Grafton Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
Apr 30 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
101206
Address
Grafton Primary School, Grafton Road, RM8 3EX

Pupils

Number of Pupils
909 (99% of total capacity)
Boys
50.3%
Girls
49.7%
First language not English
37.8%
Free school meals (FSM)
23.9%
Persistent absence
20.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
11.6%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 23.7%
Pakistani 15.1%
African 10.7%
Bangladeshi 9.9%
Mixed 9.7%
Indian 9.7%
Other White 7.9%
Other 6.5%
Unclassified 2.8%
Caribbean 1.5%
Irish Traveller 0.7%
Other Asian 0.7%
Other Black 0.4%
Chinese 0.4%
Irish 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage0.9
WritingAbove average1.9
MathsAbove average2.9
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 69%
Local authority average 62%
England average 61%

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

School 3%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 105
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

Grafton Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
120
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
123
2nd preference
68
3rd preference
60
From another Local Authority
15
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
117
2nd preference
3
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
3
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 classes29.5
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29.9
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30.4
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
47
24
23
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
16
6
10
Reception, Full-time
118
56
62
Year 1
120
74
46
Year 2
121
58
63
Year 3
122
66
56
Year 4
122
54
68
Year 5
122
52
70
Year 6
121
67
54
Year 2023-2024