The Leys Primary School, Dagenham
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
The school is making genuine progress after being placed in special measures. Teachers are working hard to improve their teaching, and the leadership team is focused on raising standards. The school has successfully tackled most inadequate teaching and is giving pupils in Key Stage 1 particularly strong support to develop their reading skills.
Key Strengths
- Standards rising in English and mathematics, particularly at Key Stage 1
- Quality of teaching has improved with better lessons becoming more established
- Senior leaders are focused and decisive in responding to areas for improvement
- Teachers' marking has become more specific and helpful
- Support from local authority and federated school is helping drive improvements
Areas for Improvement
- Standards at the end of Year 6 remain below average
- Pace of learning is still inconsistent across some classes and subjects
- Work is not always pitched at the right level for less able pupils
- Teaching assistants are not always given clear direction to support pupils effectively
- Analysis of how different pupil groups are progressing needs to be faster
Safeguarding
Safeguarding was not part of this monitoring inspection as it was judged to be good at the last full section 5 inspection.
The Leys Primary School is in special measures and has made good progress since the last monitoring inspection. Standards are rising in English and mathematics, with improvements in teaching quality and leadership capacity.
At a Glance
32.1%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 74%. Maths has remained stable at around 74%. Writing has remained stable at around 77%.
Class Sizes
27.3
Avg class size
27.0
Infant (KS1)
27.9
KS2
15
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
80%
Available places
377 pupils
472 capacity
95 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Dagenham
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Dagenham
Admissions Demand - Barking and Dagenham
Places available
4,064
Applications
3,038
Got 1st preference
96.2%
Got preferred school
99.7%
Primary admissions across Barking and Dagenham (2025/26)
Inspection History(13)
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
6.27004%
Overall absence
21.42857%
Persistent absence
364
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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