Thomas Arnold Primary School, Rowdowns Road
About the school
Thomas Arnold Primary School, Rowdowns Road 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
- 14 March 2024
- Published
- 8 May 2024
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- School remains Good
Results and school context
Key Stage 2 results
Combined attainment
Reading, writing and maths expected standard
- School
- 73%
- Barking and Dagenham
- 67%
- England
- 62%
Reading, writing and maths higher standard
- School
- 8%
- Barking and Dagenham
- 8%
- England
- 8%
Subject attainment
Reading expected standard
- School
- 86%
- Barking and Dagenham
- 79%
- England
- 75%
Writing expected standard
- School
- 73%
- Barking and Dagenham
- 75%
- England
- 72%
Maths expected standard
- School
- 84%
- Barking and Dagenham
- 79%
- England
- 74%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling expected
- School
- 84%
- Barking and Dagenham
- 78%
- England
- 73%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling higher
- School
- 45%
- Barking and Dagenham
- 41%
- England
- 30%
Science expected standard
- School
- 82%
- Barking and Dagenham
- 83%
- England
- 82%
Scaled scores
Reading average scaled score
- School
- 109
- Barking and Dagenham
- 106
- England
- 106
Maths average scaled score
- School
- 109
- 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
451
Girls
43.68%
Boys
56.32%
SEN support
16.19%
Education, health and care plan
9.09%
English as an additional language
68.50%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
32.54%
Overall absence
5.6
Persistent absence
19.02