Godwin Primary School

Godwin Primary School has successfully maintained the standards established at its previous inspection, reflecting a strong commitment to fostering a positive educational environment. Pupils demonstrate a love for learning, supported by effective communication between the school and families. The school's values emphasize personal development, citizenship, and well-being; these are evident through various initiatives and opportunities for pupils. The high expectations placed on pupils, including those from disadvantaged backgrounds, have contributed to solid achievements across subjects, reaffirming the school's dedication to an ambitious curriculum.

Strengths

• Pupils are eager to learn and enjoy coming to school.
• Strong communication with families enhances student learning.
• The school prioritizes developing pupils as responsible citizens.
• High expectations for learning are upheld, especially for disadvantaged pupils.
• Staff effectively support pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
• A well-implemented phonics program assists pupils in their reading development.
• Pupils engage in a wide range of extracurricular activities that enhance their learning.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent subject knowledge among staff leads to gaps in pupils' understanding.

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 Godwin Primary School attended 93.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 22.4% 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, 0.2% of pupils at Godwin Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). One pupil was 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 Godwin Primary School had 20.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 15.0% 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, 24.2% of pupils at Godwin Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.8% 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 Godwin Primary School received £8,591 and spent £9,048 for each of its 399 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £173,000 (£435 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 Godwin Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Godwin Primary School is Good, from an inspection in June 2025.

When was Godwin Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Godwin Primary School was last inspected in June 2025.

How many pupils does Godwin Primary School have?

Godwin Primary School has 422 pupils on roll.

What age range does Godwin Primary School cover?

Godwin Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 71% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Godwin Primary School?

Godwin Primary School is at Finnymore Road, Dagenham, Essex, RM9 6JH.