Community school · Barking and Dagenham

Beam Primary School

3–11Ages
559Pupils
PrimaryPhase
101202URN

Oval Road North, Dagenham, RM10 9ED · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

close to Barking and Dagenham median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Barking and Dagenham

160 applications for 71 places · 24th of 38 in Barking and Dagenham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

76%met the expected standard

Barking and Dagenham 70% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 2 July 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

Inspection history

2 July 2025
Graded inspection, no overall grade
7 November 2019
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.3applications per place, Reception

close to Barking and Dagenham median (2.4) close to England median (2.2)

160 applications · 71 places offered · 65 named it first

2026 2.3; Barking and Dagenham median median 2.4
2025 2.5; Barking and Dagenham median median 2.4
2024 2.4; Barking and Dagenham median median 2.6
2023 2.6; Barking and Dagenham median median 2.6
2022 2.1; Barking and Dagenham median median 2.5
2021 2.5; Barking and Dagenham median median 2.6
2020 2.5; Barking and Dagenham median median 2.7
2019 2.3; Barking and Dagenham median median 2.7
2018 3.0; Barking and Dagenham median median 3.0
2017 3.1; Barking and Dagenham median median 2.8
2016 2.7; Barking and Dagenham median median 2.7
2015 2.3; Barking and Dagenham median median 2.7
2014 2.4; Barking and Dagenham median median 2.8

This school
Barking and Dagenham median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	71	160	2.3	65	0.92
Sep 2025	60	151	2.5	57	0.95
Sep 2024	64	153	2.4	63	0.98
Sep 2023	57	150	2.6	55	0.96
Sep 2022	73	150	2.1	70	0.96
Sep 2021	61	151	2.5	61	1.00
Sep 2020	63	157	2.5	61	0.97
Sep 2019	71	161	2.3	68	0.96
Sep 2018	54	161	3.0	52	0.96
Sep 2017	56	175	3.1	49	0.88
Sep 2016	77	204	2.7	70	0.91
Sep 2015	81	183	2.3	71	0.88
Sep 2014	81	194	2.4	73	0.90

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 89% · Writing 81% · Maths 86% → all three 76% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard76%10th of 39 in Barking and Dagenham

Barking and Dagenham 70% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard89%

Barking and Dagenham 79% England 78%

Higher standard57%

Barking and Dagenham 37% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard81%

Barking and Dagenham 77% England 75%

Greater depth20%

Barking and Dagenham 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard86%

Barking and Dagenham 80% England 77%

Higher standard44%

Barking and Dagenham 34% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Barking and Dagenham median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	76%	18%	109	108
2023/24	77%	13%	109	108
2022/23	67%	8%	108	107

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Beam Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Newtons Primary School
0.5 km · Havering

Standards maintained2024

2.0applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Park Primary Academy
0.5 km · Havering

Not yet inspected

2.2applications per place
The Leys Primary School
0.9 km · Barking and Dagenham

Remains Good2023

3.2applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Marsh Green Primary School
0.9 km · Barking and Dagenham

Remains Good2023

2.8applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Village Infants' School
1.4 km · Barking and Dagenham

Standards maintained2025

1.6applications per place
William Ford CofE Junior School
1.4 km · Barking and Dagenham

Good2024

67%met the SATs standard
St Peter's Catholic Primary School
1.4 km · Barking and Dagenham

Good2023

2.3applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
John Perry Primary School
1.6 km · Barking and Dagenham

Remains Good2024

1.9applications per place 72%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 101202 · 301/2024
Capacity: 592 pupils · 559 on roll
Free school meals: 23.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Oval Road North, Dagenham, RM10 9ED
Local authority: Barking and Dagenham

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources