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St Margarets CofE Primary School

Barking and Dagenham, IG11 8ASPrimaryAges 3–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Mar 2025
KS2 Results
88%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.1×
Oversubscribed
69 1st-choice / 60 places
Ranking
🏆Top 5%
#496 of 13,686 nationally

About St Margarets CofE Primary School

St Margarets CofE Primary School sits second out of 39 primary schools in Barking and Dagenham, placing it firmly among the borough’s strongest performers. It trails only Rush Green Primary School at the top, and sits ahead of The St Teresa Catholic Primary School and Riverside Primary School, which round out the local top four. The school’s ranking score of 88 puts it in the top five per cent of primaries in the local authority, and it also ranks within the top four per cent nationally. Headteacher Sophie Bannon leads a Church of England mixed school of 387 pupils, with capacity for 420. The school’s most recent Ofsted inspection, an ungraded visit in March 2025, judged that it had improved significantly since its previous graded inspection, and the overall effectiveness remains Good. Leadership and management were also rated Good. That represents a clear upward trajectory from the Requires Improvement rating the school received in its 2013 graded inspection.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterChurch of England
Address15-19 North Street, Barking, Barking and Dagenham, IG11 8AS
HeadteacherSophie Bannon
Local AuthorityBarking and Dagenham
Number of Pupils387
Free School Meals (FSM)20.7%
School Capacity387 / 420 (92% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

19 Mar 2025
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good

Latest monitoring visit (19 Mar 2025): Improved significantly

Source: Ofsted, 22 Apr 2013. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

6
Sensory RoomLibraryForest SchoolPlaying FieldsSports HallChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

13

Sports

AthleticsSwimmingTennisRoundersFootballCricketNetball

Clubs & Activities

ChessArt ClubEco ClubCodingScience ClubChoir

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguagePhysicalLearning DifficultyOther

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:45 – 15:15

Breakfast club

07:45-08:45

After-school care

15:15-18:00

Source: st-margarets-barking.org.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Frequently Asked Questions About St Margarets CofE Primary School

St Margarets CofE Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.