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Beam Primary School

Oval Road North, Dagenham, RM10 9ED

Local ranking13th of 43 primary schools in Barking and Dagenham
Ofsted: Outstanding

Primary

Phase

592

Capacity

3-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 2 July 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
Early years
Outstanding

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
76.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
18.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
89.0%
Writing (Expected)
81.0%
Maths (Expected)
86.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
92.0%
Reading avg scaled score
109.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
108.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
112.0
Cohort Size
79

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
588
Boys
294 (50%)
Girls
294 (50%)
Capacity
592 (99% full)
SEND
21.1%
FSM Eligible
24.9%
EAL
76.2%
SEN with EHC Plan
2.4%
SEN Support
18.7%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
15.6:1
Teachers (FTE)
36.4
Budget per Pupil
£9,414/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
4.2% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
10.3% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Does not apply
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • Black African: 27.4%
  • Asian Bangladeshi: 14.1%
  • Asian Pakistani: 12.8%
  • White Other: 11.7%
  • Asian Indian: 7.5%
  • White British: 6.3%
  • Black Caribbean: 2.9%
  • Mixed Other: 2.7%

27.4%

Black African

14.1%

Asian Bangladeshi

12.8%

Asian Pakistani

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
101202
UKPRN
10071309
Establishment No.
2024

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