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Becontree Primary School

  • 3–11Ages
  • 458Pupils
  • PrimaryPhase
  • 101231URN

Stevens Road, Dagenham, RM8 2QR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2023 Previous framework

Good
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Personal development
  • Leadership and management
Applications per place · Sept 2026
3.2per place
0.8 above Barking and Dagenham median (2.4)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Barking and Dagenham

189 applications for 60 places · 9th of 38 in Barking and Dagenham
SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25
53%met the expected standard

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Overall effectiveness: Good · 18 July 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
AreaOutstandingGoodRequires improvementInadequate
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early years provisionGood

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
3.2applications per place, Reception
0.8 above Barking and Dagenham median (2.4) 1.0 above England median (2.2)

189 applications · 60 places offered · 63 named it first

  1. 2026 3.2; Barking and Dagenham median median 2.4
  2. 2025 3.9; Barking and Dagenham median median 2.4
  3. 2024 3.9; Barking and Dagenham median median 2.6
  4. 2023 3.8; Barking and Dagenham median median 2.6
  5. 2022 3.7; Barking and Dagenham median median 2.5
  6. 2021 3.7; Barking and Dagenham median median 2.6
  7. 2020 4.6; Barking and Dagenham median median 2.7
  8. 2019 4.1; Barking and Dagenham median median 2.7
  9. 2018 4.8; Barking and Dagenham median median 3.0
  10. 2017 4.6; Barking and Dagenham median median 2.8
  11. 2016 5.0; Barking and Dagenham median median 2.7
  12. 2015 4.1; Barking and Dagenham median median 2.7
  13. 2014 5.1; Barking and Dagenham median median 2.8
More applications per place than the Barking and Dagenham median in 13 of 13 years.
  • 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.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 2026601893.2631.05
Sep 2025602363.9560.93
Sep 2024602333.9601.00
Sep 2023602293.8641.07
Sep 2022602223.7560.93
Sep 2021602203.7540.90
Sep 2020602734.6570.95
Sep 2019602474.1671.12
Sep 2018602904.8601.00
Sep 2017602784.6590.98
Sep 2016592945.0661.12
Sep 2015602464.1641.07
Sep 2014603075.1580.97

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 68% · Writing 65% · Maths 65% → all three 53% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard53%37th of 39 in Barking and Dagenham
Reading
Expected standard68%
Higher standard35%
Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)
Writing
Expected standard65%
Greater depth8%
Maths
Expected standard65%
Higher standard34%
Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)
  • This school
  • Barking and Dagenham median
  • England median
Every year as a table
YearExpected standardHigher standardReading scoreMaths score
2024/2553%8%105105
2023/2463%7%105106
2022/2350%2%104103

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

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
URN · DfE number
101231 · 301/2068
Capacity
484 pupils · 458 on roll
Free school meals
30.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision
SEN unit
Nursery
Has nursery classes
Address
Stevens Road, Dagenham, RM8 2QR
Local authority
Barking and Dagenham

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