
107.0

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
898
cap. 920
940904868
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Pupil : teacher ratio
19.8
LA AVG 20.37:1
20.519.919.2
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EAL
41%
LA AVG 55.6%
47%42%38%
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FSM eligible
22%
LA AVG 27.02%
38%30%22%
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SEN
16%
LA AVG 18.96%
17%14%11%
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Overall absence
6%
LA
5%
England
5%
7%6%4%
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Persistent absence
17%
LA
15%
England
13%
22%15%7%
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Overview

AddressGrafton Primary School, Grafton Road, Dagenham, RM8 3EX
Telephone02037275171
Local authorityBarking and Dagenham
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio19.8:1
Religious characterDoes not apply
Finance£7676 spend / pupil£7575 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
2024/2556%3%898
2023/2448%0%909
2022/2369%3%+0.90+1.90+2.90907
2018/1965%6%-0.60+0.60+0.70868
2017/1866%12%+1.70-0.80+2.00900
2016/1769%8%+0.70+0.70+1.70940
More fields
YearReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreSEN
2024/2570%31%64%5%69%26%81%72%105.0104.0107.016%
2023/2466%23%58%0%62%23%71%70%104.0103.0108.015%
2022/2377%28%87%3%85%31%88%90%105.0106.0108.015%
2018/1971%17%81%21%90%20%84%93%104.0105.0111.013%
2017/1882%36%76%16%86%34%92%96%106.0106.0112.012%
2016/1778%20%84%13%84%27%92%81%104.0106.0107.011%

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
2024/2589819.816%41%22%6%17%
2023/2490920.115%38%26%6%20%
2022/2390719.215%40%28%7%22%
2021/2290519.517%41%27%7%20%
2020/2190720.514%46%26%
2018/1986820.313%47%32%4%7%
2017/1890020.312%44%35%4%10%
2016/1794020.411%40%38%5%16%

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