Northbury Primary School
Northbury Close, Barking, IG11 8JA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Matthew Murphy
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Barking
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 918
- Pupils on roll
- 832
- URN
- 101196
- Local authority
- Barking and Dagenham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02082704750
About this school
Northbury Primary School is a community primary school in Barking. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 832 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Northbury Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 3 February 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 99 | 115 | 108 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 60% | 69% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 7% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 69% | 70% | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 70% | 70% | 82% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 74% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 103.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 104.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.50 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Northbury Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Barking and Dagenham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 53% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 60% | 62.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 69% | 64.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 843 |
| 2023/24 | 868 |
| 2024/25 | 853 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Northbury Primary School compares
Northbury Primary School ranked 24th of 43 primary schools in Barking and Dagenham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 69% | 6% | 24.6% | 832 | — |
| St Margarets CofE Primary School | 89% | 4.8% | 21.2% | 393 | 0.3 miles |
| Uphall Primary School | 76% | 7.7% | 26.5% | 865 | 0.5 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | 83% | 4% | 33.5% | 242 | 0.5 miles |
| Woodlands Primary School | 51% | 7.5% | 36.8% | 558 | 0.6 miles |
| Gascoigne Primary School | 59% | 6.8% | 30.9% | 1,115 | 0.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 24.62%
- English as an additional language
- 77.6%
- Overall absence
- 5.95%
- Persistent absence
- 16.24%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Margarets CofE Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Barking
-
Uphall Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Ilford
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Barking
-
Woodlands Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Ilford
-
Gascoigne Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Barking
Other schools in Barking
Northbury Primary School ranks 8th of the 11 ranked primary schools in Barking.
- Eastbury Primary School Primary
- Gascoigne Primary School Primary
- George Carey Church of England Primary School Primary
- Greatfields Primary School Primary
- Manor Junior School Primary
- Ripple Primary School Primary
- Riverside Primary School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Margarets CofE Primary School Primary
- Thames View Infants Primary
- Thames View Junior School Primary
- Barking Abbey School, A Specialist Sports and Humanities College Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Northbury Primary School teach?
- Northbury Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Barking.
- Who is the headteacher of Northbury Primary School?
- The headteacher of Northbury Primary School is Mr Matthew Murphy, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Northbury Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Northbury Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Northbury Primary School?
- Northbury Primary School has 832 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Northbury Primary School full?
- Northbury Primary School has capacity for 918 pupils and 832 on roll (91%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Northbury Primary School a faith school?
- No. Northbury Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Northbury Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Northbury Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Northbury Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 53% in 2022/23 and 69% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Northbury Primary School compare with other schools in Barking and Dagenham?
- Northbury Primary School ranked 24th of 43 primary schools in Barking and Dagenham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Northbury Primary School's absence rate?
- Northbury Primary School's overall absence rate is 6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Northbury Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Northbury Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.