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
606 (98% of total capacity)
Boys
52.0%
Girls
48.0%
First language not English
74.8%
Free school meals (FSM)
23.9%
Persistent absence
9.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
15.5%
Pupil ethnicities
African 27.7%
Other White 16%
Bangladeshi 13.2%
Mixed 10.7%
Pakistani 8.4%
White British 6.9%
Indian 5.3%
Gypsy/Roma 3.1%
Caribbean 3.1%
Other 2.1%
Other Black 1.7%
Other Asian 1.5%
Irish 0.2%
Capacity % and other Pupils data: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage1.3
WritingAverage-0.9
MathsAverage1.1
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 67%
Local authority average 61%
England average 60%

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

School 8%
Local authority average 6%
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
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

Beam Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
64
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
63
2nd preference
38
3rd preference
24
From another Local Authority
22
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
63
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
8
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 classes26.6
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher27
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher26
Year 2022-2023

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
40
25
15
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
11
5
6
Reception, Full-time
81
38
43
Year 1
79
39
40
Year 2
83
43
40
Year 3
82
40
42
Year 4
69
36
33
Year 5
78
45
33
Year 6
83
44
39
Year 2022-2023
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