George Carey Church of England Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Feb 22 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
Church of England
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Barking and Dagenham
Unique reference
136431
Address
The Rivergate Centre, Minter Road, IG11 0FJ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
642 (97% of total capacity)
Boys
49.7%
Girls
50.3%
First language not English
30.8%
Free school meals (FSM)
19.6%
Persistent absence
12.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
8.4%
Pupil ethnicities
African 29.1%
Mixed 11%
Bangladeshi 10.4%
Pakistani 9.8%
Other White 9%
Other Black 8.3%
White British 7.3%
Other Asian 5%
Indian 4%
Unclassified 1.7%
Caribbean 1.4%
Other 1.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.8%
Irish 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-0.7
WritingAverage1
MathsAverage0.4
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 54%
Local authority average 66%
England average 62%

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

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

Average score in reading

School 106
Local authority average 106
England average 106

Average score in maths

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

Admissions

George Carey Church of England Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
61
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
60
2nd preference
31
3rd preference
15
From another Local Authority
2
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
60
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
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 classes24.9
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher24.8
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher28.8
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
37
16
21
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
18
13
5
Reception, Full-time
70
36
34
Year 1
77
30
47
Year 2
81
43
38
Year 3
94
48
46
Year 4
91
41
50
Year 5
87
45
42
Year 6
87
47
40
Year 2024-2025