George Carey Church of England Primary School

Primary · Barking and Dagenham · IG11 0FJ · URN 136431

Ofsted GoodLast inspected 2023-02-23Cohort 619Church of England

Exam results, in full

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Key stage 2 results

Taken by pupils at the end of Year 6, so they describe a primary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 86

4 of 4 headline figuresArea average from 46 schools in Barking and Dagenham

Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
70%
Barking and Dagenham 64.9%England 61%
5.1 percentage points above the area average of 64.9
Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
2%
Barking and Dagenham 8.4%England 8%
6.4 percentage points below the area average of 8.4
Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading
106
Barking and Dagenham 106.25England 105
In line with the area average of 106.3
Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths
107
Barking and Dagenham 105.91England 105
1.1 above the area average of 105.9
Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling
108
Barking and Dagenham 107.2England 105
0.8 above the area average of 107.2
Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
48%
Barking and Dagenham 38.3%England 32%
9.7 percentage points above the area average of 38.3
Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading
79%
Barking and Dagenham 76%
3 percentage points above the area average of 76
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing
76%
Barking and Dagenham 72.2%
3.8 percentage points above the area average of 72.2
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths
80%
Barking and Dagenham 75%
5 percentage points above the area average of 75
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
86
Barking and Dagenham 72
14.3 above the area average of 71.7
Context only, not scored

Measure	This school	Against Barking and Dagenham	Against national	Feeds
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths	70% Barking and Dagenham 64.9%England 61%	5.1 percentage points above the area average of 64.9	9 percentage points above the national figure of 61	Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths	2% Barking and Dagenham 8.4%England 8%	6.4 percentage points below the area average of 8.4	6 percentage points below the national figure of 8	Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading	106 Barking and Dagenham 106.25England 105	In line with the area average of 106.3	1 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths	107 Barking and Dagenham 105.91England 105	1.1 above the area average of 105.9	2 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling	108 Barking and Dagenham 107.2England 105	0.8 above the area average of 107.2	3 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling	48% Barking and Dagenham 38.3%England 32%	9.7 percentage points above the area average of 38.3	16 percentage points above the national figure of 32	Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading	79% Barking and Dagenham 76%	3 percentage points above the area average of 76	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing	76% Barking and Dagenham 72.2%	3.8 percentage points above the area average of 72.2	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths	80% Barking and Dagenham 75%	5 percentage points above the area average of 75	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	86 Barking and Dagenham 72	14.3 above the area average of 71.7	No national comparison	Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Barking and Dagenham · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Primary classes: 26.2 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language: 30.2% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 19.1% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 11% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 9.6pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling: 48% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths: 2% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 19.7pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths: 70% of pupils
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average): 85.2% of teachers

Data last refreshed 2026-10-12. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

Distances are straight-line from the centre of your outward postcode, not a walking or driving route, and never a catchment or admissions prediction.

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What is the latest Ofsted judgement?: Ofsted rated George Carey Church of England Primary School Good at its inspection on 23/02/2023.
Where is the school and which authority runs it?: George Carey Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Barking and Dagenham, postcode IG11 0FJ (URN 136431).
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