The James Cambell 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 14/05/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing and progress in maths are below average, progress in reading is well below 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: Langley Crescent, Dagenham, RM9 6TD
Website: www.jamescambell.co.uk/
Telephone: 02082704602
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Barking and Dagenham
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Joseph Wilson
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 144280

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 14/05/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 840
Number of Pupils: 611
Number of Boys: 311
Number of Girls: 300

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 14.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Below Average: -3 Confidence interval -4.1 to -1.8
Writing
Below Average: -2 Confidence interval -3.1 to -0.9
Maths
Below Average: -1.9 Confidence interval -2.9 to -0.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:53%
England Average:65%

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

School:1%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:101
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:103
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The James Cambell Primary School
Langley Crescent , RM9 6TD
3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Godwin Primary School
Finnymore Road , RM9 6JH
3out of 4 849 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Monteagle Primary School
Burnham Road , RM9 4RB
3out of 4 892 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Thomas Arnold Primary School
Rowdowns Road , RM9 6NH
3out of 4 1,286 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Peter's Catholic Primary School
Goresbrook Road , RM9 6UU
3out of 4 1,342 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Jo Richardson Community School
Gale Street , Castle Green RM9 4UN
3out of 4 373 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Riverside School
Renwick Road , IG11 0FU
3out of 4 1,923 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Dagenham Park CofE School
School Road , RM10 9QH
3out of 4 2,109 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Barking Abbey School, A Specialist Sports and Humanities College
Sandringham Road , IG11 9AG
3out of 4 2,153 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 4 474 yd Free schools Yes Mixed More About School
The Sydney Russell School
Parsloes Avenue , RM9 5QT
4out of 4 1,559 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Eastbury Community School
Hulse Avenue , IG11 9UW
3out of 4 2,956 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Eastbrook School
Dagenham Road , RM10 7UR
2out of 4 3,266 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Mayesbrook Park School
75-77 Arden Crescent , RM9 6TJ
3out of 4 138 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Hopewell School
Harmony House , Baden Powell Close RM9 6XN
- not rated 756 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Alamiyah School
113-115 Marlborough Road , Dagenham RM8 2ES
- not rated 1,712 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Riverside Bridge School
Renwick Road , IG11 0FU
1out of 4 1,915 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School
Pathways School
40 Thames Road , IG11 0HZ
- not rated 2,273 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.