Beam Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Dagenham, Barking and Dagenham
Last distance offered · Reception 2025
Not published
From London Borough of Barking and Dagenham · offers on 16 April 2025
Unlock every school · £9.99 Open on the map →Beam Primary School is a primary school in Dagenham, Barking and Dagenham for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 2 July 2025. Barking and Dagenham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2017 to 2025 entry.
Beam 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 | Not published |
| Reception 2024 | Not published |
| Reception 2023 | Not published |
| Reception 2022 | Not published |
| Reception 2021 | Not published |
| Reception 2020 | Not published |
| Reception 2019 | Not published |
| Reception 2018 | Not published |
| Reception 2017 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Reception 2026 had 65 first-choice applications for 71 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 6 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 34 of the 160 applications for Reception 2026 came from families living outside Barking and Dagenham, and 16 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 76% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 18% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- The 2024/25 reading, writing and maths figure was 2nd highest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Barking and Dagenham that have results.
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
- Oval Road North, Dagenham, RM10 9ED
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Barking and Dagenham
- Pupils on roll
- 559 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 22% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 2 July 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils thrive at this highly inclusive school.”
- “It takes a nurturing and caring approach, which leads to pupils feeling and being kept secure and safe.”
- “The school places a strong emphasis on social justice, and this is threaded through all aspects of school life.”
To improve
- “However, in some parts where the curriculums have been recently reviewed, this is less precise.”
- “As a result, at times, pupils’ understanding is less well developed and sometimes misconceptions remain unaddressed.”
- “However, there is still some more work to do in this area.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 September 2025 (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) | 76% | 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: 65 first-preference applications, 71 offers in total, 65 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.
- The Leys Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Marsh Green Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Village Infants' School 0.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- William Ford CofE Junior School 0.9 mi Good
- St Peter's Catholic Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- John Perry Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Thomas Arnold Primary School, Rowdowns Road 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Godwin Primary School 1.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published