School profile

Beam Primary School

Primary · Community school · Dagenham, RM10 9ED

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Outstanding
Good
Requires improvement
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National ranking

Key stage 2 2024/25

#2,930 of 15,057

Better than 80% of schools in England

Ranked by pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Beam Primary School Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 2 Jul 2025

Area360 rating
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Early years
Outstanding
Safeguarding
Effective

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeCommunity school
Ages3 to 11
Pupils559 of 567 places
GenderMixed
Head teacherMs Tracey Whittington
Local authorityBarking and Dagenham
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 101202.

Key stage 2 results

2024/25

Year 6 results in national curriculum tests and teacher assessments. The expected standard is the level pupils should reach by the end of primary school.

MeasureThis schoolBarking and DagenhamEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing and maths76%67%63%
Higher standard in reading, writing and maths18%8%8%
Average reading score109106106
Average maths score108106105
Average grammar, punctuation and spelling score112107105
Expected standard in reading89%79%76%
Expected standard in writing81%75%73%
Expected standard in maths86%79%75%
Pupils taking tests79--

Source: DfE, Compare school performance, Compare school performance 2024-2025.

Pupils

2025/26
MeasureThis school
Pupils559
Girls274
Boys285
Eligible for free school meals22%
First language not English72.6%
SEN support107
EHC plan15
Average class size24.5

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Pupils ethnicity

African
26.3%
Bangladeshi
13.1%
Other White
11.4%
Pakistani
11.4%
White British
8.2%
Indian
7.5%
Gypsy/Roma
3.6%
Other Asian
3%
Other mixed
2.9%
White and Black African
2.3%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed. Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means missing 50% or more.

MeasureThis schoolBarking and DagenhamEngland
Overall absence4.9%5.4%5.1%
Persistent absence14.2%16%13.2%
Severe absence0%1%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)71
Applications (Reception)160
First preference applications (Reception)65
First preference offers (Reception)65
Applications from another local authority (Reception)34

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Capacity

2024/25
MeasureThis school
School places567
Pupils on roll515
Unfilled places9.2%

Source: DfE, School capacity, Academic year 2024/25, published 19 Mar 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26
MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher15.2
Pupils per adult9.9
Teachers (FTE)35.6
Teaching assistants (FTE)14.33
Support staff (FTE)36.64
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/2536.4
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/2531
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/252
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/253.4

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25
MeasureThis school
Suspension rate0%
Pupils with one or more suspensions0%
Permanent exclusion rate0.2%
Permanent exclusions1

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Nearby schools

Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.

Schools near Beam Primary School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.3 miPrimaryNewtons Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.3 miPrimaryPark Primary AcademyFree schools
Unrated
0.5 miPrimaryThe Leys Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.6 miSecondaryDagenham Park CofE SchoolVoluntary controlled school
Good
0.6 miPrimaryMarsh Green Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.9 miPrimaryVillage Infants' SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.9 miPrimaryWilliam Ford CofE Junior SchoolVoluntary aided school
Good
0.9 miPrimarySt Peter's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school
Good
1.0 miPrimaryJohn Perry Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
1.0 miPrimaryThomas Arnold Primary School, Rowdowns RoadCommunity school
Good

Frequently asked questions about Beam Primary School

What is Beam Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Beam Primary School is rated Good, last inspected on 2 Jul 2025. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.

How does Beam Primary School rank in England?

Beam Primary School ranks 2,930 of 15,057 schools in England for Key stage 2 2024/25 (better than 80% of schools).

How many pupils attend Beam Primary School?

Beam Primary School has 559 pupils aged 3 to 11, with capacity for 567.

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.