Community school · Barking and Dagenham

Gascoigne Primary School

3–11Ages
1,115Pupils
PrimaryPhase
131775URN

Gascoigne Road, Barking, IG11 7DR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

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

289 applications for 127 places · 22nd of 38 in Barking and Dagenham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

59%met the expected standard

Barking and Dagenham 70% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 30 June 2026Published 17 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion			Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour				Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing			Expected standard
Early years		Strong standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

30 June 2026
Report card · 1 Strong standard, 5 Expected standard, 1 Needs attention
16 June 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

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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)

289 applications · 127 places offered · 123 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

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

More applications per place than the Barking and Dagenham median in 0 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.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	127	289	2.3	123	0.97
Sep 2025	133	301	2.3	126	0.95
Sep 2024	150	317	2.1	149	0.99
Sep 2023	127	270	2.1	121	0.95
Sep 2022	128	292	2.3	124	0.97
Sep 2021	99	257	2.6	98	0.99
Sep 2020	144	332	2.3	136	0.94
Sep 2019	143	332	2.3	140	0.98
Sep 2018	120	313	2.6	114	0.95
Sep 2017	129	339	2.6	114	0.88
Sep 2016	170	383	2.3	146	0.86
Sep 2015	150	350	2.3	148	0.99
Sep 2014	150	406	2.7	144	0.96

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 73% · Writing 72% · Maths 73% → all three 59% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard59%31st of 39 in Barking and Dagenham

Barking and Dagenham 70% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard73%

Barking and Dagenham 79% England 78%

Higher standard34%

Barking and Dagenham 37% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard72%

Barking and Dagenham 77% England 75%

Greater depth1%

Barking and Dagenham 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard73%

Barking and Dagenham 80% England 77%

Higher standard23%

Barking and Dagenham 34% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	59%	1%	105	103
2023/24	64%	6%	105	104
2022/23	60%	9%	104	104

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

Gascoigne Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.3applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Greatfields Primary School
0.2 km · Barking and Dagenham

Not yet inspected

5.0applications per place
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
0.4 km · Barking and Dagenham

Remains Good · improving2024

3.2applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
St Margarets CofE Primary School
0.6 km · Barking and Dagenham

Improved significantly2025

2.5applications per place 89%met the SATs standard
Ripple Primary School
0.8 km · Barking and Dagenham

Standards maintained2025

5.0applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Northbury Primary School
1.1 km · Barking and Dagenham

2026

2.2applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Nelson Primary School
1.3 km · Newham

Remains Good2022

2.5applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Eastbury Primary School
1.5 km · Barking and Dagenham

Remains Good2024

2.6applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Vicarage Primary School
1.5 km · Newham

Outstanding2023

2.2applications per place 88%met the SATs standard

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: 131775 · 301/2075
Capacity: 1,260 pupils · 1,115 on roll
Free school meals: 27.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 January 1999
Address: Gascoigne Road, Barking, IG11 7DR
Local authority: Barking and Dagenham

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources