School profile

Godwin Primary School

Primary · Community school · Dagenham, RM9 6JH

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National ranking

Key stage 2 2024/25

#4,896 of 15,057

Better than 67% of schools in England

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

Godwin Primary School Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 27 Jan 2016

Ofsted rating
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Early years
Good
Safeguarding
Effective

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeCommunity school
Ages3 to 11
Pupils422 of 630 places
GenderMixed
Head teacherMiss Faye Spooner
Local authorityBarking and Dagenham
Opened01 Sept 1996
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 130919.

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 maths71%67%63%
Higher standard in reading, writing and maths4%8%8%
Average reading score107106106
Average maths score108106105
Average grammar, punctuation and spelling score109107105
Expected standard in reading90%79%76%
Expected standard in writing75%75%73%
Expected standard in maths87%79%75%
Pupils taking tests52--

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

Pupils

2025/26
MeasureThis school
Pupils422
Girls225
Boys197
Eligible for free school meals19.4%
First language not English59.5%
SEN support102
EHC plan12
Average class size25.6

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

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Pupils ethnicity

White British
25.4%
Other White
21.6%
Bangladeshi
14.7%
African
14%
Pakistani
4.3%
Other mixed
2.8%
Indian
2.8%
Other Asian
2.8%
White and Black Caribbean
2.6%
Other Black
2.4%

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 absence6%5.4%5.1%
Persistent absence19.2%16%13.2%
Severe absence0.9%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)35
Applications (Reception)89
First preference applications (Reception)35
First preference offers (Reception)35
Applications from another local authority (Reception)2

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

Capacity

2024/25
MeasureThis school
School places630
Pupils on roll377
Unfilled places40.2%

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

Teachers and staff

2025/26
MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher20.4
Pupils per adult9.8
Teachers (FTE)19.6
Teaching assistants (FTE)18.06
Support staff (FTE)25.37
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/2520.7
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/2517.6
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/251
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/252.1

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

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25
MeasureThis school
Suspension rate0.2%
Pupils with one or more suspensions0.2%
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 Godwin Primary School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.3 miPrimaryThomas Arnold Primary School, Rowdowns RoadCommunity school
Good
0.5 miPrimaryParsloes Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.5 miPrimarySt Peter's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school
Good
0.5 miPrimaryThe James Cambell Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led
Good
0.5 miAll-throughGoresbrook SchoolFree schools
Outstanding
0.6 miPrimaryVillage Infants' SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.6 miPrimaryWilliam Ford CofE Junior SchoolVoluntary aided school
Good
0.6 miSecondaryJo Richardson Community SchoolCommunity school
Outstanding
0.7 miPrimaryMarsh Green Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.8 miSecondaryDagenham Park CofE SchoolVoluntary controlled school
Good

Frequently asked questions about Godwin Primary School

What is Godwin Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Godwin Primary School is rated Good by Ofsted, last inspected on 27 Jan 2016.

How does Godwin Primary School rank in England?

Godwin Primary School ranks 4,896 of 15,057 schools in England for Key stage 2 2024/25 (better than 67% of schools).

How many pupils attend Godwin Primary School?

Godwin Primary School has 422 pupils aged 3 to 11, with capacity for 630.

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.