Beam Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Good Jul 2 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
- 101202
- Address
- Oval Road North, RM10 9ED
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 588 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.0%
- Girls
- 50.0%
- First language not English
- 76.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 21.3%
- Persistent absence
- 10.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 18.7%
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Mixed | 9.3% |
| Other White | 11.7% |
| Pakistani | 12.8% |
| Bangladeshi | 14.1% |
| African | 27.4% |
| Indian | 7.5% |
| White British | 6.3% |
| Caribbean | 2.9% |
| Gypsy/Roma | 2.4% |
| Other Asian | 2.2% |
| Other Black | 1.9% |
| Other | 1.7% |
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
| Area | Percentage |
|---|---|
| School | 76% |
| Local authority average | 67% |
| England average | 62% |
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
| Area | Percentage |
|---|---|
| School | 18% |
| Local authority average | 8% |
| England average | 8% |
Average score in reading
| Area | Average score |
|---|---|
| School | 109 |
| Local authority average | 106 |
| England average | 106 |
Average score in maths
| Area | Average score |
|---|---|
| School | 108 |
| Local authority average | 106 |
| England average | 105 |
Admissions
Beam Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 60
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 57
- 2nd preference
- 39
- 3rd preference
- 22
- From another Local Authority
- 26
Offers
- 1st preference
- 57
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 4
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.8 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 23.7 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 26.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 41 17 24 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 16 3 13 |
| Reception, Full-time | 67 32 35 |
| Year 1 | 64 36 28 |
| Year 2 | 82 42 40 |
| Year 3 | 75 42 33 |
| Year 4 | 83 41 42 |
| Year 5 | 82 39 43 |
| Year 6 | 78 42 36 |