Thomas Arnold Primary School is a primary school located in Dagenham. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's management effectiveness is outstanding, overall effectiveness, quality of education and outcomes for pupils are good. The school inspection was carried out on 16/07/2014. 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 4.9%, which is 0.9 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Rowdowns Road, Dagenham

School Information

Address: Rowdowns Road, Dagenham, RM9 6NH
Website: http://www.thomasarnoldprimary.co.uk
Telephone: 02082704588
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Barking and Dagenham
Headteacher / Principal: Ms Monica Gallagher
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 101220

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 16/07/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 532
Number of Pupils: 415
Number of Boys: 241
Number of Girls: 174

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 15.4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: 3.4 Confidence interval 1.7 to 5.1
Writing
Above Average: 2.2 Confidence interval 0.6 to 3.8
Maths
Above Average: 2.9 Confidence interval 1.4 to 4.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:75%
England Average:65%

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

School:20%
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
Thomas Arnold Primary School
Rowdowns Road , RM9 6NH
3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Godwin Primary School
Finnymore Road , RM9 6JH
3out of 4 471 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Village Infants' School
Ford Road , RM10 9JS
3out of 4 608 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
William Ford CofE Junior School
Ford Road , RM10 9JS
4out of 4 608 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Peter's Catholic Primary School
Goresbrook Road , RM9 6UU
3out of 4 618 yd Voluntary aided 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 4 870 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Jo Richardson Community School
Gale Street , Castle Green RM9 4UN
3out of 4 1,476 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Elutec
Yew Tree Avenue , Rainham Rd South RM10 7FN
2out of 4 2,292 yd University technical college No Mixed More About School
Riverside School
Renwick Road , IG11 0FU
3out of 4 2,756 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Robert Clack School
Gosfield Road , RM8 1JU
3out of 4 3,017 yd Community school Yes 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 1,213 yd Free schools Yes Mixed More About School
The Sydney Russell School
Parsloes Avenue , RM9 5QT
4out of 4 1,715 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Eastbrook School
Dagenham Road , RM10 7UR
2out of 4 2,257 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 785 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Mayesbrook Park School
75-77 Arden Crescent , RM9 6TJ
3out of 4 1,170 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Trinity School
Heathway , RM10 7SJ
4out of 4 1,955 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Alamiyah School
113-115 Marlborough Road , Dagenham RM8 2ES
- not rated 2,408 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Riverside Bridge School
Renwick Road , IG11 0FU
1out of 4 2,740 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.