School profile

Roding Primary School

Primary · Community school · Dagenham, RM9 4BL

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Outstanding
Good
Requires improvement
Inadequate
Not rated

National ranking

Key stage 2 2024/25

#9,558 of 15,057

Worse than 63% of schools in England

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

Roding Primary School Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 29 Feb 2012

Ofsted rating
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Early years
Not inspected

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeCommunity school
Ages3 to 11
Pupils892 of 1,218 places
GenderMixed
Head teacherMr A Robbins
Local authorityBarking and Dagenham
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 101230.

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 maths59%67%63%
Higher standard in reading, writing and maths5%8%8%
Average reading score105106106
Average maths score106106105
Average grammar, punctuation and spelling score104107105
Expected standard in reading76%79%76%
Expected standard in writing65%75%73%
Expected standard in maths78%79%75%
Pupils taking tests139--

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

Pupils

2025/26
MeasureThis school
Pupils892
Girls406
Boys486
Eligible for free school meals23.8%
First language not English51.2%
SEN support165
EHC plan43
Average class size26.7

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

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Pupils ethnicity

White British
18.4%
Other White
16.7%
African
14.5%
Bangladeshi
14.1%
Pakistani
10.3%
Indian
4.9%
Other ethnic group
4.8%
Other mixed
3.4%
Other Asian
3.4%
Caribbean
2.1%

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 absence4.5%5.4%5.1%
Persistent absence11.8%16%13.2%
Severe absence0.4%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)5
Applications (Reception)58
First preference applications (Reception)4
First preference offers (Reception)4
Applications from another local authority (Reception)1

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

Capacity

2024/25
MeasureThis school
School places1,218
Pupils on roll950
Unfilled places22%

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

Teachers and staff

2025/26
MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher19.8
Pupils per adult8.5
Teachers (FTE)44.6
Teaching assistants (FTE)51.18
Support staff (FTE)75.26
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/2546.2
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/2541.4
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/252.2
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/252.6

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

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25
MeasureThis school
Suspension rate0.8%
Pupils with one or more suspensions0.5%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

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 Roding Primary School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.3 miPrimaryDorothy Barley Infants' SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.4 miPrimaryDorothy Barley Junior AcademyAcademy sponsor led
Good
0.5 miPrimaryThe St Teresa Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter
Good
0.5 miPrimaryMonteagle Primary SchoolCommunity school
Outstanding
0.6 miPrimaryThe James Cambell Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led
Good
0.7 miAll-throughThe Sydney Russell SchoolAcademy converter
Outstanding
0.7 miSecondaryJo Richardson Community SchoolCommunity school
Outstanding
0.8 miPrimaryManor Junior SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.8 miPrimaryManor Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.8 miSecondaryBarking Abbey School, A Specialist Sports and Humanities CollegeCommunity school
Outstanding

Frequently asked questions about Roding Primary School

What is Roding Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Roding Primary School is rated Good by Ofsted, last inspected on 29 Feb 2012.

How does Roding Primary School rank in England?

Roding Primary School ranks 9,558 of 15,057 schools in England for Key stage 2 2024/25 (worse than 63% of schools).

How many pupils attend Roding Primary School?

Roding Primary School has 892 pupils aged 3 to 11, with capacity for 1,218.

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.