George Carey Church of England Primary School

Type Primary / Voluntary aided school
Age Range 3-11
Religion Church of England
Address The Rivergate Centre
Minter Road
Barking
IG11 0FJ
Phone 02082704040
Reference Number 136431

George Carey Church of England Primary School continues to demonstrate strong performance, being rated as a good school. Pupils thrive in a supportive and inclusive environment with high expectations set by staff. The school fosters positive relationships, and the vast majority of students feel safe and happy. An ambitious curriculum is in place, ensuring that most pupils, including those with special educational needs and disabilities, achieve well. However, some areas of the curriculum still require refinement to enhance long-term knowledge retention among pupils. Overall, the school's commitment to its values and the well-being of its students is evident.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 642
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 49.69%
Girls: 50.31%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 20.8%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 30.8%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 24.9
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 24.8
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 28.8

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 30 47 77
2 43 38 81
3 48 46 94
4 41 50 91
5 45 42 87
6 47 40 87

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
African 29.1%
Pakistani 9.8%
White, Other 9%
White, British 7.3%
Asian, Other 5%
Mixed, Other 4.8%
Indian 4%
White & Asian 3.1%
White & Black (African) 2.5%
Unclassified 1.7%
Caribbean 1.4%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.6%
Chinese 0.3%
Irish 0.3%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date 22 Feb 2023
Date Report
22 Feb 2023 School inspection
11 Sep 2019 Monitoring visit
21 Nov 2017 Short inspection
18 Oct 2012 Full inspection:

Strengths

  • Pupils are happy and feel safe at school.
  • Strong leadership creates a warm and inclusive environment.
  • Ambitious and well-planned curriculum with high expectations.
  • Effective teaching strategies help pupils understand and apply knowledge.
  • Early years provision prepares children well for Year 1.
  • Strong support for pupils with special educational needs.
  • Wide range of extracurricular activities enriches pupil experience.

Areas for Improvement

  • In some subjects, the curriculum changes have not yet embedded, affecting long-term knowledge retention.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 70%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 2%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 106
Maths 107

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -0.7
Writing 1
Maths 0.4

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 31 1
Third Preference 15 0
From another Local Authority 2 0

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