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Thames View Infants

Primary · Academy converter · Barking, IG11 0LG

Outstanding

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Thames View Infants Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 25 Jun 2024

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

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeAcademy converter
Ages3 to 7
Pupils403
GenderMixed
Head teacherPaul Jordan
TrustTVI LEARNING
Local authorityBarking and Dagenham
Opened01 Sept 2012
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 138684.

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census.

MeasureThis school
Total pupils403
Girls190
Boys213
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.16.1%
First language not English85.6%
School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery.360
Pupils excluding nurseryPupils who take up school places.345
Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken.4.2%
SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school.117
EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs.13
Average class size27.3

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

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.

Pupils ethnicity

Bangladeshi
28.8%
African
17.9%
Other White
11.9%
Pakistani
10.9%
White British
8.2%
Indian
5%
Other mixed
4.7%
Other Asian
3%
Caribbean
2.5%
White and Black Caribbean
1.7%

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

Teachers and staff

2025/26

Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.

MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher24.4
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.9.2
Teachers (FTE)16
Teaching assistants (FTE)24.99
Support staff (FTE)34.78
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/2517.4
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/2515
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/250.8
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/251.6

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 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)Places offered on national offer day.120
Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed.219
First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice.130
First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place.120
Applications from another local authority (Reception)2

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

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed.

MeasureThis schoolBarking and DagenhamEngland
Overall absence4.4%, better than England, better than Barking and Dagenham5.4%5.1%
Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions.9.1%, better than England, better than Barking and Dagenham16%13.2%
Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions.0%, better than England, better than Barking and Dagenham1%1%

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

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25

Suspension rate is the number of suspensions per 100 pupils, so one pupil can be counted more than once. A permanently excluded pupil is removed from the school roll.

MeasureThis school
Suspension rate0.3%
Pupils with one or more suspensions0.3%
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 Thames View Infants
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.1 miPrimaryThames View Junior SchoolAcademy sponsor led
Good
0.5 miPrimaryGeorge Carey Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school
Good
0.6 miPrimaryEastbury Primary SchoolAcademy converter
Good
0.7 miPrimaryRiverside Primary SchoolFree schools
Good
0.7 miSecondaryRiverside SchoolFree schools
Outstanding
0.7 miPrimaryMonteagle Primary SchoolCommunity school
Outstanding
0.9 miPrimaryRipple Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
1.0 miSecondaryGreatfields SchoolFree schools
Good
1.0 miPrimaryGreatfields Primary SchoolFree schools
Unrated
1.0 miSecondaryJo Richardson Community SchoolCommunity school
Outstanding

Frequently asked questions about Thames View Infants

What is Thames View Infants' Ofsted rating?

Thames View Infants is rated Outstanding by Ofsted, last inspected on 25 Jun 2024.

How hard is it to get into Thames View Infants?

For Reception entry in 2026/27, Thames View Infants made 120 offers from 219 applications (1.8 per offer), and 120 of 130 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.

How many pupils attend Thames View Infants?

Thames View Infants has 403 pupils aged 3 to 7.

What is the capacity of Thames View Infants?

Thames View Infants had 360 school places in 2024/25.

How big are classes at Thames View Infants?

At Thames View Infants, the average class had 27.3 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 24.4 pupils per teacher.

What is attendance like at Thames View Infants?

In 2025/26, pupils at Thames View Infants missed 4.4% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 9.1% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 13.2%).

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.