Ripple Primary School
Suffolk Road, Barking, IG11 7QS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Roger Mitchell
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Barking
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,181
- Pupils on roll
- 856
- URN
- 101198
- Local authority
- Barking and Dagenham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02082704670
About this school
Ripple Primary School is a community primary school in Barking. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 856 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Ripple 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
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 30 April 2025, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. 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 | 121 | 126 | 107 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 58% | 55% | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 7% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 63% | 63% | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 74% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 72% | 70% | 72% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 103.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +4.80 | - | - |
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 Ripple 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 | 58% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 55% | 62.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 73% | 64.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 897 |
| 2023/24 | 907 |
| 2024/25 | 916 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ripple Primary School compares
Ripple Primary School ranked 16th of 43 primary schools in Barking and Dagenham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% 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 | 73% | 5.9% | 26.1% | 856 | — |
| Greatfields Primary School | — | — | 30% | 50 | 0.4 miles |
| Eastbury Primary School | 45% | 6.3% | 23.7% | 777 | 0.4 miles |
| Gascoigne Primary School | 59% | 6.8% | 30.9% | 1,115 | 0.5 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | 83% | 4% | 33.5% | 242 | 0.6 miles |
| Manor Junior School | 78% | 5.3% | 18.6% | 590 | 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)
- 26.07%
- English as an additional language
- 84.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.92%
- Persistent absence
- 18.64%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Greatfields Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Barking
-
Eastbury Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Barking
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Gascoigne Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Barking
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Barking
-
Manor Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Barking
Other schools in Barking
Ripple Primary School ranks 6th 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
- Northbury 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 Ripple Primary School teach?
- Ripple Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Barking.
- Who is the headteacher of Ripple Primary School?
- The headteacher of Ripple Primary School is Mr Roger Mitchell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Ripple Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ripple 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 Ripple Primary School?
- Ripple Primary School has 856 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Ripple Primary School full?
- Ripple Primary School has capacity for 1,181 pupils and 856 on roll (72%), 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 Ripple Primary School a faith school?
- No. Ripple Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Ripple Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Ripple Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Ripple Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Ripple Primary School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Ripple Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 58% in 2022/23 and 73% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ripple Primary School compare with other schools in Barking and Dagenham?
- Ripple Primary School ranked 16th of 43 primary schools in Barking and Dagenham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% 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 Ripple Primary School's absence rate?
- Ripple Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ripple Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ripple 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.