Becontree Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jul 19 2023 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
101231
Address
Stevens Road, RM8 2QR

Pupils

Number of Pupils
467 (98% of total capacity)
Boys
50.3%
Girls
49.7%
First language not English
46.5%
Free school meals (FSM)
23.8%
Persistent absence
19.9%
Special education needs (SEN)
10.9%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 20.3%
Bangladeshi 16.7%
Other White 16.3%
Pakistani 14.3%
African 8.6%
Indian 8.4%
Mixed 6.3%
Other Asian 2.4%
Other 1.9%
Chinese 1.3%
Irish 1.1%
Caribbean 1.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.9%
Other Black 0.6%
Capacity %, Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2022-2023

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingBelow average-2.6
WritingBelow average-1.9
MathsAverage-0.8
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 50%
Local authority average 61%
England average 60%

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

School 2%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 103
Local authority average 105
England average 104
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

Becontree Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
60
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
64
2nd preference
46
3rd preference
43
From another Local Authority
12
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
58
2nd preference
2
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
2
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2023-2024

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes29.4
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher31.2
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29.4
Year 2022-2023

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
5
4
1
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
40
23
17
Reception, Full-time
61
29
32
Year 1
64
39
25
Year 2
62
37
25
Year 3
57
30
27
Year 4
60
22
38
Year 5
60
24
36
Year 6
58
27
31
Year 2022-2023
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