The Leys 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 →The Leys Primary School is a primary school in Dagenham, Barking and Dagenham for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 9 November 2023. Barking and Dagenham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2017 to 2025 entry.
The Leys 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
- For Reception in 2026 there were 34 first-choice applications for 30 offers, 1.1 first choices per offer, the 2nd highest of 39 Barking and Dagenham primary schools.
- All 30 Reception offers in 2026 went to first-choice families, and 4 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 70% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 15% 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
- Leys Avenue, Dagenham, RM10 9YR
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Barking and Dagenham
- Pupils on roll
- 377 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 30.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 9 November 2023
Strengths
- “The Leys Primary School is a happy and caring place, where everyone is important.”
- “Pupils feel safe at this school and are considerate of each other’s happiness.”
- “They are keen to speak to visitors and make them feel welcome.”
To improve
- “In a small minority of subjects, however, the important knowledge that pupils need to build on is not as clear as it should be.”
- “This limits the achievement of pupils.”
- “These new improvements need time to embed.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 December 2023 (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) | 70% | 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: 34 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 30 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.
- John Perry Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Beam Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Village Infants' School 0.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- William Ford CofE Junior School 0.7 mi Good
- Marsh Green Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Hunters Hall 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
- St Peter's Catholic Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published