Thomas Arnold Primary School, Rowdowns Road
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 14 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
- 462 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 56.7%
- Girls
- 43.3%
- First language not English
- 67.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 29.7%
- Persistent absence
- 29.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.2%
White British 29.4%
Other White 19%
African 16%
Bangladeshi 14.9%
Mixed 7.3%
Pakistani 6.9%
Indian 2.2%
Other Asian 1.5%
Caribbean 0.6%
Gypsy/Roma 0.4%
Other Black 0.4%
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 62%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 5%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Thomas Arnold Primary School, Rowdowns Road
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 60
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 66
- 2nd preference
- 30
- 3rd preference
- 28
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 59
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.7 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 27.7 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 24 12 12 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 13 7 6 |
| Reception, Full-time | 55 28 27 |
| Year 1 | 65 32 33 |
| Year 2 | 62 44 18 |
| Year 3 | 62 34 28 |
| Year 4 | 62 38 24 |
| Year 5 | 59 34 25 |
| Year 6 | 60 33 27 |