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Grafton Primary School

Primary

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

Pupils
898
cap. 920
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
56%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
898
Pupils · 2024/25
41%
EAL · 2024/25
17%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
56%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
898
Pupils · 2024/25
41%
EAL · 2024/25
17%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 30/04/2019

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBarking and Dagenham
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio22.9:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Grafton Primary School · Primary · Barking and Dagenham

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
56%
+8pp
69%59%48%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 56%
RWM higher standard
3%
+3pp
12%6%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 3%

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%
SPAG higher standard
36%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
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
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
41%
FSM eligible
22%
SEN
16%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
17%

Contact

Address
Grafton Primary School, Grafton Road, Dagenham, RM8 3EX
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
2024/2556%3%70%31%64%5%69%26%81%72%105.0104.0107.016%898
2023/2448%0%66%23%58%0%62%23%71%70%104.0103.0108.015%909
2022/2369%3%77%28%87%3%85%31%88%90%105.0106.0108.0+0.90+1.90+2.9015%907
2018/1965%6%71%17%81%21%90%20%84%93%104.0105.0111.0-0.60+0.60+0.7013%868
2017/1866%12%82%36%76%16%86%34%92%96%106.0106.0112.0+1.70-0.80+2.0012%900
2016/1769%8%78%20%84%13%84%27%92%81%104.0106.0107.0+0.70+0.70+1.7011%940

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.