Dorothy Barley Junior Academy

Barking and Dagenham · RM8 2NB

General information Junior School · 7-11 years Who goes here 294 pupils, 29.9% FSM

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Dorothy Barley Junior Academy

General Information

Address: Ivinghoe Road, Dagenham, RM8 2NB – View on map
Phone: 02082704962
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Miss Cathy Leicester
Age range: 7-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

294 pupils out of 457 places Plenty of room

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 88
% eligible for free school meals: 29.9%
Pupil mix: 9 in 10 (similar to the Barking and Dagenham average)
English as an additional language: 57% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 22.9% a year (Barking and Dagenham 13.8%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 51% moved to another school, 49% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Barking and Dagenham: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 1 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 1 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 1 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Barking and Dagenham, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 6.2%
Persistently absent pupils: 19.1%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

SEN unit for Moderate learning difficultiesSevere learning difficulties 12 places · 12 pupils at the last count
Resourced provision for Moderate learning difficultiesSevere learning difficulties 12 places · 12 pupils at the last count

Places are usually for children with an EHC Plan and are arranged through the council, not the normal school application.

Pupils on SEN Support: 16.7%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 5.8%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Moderate learning difficulty: 18 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 15 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 10 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 3 pupils
Vision impairment: 2 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 6 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 6 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 2 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 2 pupils
Vision impairment: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Good 2023 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 57% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 3% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 10 percentage points below the Barking and Dagenham average (67%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Below (3-year average 58% against an expected 68%)
3-year average (expected standard): 58%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 68% · Writing 75% · Maths 65% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 70%
Average test scores: reading 103, maths 101
Based on: 63 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolBarking and Dagenham averageEngland→ Broadly steady No clear rise or fall since 2022/23 (changes this small are normal from one year group to the next). In 2024/25 this school was 10 percentage points below the Barking and Dagenham average (67%).

Year 6 SATs: 38th of 43 junior and primary schools in the area

=35Roding Primary School59%
#37Marsh Green Primary School58%
#38Dorothy Barley Junior Academy57%
=39Grafton Primary School56%
=39Southwood Primary School56%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

=1Rush Green Primary School89%
=1St Margarets CofE Primary School89%
#3Riverside Primary School87%
#4Eastbury Community School84%
=5St Joseph's Catholic Primary School83%
=5The St Teresa Catholic Primary School83%
=5The Sydney Russell School83%
=8St Peter's Catholic Primary School79%
=8Warren Junior School79%
#10Manor Junior School78%
#11Henry Green Primary School77%
=12Beam Primary School76%
=12Monteagle Primary School76%
#14Goresbrook School75%
=15Ripple Primary School73%
=15Thomas Arnold Primary School, Rowdowns Road73%
=17Hunters Hall Primary School72%
=17John Perry Primary School72%
=17Richard Alibon Primary School with ARP for Cognitive and Learning Difficulties : SEN Base72%
#20Godwin Primary School71%
=21George Carey Church of England Primary School70%
=21Parsloes Primary School70%
=21The Leys Primary School70%
#24Northbury Primary School69%
=25St Joseph's Catholic Primary School67%
=25Thames View Junior School67%
=25William Ford CofE Junior School67%
=28St Vincent's Catholic Primary School66%
=28The James Cambell Primary School66%
#30Eastbrook School65%
#31Manor Primary School64%
=32Five Elms Primary School61%
=32William Bellamy Primary School61%
#34Valence Primary School60%
=35Gascoigne Primary School59%
=35Roding Primary School59%
#37Marsh Green Primary School58%
#38Dorothy Barley Junior Academy57%
=39Grafton Primary School56%
=39Southwood Primary School56%
#41Becontree Primary School53%
#42Rose Lane Primary School48%
#43Eastbury Primary School45%

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2nd of 4 junior schools in Barking and Dagenham for Ofsted rating

#1Warren Junior SchoolOutstanding
#2Dorothy Barley Junior AcademyGood
#3Manor Junior SchoolGood
#4William Ford CofE Junior SchoolGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Warren Junior SchoolOutstanding
#2Dorothy Barley Junior AcademyGood
#3Manor Junior SchoolGood
#4William Ford CofE Junior SchoolGood

Financials

Spending per pupil: £7,800 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

2nd of 5 junior schools in Barking and Dagenham for spending per pupil

#1William Ford CofE Junior School£9,615
#2Dorothy Barley Junior Academy£7,800
#3Thames View Junior School£7,232
#4Manor Junior School£6,940

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1William Ford CofE Junior School£9,615
#2Dorothy Barley Junior Academy£7,800
#3Thames View Junior School£7,232
#4Manor Junior School£6,940
#5Warren Junior School£6,715

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