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Dorothy Barley Junior Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 7–11 · Sponsored academy
Ivinghoe Road, Dagenham RM8 2NB · dorothybarleyjunioracademy.co.uk · 020 8270 4962
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 57%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Barking and Dagenham 67%, England 62%
- Pupils
- 294
- 64% of 457 places
- Local authority
- Barking and Dagenham
- Free school meals
- 29.9%
- First language not English
- 57.1%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Reach2 Academy Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
In 2024/25, 57% 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 | |||
| ▼57% | 62% | ||
| ▼3% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼103 | 106 | ||
| ▼101 | 105 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Dorothy Barley Junior Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 28 March 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 28 Mar 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2017
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (30 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 30
- 10% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 77% who raised concerns
based on the 53% who had a child bullied