Five Elms Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Oct 5 2022 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
101228
Address
Wood Lane, Five Elms Primary School, RM9 5TB

Pupils

Number of Pupils
459 (95% of total capacity)
Boys
51.0%
Girls
49.0%
First language not English
63.8%
Free school meals (FSM)
30.5%
Persistent absence
18.2%
Special education needs (SEN)
13.3%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 19.2%
Other White 18.3%
Bangladeshi 11.3%
Other Asian 11.3%
Mixed 10.9%
African 8.9%
Pakistani 7.2%
Other Black 6.8%
Indian 3.3%
Caribbean 2%
Irish 0.4%
Chinese 0.2%
Other 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAbove average2.3
WritingWell above average3.7
MathsWell above average3.1
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 70%
Local authority average 66%
England average 62%

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

School 13%
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 105
Local authority average 106
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Five Elms Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
49
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
49
2nd preference
51
3rd preference
37
From another Local Authority
8
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
49
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
2
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes30.1
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29.5
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30.6
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
23
15
8
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
14
7
7
Reception, Part-time
11
5
6
Reception, Full-time
49
17
32
Year 1
59
31
28
Year 2
58
34
24
Year 3
64
33
31
Year 4
62
31
31
Year 5
64
30
34
Year 6
55
31
24
Year 2024-2025