Marsh Green Primary SchoolThomas Arnold Primary School, Rowdowns Road

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Dagenham.

Summary of the comparison

Marsh Green Primary School and Thomas Arnold Primary School, Rowdowns Road are primary schools in Dagenham.

  • Marsh Green Primary School scores 66 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Thomas Arnold Primary School, Rowdowns Road scores 58 out of 100 (grade C, average). Marsh Green Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Marsh Green Primary School was judged Good and Thomas Arnold Primary School, Rowdowns Road 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 58.0% for Marsh Green Primary School and 73.0% for Thomas Arnold Primary School, Rowdowns Road.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Marsh Green Primary School (64.0% in 2022-23, 58.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Thomas Arnold Primary School, Rowdowns Road (63.0% in 2022-23, 73.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Marsh Green Primary School versus Thomas Arnold Primary School, Rowdowns Road compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure DagenhamMarsh Green Primary SchoolDagenhamThomas Arnold Primary School, Rowdowns RoadEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC66/100Stronger figureC58/100
Local ranking16th of 43 in Barking and Dagenham Stronger figure23rd of 43 in Barking and Dagenham
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Community school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll374 451
Capacity470 476
LocationDagenham, RM10 9NJ Dagenham, RM9 6NH
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard58.0% 73.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 8.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score105.0 109.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score105.0 109.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census374 451
Free school meals (ever 6)32.9% 32.5%
English as an additional language67.6% 68.5%
SEN support21.9% 16.2%
SEN with an EHC plan2.7% 9.1%
Attendance
Overall absence4.3% Stronger figure5.6% 6.2%
Persistent absence11.0% Stronger figure19.0% 15.8%

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.

Marsh Green Primary School

Thomas Arnold Primary School, Rowdowns Road

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