Goodmayes Primary SchoolBarley Lane Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

Goodmayes Primary School and Barley Lane Primary School are primary schools.

  • Goodmayes Primary School scores 72 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Barley Lane Primary School scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average). Goodmayes Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Goodmayes Primary School was judged Good and Barley Lane Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 75.0% for Goodmayes Primary School and 68.0% for Barley Lane Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Goodmayes Primary School (70.0% in 2022-23, 75.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Barley Lane Primary School (62.0% in 2022-23, 68.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Goodmayes Primary School versus Barley Lane Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure IlfordGoodmayes Primary SchoolRomfordBarley Lane Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB72/100Stronger figureC59/100
Local ranking14th of 52 in Redbridge Stronger figure37th of 52 in Redbridge
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Community school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll661 861
Capacity682 774
LocationIlford, IG3 9RW Romford, RM6 4RJ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard75.0% Stronger figure68.0% 62.0%
At higher standard9.0% Stronger figure8.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score106.0 106.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score108.0 Stronger figure106.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census661 861
Free school meals (ever 6)25.2% 20.6%
English as an additional language64.1% 82.0%
SEN support10.0% 16.0%
SEN with an EHC plan5.3% 3.0%
Attendance
Overall absence7.3% 6.5% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence24.5% 19.2% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Goodmayes Primary School

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