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Ripple Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMr Roger Mitchell

location_onBarking, IG11 7QS

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

897

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Expected Standard

73%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Ripple Primary School is a Community school primary school in Barking, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 26% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Ripple Primary School is a community school in Barking, Barking and Dagenham, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 916 pupils on roll, of whom 26% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 73% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 5% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #13 of 39 primaries in Barking and Dagenham and #2,036 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 17.8:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

73%

LA 65%

Reading79% LA 76%

Writing79% LA 72%

Maths83% LA 75%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

55%

LA 62%England 61%

Reading63% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing67% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths74% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

58%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading63% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing70% LA 69% · Eng 71%

Maths77% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.2

Read

LA 0.0

1.0 to 3.3

2.0

Write

LA 0.0

0.9 to 3.1

4.8

Maths

LA 0.8

3.8 to 5.9

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading63% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing75% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths82% LA 78% · Eng 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.5

Read

LA 0.2

-1.7 to 0.6

0.0

Write

LA 0.2

-1.0 to 1.1

1.4

Maths

LA 0.8

0.4 to 2.4

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

47%

LA 65%

Reading59% LA 73%

Writing66% LA 77%

Maths66% LA 77%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.4

Read

LA 0.3

-2.5 to -0.3

-0.3

Write

LA 0.6

-1.4 to 0.8

1.1

Maths

LA 1.0

0.1 to 2.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

29 April 2025

Inspection Report

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28 January 2020

Inspection Report

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18 May 2016

Inspection Report

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12 February 2015

Inspection Report

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28 April 2014

Inspection Report

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14 January 2014

Inspection Report

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14 October 2010

Inspection Report

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21 September 2006

Inspection Report

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19 March 2001

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-05-18

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2014-01-14

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 916 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	916	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	898	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	930	3	0.3%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	907	2	0.2%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	908	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	924	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	897	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	887	2	0.2%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	924	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	928	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	899	2	0.2%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	904	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	914	1	0.1%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	922	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	977	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	977	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	950	1	0.1%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	997	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	1,007	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	1,000	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	1,048	2	0.2%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	1,056	1	0.1%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	1,056	5	0.5%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	1,148	4	0.3%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	1,147	5	0.4%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	1,141	1	0.1%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 76 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 28 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 14 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 13 pupils

Physical Disability 4 pupils

Hearing Impairment 3 pupils

Visual Impairment 2 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils