Dorothy Barley Infants' School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jun 24 2025 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 7 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Barking and Dagenham
Unique reference
101188
Address
Davington Road, RM8 2LL

Pupils

Number of Pupils
240 (63% of total capacity)
Boys
52.1%
Girls
47.9%
First language not English
62.9%
Free school meals (FSM)
12.9%
Persistent absence
10.1%
Special education needs (SEN)
12.1%
Pupil ethnicities
Other White 22.1%
White British 19.2%
Bangladeshi 14.2%
Mixed 12.2%
African 11.3%
Pakistani 10.4%
Indian 3.3%
Other Asian 2.1%
Other 1.7%
Gypsy/Roma 1.3%
Caribbean 1.3%
Chinese 0.8%
Other Black 0.4%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Dorothy Barley Infants' School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
46
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
46
2nd preference
39
3rd preference
19
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
46
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes21.8
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher24.8
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
9
3
6
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
28
17
11
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
5
4
1
Reception, Full-time
67
29
38
Year 1
50
32
18
Year 2
81
40
41
Year 2024-2025