Gearies Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Outstanding Nov 5 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
- Redbridge
- Unique reference
- 133934
- Address
- Waremead Road, Gants Hill, IG2 6TF
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 888 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.6%
- Girls
- 51.4%
- First language not English
- 87.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 9.6%
- Persistent absence
- 19.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.4%
Bangladeshi 26.4%
Indian 22.2%
Pakistani 19.5%
Other Asian 9.9%
Other White 8.4%
Mixed 5.2%
Unclassified 2%
White British 1.7%
African 1.7%
Chinese 1.1%
Other 0.8%
Other Black 0.7%
Caribbean 0.5%
Irish 0.1%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage1.1
WritingAverage-1.2
MathsWell above average3.3
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 78%
Local authority average 73%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 18%
Local authority average 16%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 108
Local authority average 107
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 108
Local authority average 108
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Gearies Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 112
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 99
- 2nd preference
- 71
- 3rd preference
- 54
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 99
- 2nd preference
- 11
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 3
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.5 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.6 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 4 2 2 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 4 2 2 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 58 26 32 |
| Reception, Part-time | 6 2 4 |
| Reception, Full-time | 111 56 55 |
| Year 1 | 119 65 54 |
| Year 2 | 119 51 68 |
| Year 3 | 120 64 56 |
| Year 4 | 118 62 56 |
| Year 5 | 116 52 64 |
| Year 6 | 113 50 63 |