George Carey Church of England 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 19/10/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.3%, which is 0.7 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: The Rivergate Centre, Barking, IG11 0FJ
Website: www.lbbd.gov.uk/
Telephone: 02082704040
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Barking and Dagenham
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Christopher Harrison
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 136431

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 19/10/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 690
Number of Pupils: 667
Number of Boys: 362
Number of Girls: 305

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.4 Confidence interval -1.7 to 0.9
Writing
Average: -1 Confidence interval -2.2 to 0.2
Maths
Average: 0 Confidence interval -1.2 to 1.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:68%
England Average:65%

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

School:9%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Riverside Primary School
Renwick Road , IG11 0FU
3out of 4 690 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Thames View Junior School
Samuel Ferguson Place , IG11 0LG
2out of 4 891 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Thames View Infants
Bastable Avenue , IG11 0LG
4out of 4 891 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Linton Mead Primary School
Central Way , Thamesmead SE28 8DT
3out of 4 1,565 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Castilion Primary School
Copperfield Road , Thamesmead SE28 8QA
3out of 4 1,571 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Riverside School
Renwick Road , IG11 0FU
3out of 4 732 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Jo Richardson Community School
Gale Street , Castle Green RM9 4UN
3out of 4 2,057 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Woolwich Polytechnic School
Hutchins Road , Thamesmead SE28 8AT
3out of 4 2,063 yd Academy converter No Boys More About School
Woolwich Polytechnic school for Girls
1 Birchdene Drive , SE28 8RF
- not rated 2,104 yd Free schools No Girls More About School
Greatfields School
St. Marys , IG11 7TD
3out of 4 2,330 yd Free schools 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 2,219 yd Free schools Yes Mixed More About School
Eastbury Community School
Hulse Avenue , IG11 9UW
3out of 4 3,005 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Pathways School
40 Thames Road , IG11 0HZ
- not rated 591 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School
Riverside Bridge School
Renwick Road , IG11 0FU
1out of 4 753 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School
Mayesbrook Park School
75-77 Arden Crescent , RM9 6TJ
3out of 4 2,542 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Hopewell School
Harmony House , Baden Powell Close RM9 6XN
- not rated 2,617 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Northstar New School
c/o Gascoigne Primary Annex , The Shaftesburys IG11 7JA
- not rated 2,669 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.