The Leys Primary School
Leys Avenue, Dagenham, RM10 9YR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Head of School
- Miss Nicola Fagan
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Dagenham and Rainham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 472
- Pupils on roll
- 377
- URN
- 101216
- Local authority
- Barking and Dagenham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02082706470
About this school
The Leys Primary School is a community primary school in Dagenham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 377 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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 9 November 2023, 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 | 55 | 54 | 47 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 69% | 67% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 6% | 15% |
| Expected standard in reading | 85% | 74% | 74% |
| Expected standard in maths | 82% | 76% | 74% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 76% | 78% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.70 | - | - |
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 The Leys 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 | 69% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 62.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 70% | 64.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 423 |
| 2023/24 | 412 |
| 2024/25 | 409 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Leys Primary School compares
The Leys Primary School ranked 21st of 43 primary schools in Barking and Dagenham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 70% | 6.3% | 31.2% | 377 | — |
| John Perry Primary School | 72% | 6.9% | 30.1% | 626 | 0.5 miles |
| Newtons Primary School | 59% | 5.7% | 26.2% | 459 | 0.5 miles |
| Beam Primary School | 76% | 4.2% | 24.9% | 559 | 0.5 miles |
| Village Infants' School | — | 6.4% | 25.8% | 296 | 0.7 miles |
| William Ford CofE Junior School | 67% | 6.1% | 37.1% | 319 | 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)
- 31.17%
- English as an additional language
- 40.1%
- Overall absence
- 6.27%
- Persistent absence
- 21.43%
Location
Nearby schools
-
John Perry Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Dagenham
-
Newtons Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Rainham
-
Beam Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Dagenham
-
Village Infants' School0.7 miles
Primary · Dagenham
-
William Ford CofE Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Dagenham
Other schools in Dagenham
The Leys Primary School ranks 13th of the 29 ranked primary schools in Dagenham.
- Beam Primary School Primary
- Becontree Primary School Primary
- Dorothy Barley Infants' School Primary
- Dorothy Barley Junior Academy Primary
- Five Elms Primary School Primary
- Godwin Primary School Primary
- Grafton Primary School Primary
- Henry Green Primary School Primary
- Hunters Hall Primary School Primary
- John Perry Primary School Primary
- Manor Primary School Primary
- Marsh Green Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does The Leys Primary School teach?
- The Leys Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Dagenham.
- Who is the head of school of The Leys Primary School?
- The head of school of The Leys Primary School is Miss Nicola Fagan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Leys Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Leys 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 big is The Leys Primary School?
- The Leys Primary School has 377 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is The Leys Primary School full?
- The Leys Primary School has capacity for 472 pupils and 377 on roll (80%), 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 The Leys Primary School a faith school?
- No. The Leys Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does The Leys Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records The Leys Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have The Leys Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 69% in 2022/23 and 70% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Leys Primary School rank locally?
- The Leys Primary School ranked 21st of 43 primary schools in Barking and Dagenham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Leys Primary School's absence rate?
- The Leys Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Leys Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Leys 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.