The James Cambell Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · Dagenham, Barking and Dagenham
Last distance offered · Reception 2025
Every applicant was offered a place
From London Borough of Barking and Dagenham · offers on 16 April 2025
Reception last distance offered, 2018–2025 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
The James Cambell Primary School is a primary school in Dagenham, Barking and Dagenham for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 14 May 2024. Barking and Dagenham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2017 to 2025 entry.
The James Cambell 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2022 | 2.98 mi |
| Reception 2021 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2020 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2019 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2018 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2017 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2025, but places ran out in 1 of the 7 earlier years with a published outcome.
- For Reception 2026 there were 61 first-choice applications for 61 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 66% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 12% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- That 66% for 2024/25 was the 3rd lowest 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
- Langley Crescent, Dagenham, RM9 6TD
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Barking and Dagenham
- Pupils on roll
- 602 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 30.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 14 May 2024
Strengths
- “Since the school’s previous inspection, leaders have taken decisive and effective action to improve the quality of teaching and learning as well as pupils’ behaviour in and outside the classroom.”
- “Consequently, pupils’ are typically attentive and calm in lessons and academic outcomes in assessments at the end of Year 6 are typically in line with national averages.”
- “Pupils are happy and feel safe.”
To improve
- “On a few occasions, the intended curriculum is not as equally well delivered.”
- “When subject expertise is not as secure and checks on pupils’ understanding are not as robust, what pupils know and can do is not as firmly understood.”
- “Therefore, pupils’ misconceptions sometimes go unaddressed, and pupils’ knowledge is not built up as securely over time.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 28 June 2024 (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) | 66% | 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: 61 first-preference applications, 61 offers in total, 61 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.
- Godwin Primary School 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Monteagle Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Roding Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Thomas Arnold Primary School, Rowdowns Road 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Peter's Catholic Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Parsloes Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Dorothy Barley Infants' School 0.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Dorothy Barley Junior Academy 1.0 mi Good