Gascoigne Primary School
About Gascoigne Primary School
Gascoigne Primary School is a large state primary in the Barking and Dagenham local authority, ranking 20th out of 39 primaries in the borough. That places it just inside the top half of local schools, though it sits some way behind the top-performing peers in the area — Rush Green Primary School, St Margarets CofE Primary School and The St Teresa Catholic Primary School all score notably higher on the same ranking metric. The school is a mixed, non-religious state primary for children aged 3 to 11, with a nursery on site. It is significantly oversubscribed: for the 2025/26 intake, 301 families applied for 133 places, and all 126 first-preference applicants were offered a spot. The school has a Good rating from Ofsted, a grade it has held consistently across its most recent graded inspection and its ungraded inspection in 2022, which confirmed the school remains Good. The nearest Outstanding-rated primary is Thames View Infants, 1.8 kilometres away.
Key Details
Ofsted Inspection Breakdown
16 Jun 2022Latest monitoring visit (16 Jun 2022): School remains Good
Source: Ofsted, 10 Sept 2013. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.
Facilities
9Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.
Extracurriculars
12Sports
Clubs & Activities
Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.
SEND Support
Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.
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