Dorothy Barley Infants' School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–7 · Dagenham, Barking and Dagenham
Dorothy Barley Infants' School is a primary school in Dagenham, Barking and Dagenham for ages 3–7 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 25 June 2025. Barking and Dagenham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2017 to 2025 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Davington Road, Dagenham, RM8 2LL
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–7
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Barking and Dagenham
- Pupils on roll
- 223 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 16.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 25 June 2025
Strengths
- “This school sits at the heart of the local community.”
- “Staff know the pupils and their families well.”
- “They greet pupils, parents and carers warmly each morning.”
To improve
- “However, sometimes, in some subjects, pupils’ long-term recall and understanding of subject content are not fully secure.”
- “This is because, sometimes, teaching does not revisit learning from previous years sufficiently well to ensure that pupils have mastered ideas fully.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 September 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 43 first-preference applications, 45 offers in total, 43 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Reception 2017 to 2025, as Barking and Dagenham published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Barking and Dagenham.
- Dorothy Barley Junior Academy 0.0 mi Good
- Roding Primary School 0.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The St Teresa Catholic Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Manor Junior School 0.7 mi Not judged
- Manor Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Becontree Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Monteagle Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Southwood Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published