Thomas Arnold Primary School, Rowdowns RoadGodwin Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

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

  • Thomas Arnold Primary School, Rowdowns Road scores 58 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Godwin Primary School scores 54 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Thomas Arnold Primary School, Rowdowns Road is ahead on our composite score.

  • Thomas Arnold Primary School, Rowdowns Road was judged Good and Godwin 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 73.0% for Thomas Arnold Primary School, Rowdowns Road and 71.0% for Godwin Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Thomas Arnold Primary School, Rowdowns Road (63.0% in 2022-23, 73.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Godwin Primary School (55.0% in 2022-23, 71.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Thomas Arnold Primary School, Rowdowns Road versus Godwin Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure DagenhamThomas Arnold Primary School, Rowdowns RoadDagenhamGodwin Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC58/100Stronger figureD54/100
Local ranking23rd of 43 in Barking and Dagenham Stronger figure28th 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 roll451 434
Capacity476 630
LocationDagenham, RM9 6NH Dagenham, RM9 6JH
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard73.0% Stronger figure71.0% 62.0%
At higher standard8.0% Stronger figure4.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score109.0 Stronger figure107.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score109.0 Stronger figure108.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census451 434
Free school meals (ever 6)32.5% 24.1%
English as an additional language68.5% 50.5%
SEN support16.2% 27.0%
SEN with an EHC plan9.1% 1.8%
Attendance
Overall absence5.6% Stronger figure7.0% 6.2%
Persistent absence19.0% Stronger figure22.4% 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.

Thomas Arnold Primary School, Rowdowns Road

Godwin Primary School

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