Northbury Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Barking, Barking and Dagenham
Last distance offered · Reception 2025
1.48 miles
Published by London Borough of Barking and Dagenham · offers on 16 April 2025
Reception last distance offered, 2017–2025 (miles)
Northbury Primary School is a primary school in Barking, Barking and Dagenham for ages 3–11 (community school). Barking and Dagenham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2017 to 2025 entry.
Northbury Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2025 | 1.48 mi |
| Reception 2024 | Not published |
| Reception 2023 | Not published |
| Reception 2022 | 0.58 mi |
| Reception 2021 | Not published |
| Reception 2020 | 0.29 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 0.70 mi |
| Reception 2018 | 0.35 mi |
| Reception 2017 | 0.29 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception 2025, the last child offered a place lived 1.48 miles away, the 2nd longest of 6 Barking and Dagenham primary schools with a published Reception 2025 last distance.
- The 2025 Reception last distance was further from the school than in 2022, and the 2025 figure was the longest of the 6 years with a published distance.
- For Reception 2026 there were 77 first-choice applications for 77 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 69% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 12% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Barking and Dagenham schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Northbury Close, Barking, IG11 8JA
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Barking and Dagenham
- Pupils on roll
- 832 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 18% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 2 June 2026
Strengths
- “Diversity is one of the school’s greatest strengths, shaping a highly inclusive environment where pupils are known, valued and supported to achieve their potential.”
- “Pupils benefit fully from local places of worship, including the neighbouring gurdwara, mosque and historic Quaker burial ground, reflecting the rich cultural and religious diversity that helps define the community.”
- “This broadens pupils’ experiences as they benefit from the rich cultural heritage that surrounds them.”
To improve
- “Although pupils currently attend less well than their peers nationally, this is improving over time.”
- “There are, however, some inconsistencies in the expectations staff have around pupils' spoken language.”
- “This means that pupils' confidence and clarity vary across year groups and between classes.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 July 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 69% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 77 first-preference applications, 77 offers in total, 77 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Barking and Dagenham.
- St Margarets CofE Primary School 0.3 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Gascoigne Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Ripple Primary School 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Greatfields Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Manor Junior School 1.1 mi Not judged
- Manor Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Eastbury Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published