St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 NextAcademy converter · Primary
Barking · IG11 7AR · Barking and Dagenham
Ages 3–11
- KS271%
- Absence4.5%
- FSM32.1%
0.2 miles away
OpenPrimaryOfsted: Improved significantlyURN 144035
St Margarets CofE Primary School
Academy converter · Barking · IG11 8AS
Ages 3–11 · 393 pupils · Barking and Dagenham
Ofsted
Improved significantly
KS2 expected (RWM)
88%
Overall absence
4.7%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Improved significantly
Inspection date
2025-05-01
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
Expected standard (RWM)88%
Higher standard (RWM)13%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 108.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 109.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 113.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence4.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)14.2%
Unauthorised1.2%
- Authorised absence
- 3.6%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 1.7%
- Enrolments in measure
- 351
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill94%
393 pupils · 420 places
- Pupils on roll
- 393
- Boys / girls
- 193 / 200
- School capacity
- 420
- Capacity fill
- 393 / 420 (94%)
- Free school meals
- 18.3%
- FSM pupils
- 72
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy converter
Age range
Ages 3–11
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Diocese
- Diocese of Chelmsford
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: GENESIS EDUCATION TRUST
- Academy trust
- GENESIS EDUCATION TRUST
- Sponsor
- Genesis Education Trust (GET)
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sophie Bannon
Location
- Address
- 15-19 North Street
- Postcode
- IG11 8AS
- Town
- Barking
- County
- Essex
- Local authority
- Barking and Dagenham
- District
- Barking and Dagenham
- Constituency
- Barking
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy converter (primary), Ages 3–11, in Barking, Barking and Dagenham, 393 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 18.3%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Chelmsford.
Nearby primary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Northbury Primary School
Ofsted: Expected standardCommunity school · Primary
Barking · IG11 8JA · Barking and Dagenham
Ages 3–11
- KS253%
- Absence6.8%
- FSM19.0%
0.3 miles away
Gascoigne Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodCommunity school · Primary
Barking · IG11 7DR · Barking and Dagenham
Ages 3–11
- KS260%
- Absence5.8%
- FSM27.0%
0.4 miles away
Free schools · Primary
Barking · IG11 7BL · Barking and Dagenham
Ages 4–11
- FSM22.0%
0.5 miles away
Ripple Primary School
Ofsted: Standards maintainedCommunity school · Primary
Barking · IG11 7QS · Barking and Dagenham
Ages 3–11
- KS258%
- Absence5.6%
- FSM21.2%
0.7 miles away
Nelson Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Primary
London · E6 2SE · Newham
Ages 3–11
- KS263%
- Absence7.9%
- FSM44.0%
0.7 miles away
Altmore Infant School
Ofsted: GoodCommunity school · Primary
London · E6 2BX · Newham
Ages 2–7
- Absence8.8%
- FSM23.4%
0.7 miles away
Uphall Primary School
Ofsted: Not judgedCommunity school · Primary
Ilford · IG1 2JD · Redbridge
Ages 3–11
- KS260%
- Absence7.8%
- FSM30.2%
0.8 miles away
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sophie Bannon
- Telephone
- 02085944003