Gascoigne Primary School is a primary school located in Barking. 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 10/07/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are above average, progress in writing is average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.7%, which is 0.7 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Gascoigne Road, Barking, IG11 7DR
Website: www.gascoigneprimaryschool.co.uk
Telephone: 02082704291
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Barking and Dagenham
Headteacher / Principal: Ms Joanne Preston
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 131775

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 10/07/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1494
Number of Pupils: 1161
Number of Boys: 640
Number of Girls: 521

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 13.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 2.2 Confidence interval 1.2 to 3.2
Writing
Average: -0.8 Confidence interval -1.8 to 0.1
Maths
Above Average: 1.3 Confidence interval 0.4 to 2.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:58%
England Average:65%

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

School:3%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Oliver Thomas Nursery School
Mathews Avenue , East Ham E6 6BU
3out of 4 1,366 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Sheringham Nursery School & Children's Centre
Sheringham Avenue , Manor Park E12 5PB
4out of 4 3,035 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
The Broadway , IG11 7AR
3out of 4 385 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Margarets CofE Primary School
15-19 North Street , IG11 8AS
3out of 4 651 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Ripple Primary School
Suffolk Road , IG11 7QS
3out of 4 842 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Northbury Primary School
Northbury Close , IG11 8JA
3out of 4 1,157 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Nelson Primary School
Napier Road , East Ham E6 2SE
3out of 4 1,468 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Greatfields School
St. Marys , IG11 7TD
3out of 4 282 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Barking Abbey School, A Specialist Sports and Humanities College
Sandringham Road , IG11 9AG
3out of 4 1,972 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Plashet School
Plashet Grove , East Ham E6 1DG
4out of 4 2,523 yd Community school No Girls More About School
Little Ilford School
Rectory Road , Manor Park E12 6JB
4out of 4 2,524 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Kingsford Community School
Kingsford Way , Beckton E6 5JG
3out of 4 2,980 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Newham Collegiate Sixth Form Centre, City of London Academy
326 Barking Road , East Ham E6 2BB
- not rated 1,875 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School
Newham College of Further Education
East Ham Campus , High Street South E6 6ER
- not rated 1,982 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Langdon Academy
Sussex Road , East Ham E6 2PS
3out of 4 907 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Eastbury Community School
Hulse Avenue , IG11 9UW
3out of 4 1,391 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Loxford School
Loxford Lane , IG1 2UT
4out of 4 2,123 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Northstar New School
c/o Gascoigne Primary Annex , The Shaftesburys IG11 7JA
- not rated 239 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Frobel Independent School
67-73 Longbridge Road , IG11 8TG
- not rated 1,072 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Eko Pathways
Flanders Road , E6 6FE
3out of 4 1,256 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Lady Aisha Academy
Victoria Road , 2 (Annex Building) IG11 8PY
- not rated 1,444 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
Pathways School
40 Thames Road , IG11 0HZ
- not rated 2,011 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.