Thomas Arnold Primary School, Rowdowns Road
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 13 2024 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
- 101220
- Address
- Thomas Arnold Primary School, Rowdowns Road, Rowdowns Road, RM9 6NH
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 451 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 56.3%
- Girls
- 43.7%
- First language not English
- 68.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 25.7%
- Persistent absence
- 19.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.2%
White British 28.6%
Bangladeshi 17.7%
Other White 16.9%
African 14.6%
Pakistani 8.2%
Mixed 6.5%
Indian 2.9%
Other Asian 1.6%
Other Black 1.1%
Caribbean 0.9%
Chinese 0.4%
Other 0.4%
Unclassified 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage0
WritingAverage-0.8
MathsAverage0.6
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 63%
Local authority average 66%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 10%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 105
Local authority average 106
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 107
Local authority average 106
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Thomas Arnold Primary School, Rowdowns Road
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 49
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 49
- 2nd preference
- 30
- 3rd preference
- 22
- From another Local Authority
- 6
Offers
- 1st preference
- 49
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 3
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 | 29 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 26.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 24 17 7 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 9 5 4 |
| Reception, Full-time | 63 31 32 |
| Year 1 | 62 29 33 |
| Year 2 | 62 32 30 |
| Year 3 | 62 42 20 |
| Year 4 | 56 30 26 |
| Year 5 | 61 38 23 |
| Year 6 | 52 30 22 |