Northbury 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 07/12/2016. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is above average, progress in reading and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.4%, which is 0.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Northbury Close, Barking, IG11 8JA
Website: www.northburyprimary.co.uk
Telephone: 02082704750
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Barking and Dagenham
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Paramjit Roopra
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 101196

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 07/12/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 918
Number of Pupils: 825
Number of Boys: 390
Number of Girls: 435

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 10.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: -0.8 Confidence interval -1.9 to 0.4
Writing
Above Average: 1.4 Confidence interval 0.3 to 2.5
Maths
Average: 0.3 Confidence interval -0.7 to 1.4

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:10%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:102
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 1,776 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 1,901 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
St Stephen's Nursery School
Whitfield Road , E6 1AS
4out of 4 2,860 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Northbury Primary School
Northbury Close , IG11 8JA
3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Margarets CofE Primary School
15-19 North Street , IG11 8AS
3out of 4 574 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Uphall Primary School
Uphall Road , IG1 2JD
2out of 4 837 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
The Broadway , IG11 7AR
3out of 4 846 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Woodlands Primary School
Loxford Lane , IG1 2PY
3out of 4 1,142 yd Community school 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 1,273 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Little Ilford School
Rectory Road , Manor Park E12 6JB
4out of 4 1,522 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Plashet School
Plashet Grove , East Ham E6 1DG
4out of 4 1,950 yd Community school No Girls More About School
Barking Abbey School, A Specialist Sports and Humanities College
Sandringham Road , IG11 9AG
3out of 4 1,988 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
The Ursuline Academy Ilford
Morland Road , IG1 4JU
3out of 4 2,612 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls 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 1,766 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 1,934 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Eastbury Community School
Hulse Avenue , IG11 9UW
3out of 4 1,139 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Langdon Academy
Sussex Road , East Ham E6 2PS
3out of 4 1,207 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Loxford School
Loxford Lane , IG1 2UT
4out of 4 1,416 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Ark Isaac Newton Academy
1 Cricklefield Place , IG1 1FY
4out of 4 2,737 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Lady Aisha Academy
Victoria Road , 2 (Annex Building) IG11 8PY
- not rated 387 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
Frobel Independent School
67-73 Longbridge Road , IG11 8TG
- not rated 630 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Northstar New School
c/o Gascoigne Primary Annex , The Shaftesburys IG11 7JA
- not rated 1,193 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Eko Pathways
Flanders Road , E6 6FE
3out of 4 1,603 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Oak House School
61 South Park Drive , IG3 9AB
- not rated 2,446 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.