St Margarets CofE Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Barking, Barking and Dagenham
Last distance offered · Reception 2025
Not published
From London Borough of Barking and Dagenham · offers on 16 April 2025
Reception last distance offered, 2021–2023 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
St Margarets CofE Primary School is a primary school in Barking, Barking and Dagenham for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Improved significantly, from the inspection on 19 March 2025. Barking and Dagenham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2017 to 2025 entry.
St Margarets CofE 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2022 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2021 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| 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
- Its latest Ofsted outcome, from 19 March 2025, is Improved significantly.
- In 2024/25, 89% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 13% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Reading, writing and maths results for 2024/25 ranked highest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Barking and Dagenham that have results.
- Reception 2026 had 56 first-choice applications for 59 offers, 0.9 per offer and the 8th lowest of 39 Barking and Dagenham primary schools; every first-choice family was offered a place.
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
- 15-19 North Street, Barking, IG11 8AS
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Barking and Dagenham
- Pupils on roll
- 393 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 18.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Improved significantly Inspected 19 March 2025
Strengths
- “Everyone is valued in this welcoming and inspiring school.”
- “It is committed to ensuring pupils receive an exceptional education.”
- “Pupils from all backgrounds and cultures thrive.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 2 May 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) | 89% | 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: 56 first-preference applications, 59 offers in total, 56 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 Joseph's Catholic Primary School 0.2 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Northbury Primary School 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Gascoigne Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Greatfields Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Ripple Primary School 0.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Eastbury Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Manor Junior School 1.2 mi Not judged
- Manor Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published