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Grafton Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Grafton Road, Dagenham RM8 3EX · graftonprimary.co.uk · 020 3727 5171
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Apr 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 56%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Barking and Dagenham 67%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.58 mi
- 0.94 km · Reception, September 2025 entry · Barking and Dagenham Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 892
- 97% of 920 places
- Local authority
- Barking and Dagenham
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 19.9%
- First language not English
- 42.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2025, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.58 mi (938 m) from the school; in September 2024 it was 1.22 mi (1.96 km). Source: Barking and Dagenham Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 103 families put the school first and 109 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 109 | 103 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 111 | 105 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 120 | 123 | 1▲ | 95% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 120 | 121 | 1▲ | 98% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 120 | 140 | 1.2▲ | 83% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 0.58 mi0.94 km | |
| September 2024 | 1.22 mi1.96 km | |
How far from the school the child given the last place under the distance rule lives.
Results
In 2024/25, 56% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 3% the higher standard. Across Barking and Dagenham it was 67%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼56% | 62% | ||
| ▼3% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 2 April 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for Grafton Primary School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 1 Apr 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Apr 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Apr 2019Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Jun 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Nov 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Sept 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
73% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (64 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 73%
- Replies
- 64
- 7% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 75% who raised concerns
based on the 58% who had a child bullied
based on 12 parents (19%) with SEND