Beam Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 7 2019 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
- 101202
- Address
- Oval Road North, RM10 9ED
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 599 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.6%
- Girls
- 48.4%
- First language not English
- 75.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 22.5%
- Persistent absence
- 9.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 19.0%
African 26.7%
Bangladeshi 14.5%
Other White 14.4%
Pakistani 9.7%
Mixed 9.6%
White British 6.2%
Indian 6.2%
Gypsy/Roma 3.2%
Caribbean 2.8%
Other 2.3%
Other Asian 2.2%
Other Black 2%
Irish 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage1.3
WritingAverage-0.9
MathsAverage1.1
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 67%
Local authority average 62%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 8%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 108
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 107
Local authority average 105
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Beam Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 64
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 63
- 2nd preference
- 38
- 3rd preference
- 24
- From another Local Authority
- 22
Offers
- 1st preference
- 63
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 8
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.6 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 24.9 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 27 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 26 15 11 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 24 7 17 |
| Reception, Full-time | 65 31 34 |
| Year 1 | 82 40 42 |
| Year 2 | 78 41 37 |
| Year 3 | 81 41 40 |
| Year 4 | 83 43 40 |
| Year 5 | 77 42 35 |
| Year 6 | 83 49 34 |