Best primary schools in Barking and Dagenham (2026)

Barking and Dagenham has 39 ranked primary schools with published results. The top-ranked is St Margarets CofE Primary School, in the top 3% in England. The average reading, writing & maths here in 2025 was 69%, against 62% for England. 5 are in England's top 10%, and 1 are rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

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Rank	School	Reading, writing & maths (2023–2025 average)	Reading, writing & maths 2025	Higher standard	Ofsted
1 Top 3% in England	St Margarets CofE Primary School Barking and Dagenham · Church of England	88%	89%	13%	No rating
2 Top 4% in England	Riverside Primary School Barking and Dagenham	84%	87%	23%	No rating
3 Top 4% in England	The St Teresa Catholic Primary School Barking and Dagenham · Roman Catholic	85%	83%	13%	Not judged
4 Top 4% in England	Rush Green Primary School Barking and Dagenham	84%	89%	22%	Not judged
5 Top 6% in England	St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Barking and Dagenham · Roman Catholic	78%	83%	28%	No rating
6 Top 15% in England	Warren Junior School Barking and Dagenham	77%	79%	13%	Outstanding
7 Top 19% in England	Beam Primary School Barking and Dagenham	73%	76%	18%	Not judged
8 Top 21% in England	Henry Green Primary School Barking and Dagenham	76%	77%	7%	No rating
9 Top 21% in England	Monteagle Primary School Barking and Dagenham	74%	76%	10%	Report card
10 Top 23% in England	St Peter's Catholic Primary School Barking and Dagenham · Roman Catholic	74%	79%	4%	Good
11 Top 24% in England	Manor Junior School Barking and Dagenham	73%	78%	9%	Not judged
12 Top 30% in England	The Leys Primary School Barking and Dagenham	69%	70%	15%	No rating
13 Top 31% in England	Richard Alibon Primary School with ARP for Cognitive and Learning Difficulties : SEN Base Barking and Dagenham	72%	72%	7%	Good
14 Top 34% in England	Parsloes Primary School Barking and Dagenham	67%	70%	13%	No rating
15 Top 38% in England	John Perry Primary School Barking and Dagenham	67%	72%	14%	No rating
16 Top 39% in England	Thomas Arnold Primary School, Rowdowns Road Barking and Dagenham	66%	73%	8%	No rating
17 Top 42% in England	Five Elms Primary School Barking and Dagenham	65%	61%	0%	No rating
18 Top 46% in England	Thames View Junior School Barking and Dagenham	63%	67%	11%	Report card
19 Top 48% in England	Marsh Green Primary School Barking and Dagenham	64%	58%	0%	No rating
20 Top 49% in England	The James Cambell Primary School Barking and Dagenham	63%	66%	12%	Good
21 Top 50% in England	William Ford CofE Junior School Barking and Dagenham · Church of England	63%	67%	10%	Good
22 Bottom 50% in England	Hunters Hall Primary School Barking and Dagenham	62%	72%	11%	No rating
23 Bottom 49% in England	St Vincent's Catholic Primary School Barking and Dagenham · Roman Catholic	63%	66%	3%	No rating
24 Bottom 49% in England	Godwin Primary School Barking and Dagenham	63%	71%	4%	No rating
25 Bottom 48% in England	George Carey Church of England Primary School Barking and Dagenham · Church of England	63%	70%	2%	No rating
26 Bottom 47% in England	Manor Primary School Barking and Dagenham	62%	64%	11%	No rating
27 Bottom 47% in England	Northbury Primary School Barking and Dagenham	61%	69%	12%	Report card
28 Bottom 46% in England	Ripple Primary School Barking and Dagenham	62%	73%	5%	No rating
29 Bottom 44% in England	Gascoigne Primary School Barking and Dagenham	61%	59%	1%	No rating
30 Bottom 42% in England	William Bellamy Primary School Barking and Dagenham	59%	61%	1%	No rating
31 Bottom 34% in England	Dorothy Barley Junior Academy Barking and Dagenham	58%	57%	3%	Good
32 Bottom 32% in England	Grafton Primary School Barking and Dagenham	58%	56%	3%	No rating
33 Bottom 31% in England	St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Barking and Dagenham · Roman Catholic	54%	67%	12%	No rating
34 Bottom 30% in England	Becontree Primary School Barking and Dagenham	55%	53%	8%	Good
35 Bottom 28% in England	Valence Primary School Barking and Dagenham	56%	60%	5%	No rating
36 Bottom 27% in England	Roding Primary School Barking and Dagenham	54%	59%	5%	No rating
37 Bottom 26% in England	Southwood Primary School Barking and Dagenham	54%	56%	7%	Good
38 Bottom 20% in England	Eastbury Primary School Barking and Dagenham	50%	45%	6%	No rating
39 Bottom 10% in England	Rose Lane Primary School Barking and Dagenham	44%	48%	7%	Requires improvement

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What is the best primary school in Barking and Dagenham?

On exam results over the last three years, St Margarets CofE Primary School is the top-ranked primary school in Barking and Dagenham, in the top 3% of schools in England.

How are the schools ranked?

By published Department for Education exam results averaged over three years: for secondary schools, Attainment 8 plus a quarter of the share getting grade 5+ in English and maths; for primary schools, the share reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths plus half the share reaching the higher standard. The order uses the three-year average, so a school can rank above one with a higher single-year result. Schools with fewer than 10 pupils taking the tests are not ranked. Exam results are only part of the picture: visit, read the Ofsted report and check admissions rules, as living nearby does not guarantee a place.