Academy sponsor led · Barking and Dagenham

The James Cambell Primary School

3–11Ages
602Pupils
PrimaryPhase
144280URN

Langley Crescent, Dagenham, RM9 6TD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

0.3 below Barking and Dagenham median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Barking and Dagenham

126 applications for 61 places · 27th of 38 in Barking and Dagenham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

66%met the expected standard

Barking and Dagenham 70% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 14 May 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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

2.1applications per place, Reception

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

126 applications · 61 places offered · 61 named it first

2026 2.1; Barking and Dagenham median median 2.4
2025 2.2; Barking and Dagenham median median 2.4
2024 2.7; Barking and Dagenham median median 2.6
2023 2.2; Barking and Dagenham median median 2.6
2022 2.0; Barking and Dagenham median median 2.5
2021 2.6; Barking and Dagenham median median 2.6
2020 2.1; Barking and Dagenham median median 2.7
2019 2.5; Barking and Dagenham median median 2.7
2018 2.1; Barking and Dagenham median median 3.0
2017 2.0; Barking and Dagenham median median 2.8
2016 2.4; Barking and Dagenham median median 2.7; as the previous school
2015 1.8; Barking and Dagenham median median 2.7; as the previous school
2014 2.0; Barking and Dagenham median median 2.8; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Barking and Dagenham median in 1 of 10 years.

This school
Barking and Dagenham median

Dashed bars: as The James Cambell Primary School (URN 101186), Cambell Junior School (URN 101185), the previous school.

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	61	126	2.1	61	1.00
Sep 2025	72	160	2.2	72	1.00
Sep 2024	60	162	2.7	92	1.53
Sep 2023	51	113	2.2	51	1.00
Sep 2022	66	129	2.0	64	0.97
Sep 2021	54	138	2.6	54	1.00
Sep 2020	72	152	2.1	69	0.96
Sep 2019	62	156	2.5	61	0.98
Sep 2018	84	177	2.1	82	0.98
Sep 2017	90	181	2.0	89	0.99
Sep 2016 *	92	223	2.4	92	1.00
Sep 2015 *	96	176	1.8	95	0.99
Sep 2014 *	98	191	2.0	93	0.95

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 78% · Writing 81% · Maths 77% → all three 66% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard66%25th of 39 in Barking and Dagenham

Barking and Dagenham 70% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard78%

Barking and Dagenham 79% England 78%

Higher standard40%

Barking and Dagenham 37% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard81%

Barking and Dagenham 77% England 75%

Greater depth12%

Barking and Dagenham 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard77%

Barking and Dagenham 80% England 77%

Higher standard37%

Barking and Dagenham 34% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	66%	12%	106	106
2023/24	67%	6%	104	104
2022/23	57%	1%	104	105

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

The James Cambell Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

2.1applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Godwin Primary School
0.8 km · Barking and Dagenham

Standards maintained2025

2.5applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Monteagle Primary School
0.8 km · Barking and Dagenham

2026

2.1applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Roding Primary School
0.9 km · Barking and Dagenham

Remains Good2023

11.6applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Thomas Arnold Primary School, Rowdowns Road
1.2 km · Barking and Dagenham

Remains Good2024

2.4applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
St Peter's Catholic Primary School
1.2 km · Barking and Dagenham

Good2023

2.3applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Parsloes Primary School
1.4 km · Barking and Dagenham

Remains Good2023

3.8applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Dorothy Barley Infants' School
1.5 km · Barking and Dagenham

Standards maintained2025

2.7applications per place
Dorothy Barley Junior Academy
1.5 km · Barking and Dagenham

Good2023

57%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: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 144280 · 301/2026
Trust: Partnership Learning
Capacity: 840 pupils · 602 on roll
Free school meals: 31.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: SEN unit
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 May 2017
Replaced: The James Cambell Primary School (URN 101186); Cambell Junior School (URN 101185)
Address: Langley Crescent, Dagenham, RM9 6TD
Local authority: Barking and Dagenham

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