Richard Alibon Primary School with ARP for Cognitive and Learning Difficulties : SEN Base
About the school
Richard Alibon Primary School with ARP for Cognitive and Learning Difficulties : SEN Base 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
- 18 July 2023
- Published
- 28 September 2023
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
- Latest outcome
- Good
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Good
Sixth form
Not applicable
Results and school context
Key Stage 2 results
Combined attainment
Reading, writing and maths expected standard
- School
- 72%
- Barking and Dagenham
- 67%
- England
- 62%
Reading, writing and maths higher standard
- School
- 7%
- Barking and Dagenham
- 8%
- England
- 8%
Subject attainment
Reading expected standard
- School
- 88%
- Barking and Dagenham
- 79%
- England
- 75%
Writing expected standard
- School
- 79%
- Barking and Dagenham
- 75%
- England
- 72%
Maths expected standard
- School
- 86%
- Barking and Dagenham
- 79%
- England
- 74%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling expected
- School
- 86%
- Barking and Dagenham
- 78%
- England
- 73%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling higher
- School
- 47%
- Barking and Dagenham
- 41%
- England
- 30%
Science expected standard
- School
- 95%
- Barking and Dagenham
- 83%
- England
- 82%
Scaled scores
Reading average scaled score
- School
- 107
- Barking and Dagenham
- 106
- England
- 106
Maths average scaled score
- School
- 108
- Barking and Dagenham
- 106
- England
- 105
Grammar average scaled score
- School
- 109
- 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
607
Girls
47.94%
Boys
52.06%
SEN support
11.04%
Education, health and care plan
6.26%
English as an additional language
52.90%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
28.18%
Overall absence
4.59
Persistent absence
12.1