William Bellamy Primary School

William Bellamy Primary School continues to be a good school, demonstrating a commitment to the well-being and safety of its pupils. Staff play an essential role in supporting students, fostering an environment where learners feel safe and understood. The school's curriculum is both broad and ambitious, effectively catering to the diverse needs of all pupils, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). Parents are engaged and kept well-informed, further enhancing the learning experience for their children. However, some pupils who have not been at the school long enough are struggling to catch up in their learning, as highlighted by lower statutory assessment outcomes in 2023.

Strengths

• Pupils' well-being is a priority, creating a happy and supportive environment.
• The curriculum is broad and ambitious for all pupils, including those with SEND.
• Strong emphasis on promoting a love of reading among pupils.
• Pupils are well-prepared for life in modern Britain through diverse experiences.
• Effective safeguarding measures that ensure pupil safety and well-being.
• High attendance priority leads to reduced absence rates.

Areas for Improvement

• Some pupils struggle with reading due to insufficient phonics practice.
• Teaching does not always promote deep understanding of concepts.
• Explanations of concepts sometimes lack clarity.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at William Bellamy Primary School attended 93.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 24.4% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.6% of pupils at William Bellamy Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 William Bellamy Primary School had 19.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 8.7% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 27.7% of pupils at William Bellamy Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.8% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 William Bellamy Primary School received £8,962 and spent £9,055 for each of its 779 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £77,000 (-£99 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is William Bellamy Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for William Bellamy Primary School is Good, from an inspection in May 2024.

When was William Bellamy Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

William Bellamy Primary School was last inspected in May 2024.

How many pupils does William Bellamy Primary School have?

William Bellamy Primary School has 795 pupils on roll.

What age range does William Bellamy Primary School cover?

William Bellamy Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are William Bellamy Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 61% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is William Bellamy Primary School?

William Bellamy Primary School is at Frizlands Lane, East, Dagenham, Essex, RM10 7HX.