Ripple Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jan 29 2020 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
907 (82% of total capacity)
Boys
52.4%
Girls
47.6%
First language not English
83.2%
Free school meals (FSM)
21.5%
Persistent absence
15.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
10.5%
Pupil ethnicities
Other White 19.8%
Bangladeshi 16.4%
African 14.3%
Pakistani 13.8%
Indian 11.5%
Mixed 10%
White British 4.5%
Other 3.6%
Other Asian 1.5%
Caribbean 1.3%
Gypsy/Roma 1.1%
Chinese 1.1%
Unclassified 0.7%
Other Black 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

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 58%
Local authority average 62%
England average 61%

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

School 2%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Ripple Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
48
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
48
2nd preference
55
3rd preference
33
From another Local Authority
2
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
48
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)

Ripple Primary - Westbury Road Site

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
59
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
56
2nd preference
69
3rd preference
41
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
56
2nd preference
3
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes24.8
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher26.5
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher25.4
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
51
24
27
Reception, Full-time
115
58
57
Year 1
130
75
55
Year 2
117
68
49
Year 3
144
79
65
Year 4
105
50
55
Year 5
114
52
62
Year 6
131
69
62
Year 2023-2024