Beam Primary School is a primary school located in Dagenham. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 25/05/2011. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is well above average, progress in writing and progress in maths are above average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.6%, which is 0.6 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Oval Road North, Dagenham, RM10 9ED
Website: www.beamcountyprimaryschool.co.uk
Telephone: 02082704700
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Barking and Dagenham
Headteacher / Principal: Ms Tracey Whittington
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 101202

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 25/05/2011

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 567
Number of Pupils: 606
Number of Boys: 325
Number of Girls: 281

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 10.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: 3.6 Confidence interval 2.2 to 5
Writing
Above Average: 2.5 Confidence interval 1.2 to 3.8
Maths
Above Average: 2.1 Confidence interval 0.9 to 3.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:81%
England Average:65%

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

School:27%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:108
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Beam Primary School
Oval Road North , RM10 9ED
3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Newtons Primary School
Lowen Road , RM13 8QR
3out of 4 525 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
The Leys Primary School
Leys Avenue , RM10 9YR
3out of 4 953 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Marsh Green Primary School
South Close , RM10 9NJ
3out of 4 976 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Village Infants' School
Ford Road , RM10 9JS
3out of 4 1,536 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Dagenham Park CofE School
School Road , RM10 9QH
3out of 4 976 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
The Brittons Academy
Ford Lane , RM13 7BB
2out of 4 2,073 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Elutec
Yew Tree Avenue , Rainham Rd South RM10 7FN
2out of 4 2,340 yd University technical college No Mixed More About School
Jo Richardson Community School
Gale Street , Castle Green RM9 4UN
3out of 4 2,909 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Goresbrook School
Cook Road , RM9 6XW
3out of 4 2,584 yd Free schools Yes Mixed More About School
Eastbrook School
Dagenham Road , RM10 7UR
2out of 4 2,821 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hopewell School
Harmony House , Baden Powell Close RM9 6XN
- not rated 2,145 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Routes4Life Limited
First Floor , 100 Avelon Road RM13 7DH
- not rated 2,802 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Mayesbrook Park School
75-77 Arden Crescent , RM9 6TJ
3out of 4 2,807 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Trinity School
Heathway , RM10 7SJ
4out of 4 3,208 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.