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Grafton Primary School

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personMrs Lindsey Gray

location_onDagenham, RM8 3EX

language Visit Website phone 2037275171

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2019

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Students

907

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Expected Standard

56%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Grafton Primary School is a Community school primary school in Dagenham, serving ages 3-11. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Demand is above capacity (1.0×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 70% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Grafton Primary School is a community school in Dagenham, Barking and Dagenham, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 898 pupils on roll, of whom 22% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 56% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 3% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #32 of 39 primaries in Barking and Dagenham and #8,188 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2019. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.0× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.9:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. The average suspension rate was 0.5 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

56%

LA 65%

Reading70% LA 76%

Writing64% LA 72%

Maths69% LA 75%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

48%

LA 62%England 61%

Reading66% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing58% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths62% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

69%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading77% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing87% LA 69% · Eng 71%

Maths85% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.9

Read

LA 0.0

-0.3 to 2.0

1.9

Write

LA 0.0

0.7 to 3.0

2.9

Maths

LA 0.8

1.8 to 4.0

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

65%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading71% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing81% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths90% LA 78% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.6

Read

LA 0.2

-1.7 to 0.6

0.6

Write

LA 0.2

-0.4 to 1.7

0.7

Maths

LA 0.8

-0.4 to 1.7

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

66%

LA 65%

Reading82% LA 73%

Writing76% LA 77%

Maths86% LA 77%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

112

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.7

Read

LA 0.3

0.6 to 2.8

-0.8

Write

LA 0.6

-1.9 to 0.3

Maths

LA 1.0

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Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

01 April 2025

Inspection Report

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30 April 2019

Inspection Report

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19 June 2018

Inspection Report

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21 November 2013

Inspection Report

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28 September 2010

Inspection Report

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08 May 2008

Inspection Report

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16 November 2006

Inspection Report

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17 November 2003

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2019-04-30

S5 Inspection Legacy

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2018-06-19

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2013-11-21

None Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

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

0.4%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.4%(4 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

1pupils

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National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 898 pupils. During this period, there were 4 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.4%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	898	4	0.4%	0.8%	1
2024/25 (Autumn term)	890	5	0.6%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	913	2	0.2%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	909	1	0.1%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	900	3	0.3%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	906	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	907	1	0.1%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	900	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	905	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	905	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	917	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	905	1	0.1%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	907	2	0.2%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	901	4	0.4%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	889	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	889	1	0.1%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	892	3	0.3%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	883	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	868	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	883	3	0.3%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	896	1	0.1%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	900	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	898	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	946	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	940	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	946	0	0.0%	0.5%	0

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 52 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 51 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 19 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 10 pupils

Physical Disability 4 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Hearing Impairment 2 pupils

Visual Impairment 2 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils