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Richard Alibon Primary School with ARP for Cognitive and Learning Difficulties : SEN Base
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Alibon Road, Dagenham RM10 8DF · r-alibon.bardaglea.org.uk · 020 8270 4706
On the mapSearch near RM10 8DF
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jul 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 72%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Barking and Dagenham 67%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 576
- 86% of 669 places
- Local authority
- Barking and Dagenham
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 25.2%
- First language not English
- 53.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 55 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 60 | 55 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 47 | 46 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 65 | 64 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 54 | 54 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 52 | 52 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 72% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 7% 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 | |||
| ▲72% | 62% | ||
| ●7% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Richard Alibon Primary School with ARP for Cognitive and Learning Difficulties : SEN Base was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 18 July 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 18 Jul 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Sept 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jun 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Sept 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Nov 2012Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
85% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (41 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 85%
- Replies
- 41
- 7% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 71% who raised concerns
based on the 34% who had a child bullied