Beam Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Dagenham, Barking and Dagenham
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.
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Key facts
- Address
- Oval Road North, Dagenham, RM10 9ED
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- 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.
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
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- 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.
- 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