Northbury Primary School
About the school
Northbury Primary School is an open primary school in Barking and Dagenham.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 2 June 2026
- Published
- 8 July 2026
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
Published inspection outcomes
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Early years
Strong standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
Results and school context
Key Stage 2 results
Combined attainment
Reading, writing and maths expected standard
- School
- 69%
- Barking and Dagenham
- 67%
- England
- 62%
Reading, writing and maths higher standard
- School
- 12%
- Barking and Dagenham
- 8%
- England
- 8%
Subject attainment
Reading expected standard
- School
- 79%
- Barking and Dagenham
- 79%
- England
- 75%
Writing expected standard
- School
- 72%
- Barking and Dagenham
- 75%
- England
- 72%
Maths expected standard
- School
- 82%
- Barking and Dagenham
- 79%
- England
- 74%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling expected
- School
- 80%
- Barking and Dagenham
- 78%
- England
- 73%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling higher
- School
- 44%
- Barking and Dagenham
- 41%
- England
- 30%
Science expected standard
- School
- 83%
- Barking and Dagenham
- 83%
- England
- 82%
Scaled scores
Reading average scaled score
- School
- 106
- Barking and Dagenham
- 106
- England
- 106
Maths average scaled score
- School
- 107
- Barking and Dagenham
- 106
- England
- 105
Grammar average scaled score
- School
- 108
- Barking and Dagenham
- 107
- England
- 105
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
853
Girls
51.47%
Boys
48.53%
SEN support
10.55%
Education, health and care plan
1.76%
English as an additional language
77.60%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
24.62%
Overall absence
5.95
Persistent absence
16.24