Ripple Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Apr 29 2025 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 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
101198
Address
Suffolk Road, IG11 7QS

Pupils

Number of Pupils
916 (83% of total capacity)
Boys
51.9%
Girls
48.1%
First language not English
84.5%
Free school meals (FSM)
23.3%
Persistent absence
18.9%
Special education needs (SEN)
11.5%
Pupil ethnicities
Other White 20.2%
Bangladeshi 16.2%
Pakistani 14.8%
African 14.2%
Indian 11.4%
Mixed 9.7%
White British 4.5%
Other 3.5%
Gypsy/Roma 1.5%
Other Asian 1.3%
Caribbean 1.1%
Chinese 1.1%
Unclassified 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAbove average2.2
WritingAbove average2
MathsWell above average4.8
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 55%
Local authority average 66%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 7%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 103
Local authority average 106
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 106
Local authority average 106
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Ripple Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
29
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
27
2nd preference
43
3rd preference
39
From another Local Authority
3
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
27
2nd preference
2
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 classes24
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher27.4
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher25.6
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
30
15
15
Reception, Full-time
142
67
75
Year 1
111
57
54
Year 2
146
82
64
Year 3
121
71
50
Year 4
146
80
66
Year 5
106
50
56
Year 6
114
53
61
Year 2024-2025