Henry Green Primary School

About Henry Green Primary School

Henry Green Primary School is clearly a popular choice among local families. For the 2025/26 intake, the school received 184 applications for just 60 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 3.07. Of the 59 families who put it as their first preference, 54 were offered a place, so while most first-choice applicants were successful, competition is real. The school’s most recent Ofsted inspection, an ungraded visit in December 2021, confirmed it remains Good, an improvement from its Requires Improvement rating in the previous graded inspection of November 2014. In the most recent graded inspection of November 2016, leadership and management, early years provision, and overall effectiveness were all graded Good. With 467 pupils on roll against a capacity of 472, the school is running very close to full, which helps explain the high demand.

Academically, Henry Green performs well above the local authority average. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results, 73% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with a Barking and Dagenham average of 65%. That puts the school 9th out of 39 primary schools in the borough, placing it in the top quarter nationally. Reading and maths average scores were 106 and 105 respectively, both above the national benchmark of 100. At the higher standard, 5% of pupils achieved the top level across all three subjects, with 32% hitting that mark in maths alone. Progress scores are not available in the data, but the attainment figures suggest solid teaching across the board. The school has a relatively high proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals at 25.8%, making these results particularly noteworthy.

The school offers a broad set of facilities including a forest school, art studios, a sports hall, playing fields and a chapel, despite having no religious character. Sports provision covers swimming, football, netball, cricket, dance, rounders and cross country, while clubs include coding, science club and drama. For families with children who have additional needs, the SEND support is extensive: the school has a dedicated SEN unit and provisions for specific learning difficulties, moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech and language difficulties, and autistic spectrum disorder. Nursery provision is available from age three. Given its strong local reputation, oversubscribed status and solid outcomes, Henry Green is a particularly good fit for families in Barking and Dagenham who want a state primary with proven attainment and inclusive support.

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