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George Carey Church of England Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Voluntary aided
The Rivergate Centre, Minter Road, Barking IG11 0FJ · georgecareyprimaryschool.com · 020 8270 4040
On the mapSearch near IG11 0FJ
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Feb 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 70%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Barking and Dagenham 67%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 619
- 85% of 726 places
- Local authority
- Barking and Dagenham
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 19.1%
- First language not English
- 30.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 63 families put the school first and 64 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 | 64 | 63 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 61 | 60 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 70 | 70 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 67 | 67 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 78 | 77 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 70% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 2% 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 | |||
| ▲70% | 62% | ||
| ▼2% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 23 February 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for George Carey Church of England Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 22 Feb 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Oct 2012
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Sept 2019Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Met
Before September 2019
Nov 2017Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Oct 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
93% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (44 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 93%
- Replies
- 44
- 7% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 70% who raised concerns
based on the 41% who had a child bullied
based on 10 parents (23%) with SEND