Village Infants' School
Ford Road, Dagenham, RM10 9JS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Steven Carbutt
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Dagenham and Rainham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 270
- Pupils on roll
- 296
- URN
- 101223
- Local authority
- Barking and Dagenham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02082706589
About this school
Village Infants' School is a community primary school in Dagenham. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 296 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 5 March 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.
Trends over time
How Village Infants' 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 290 |
| 2023/24 | 287 |
| 2024/25 | 294 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Village Infants' School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.4% | 25.8% | 296 | — |
| William Ford CofE Junior School | 67% | 6.1% | 37.1% | 319 | 0.0 miles |
| Thomas Arnold Primary School, Rowdowns Road | 73% | 5.6% | 32.5% | 454 | 0.3 miles |
| Parsloes Primary School | 70% | 5.6% | 33.5% | 412 | 0.5 miles |
| Marsh Green Primary School | 58% | 4.3% | 32.9% | 367 | 0.5 miles |
| Godwin Primary School | 71% | 7% | 24.1% | 422 | 0.6 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)
- 25.82%
- English as an additional language
- 61.6%
- Overall absence
- 6.36%
- Persistent absence
- 21.55%
Location
Nearby schools
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William Ford CofE Junior School0.0 miles
Primary · Dagenham
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Thomas Arnold Primary School, Rowdowns Road0.3 miles
Primary · Dagenham
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Parsloes Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Dagenham
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Marsh Green Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Dagenham
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Godwin Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Dagenham
Other 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 Village Infants' School teach?
- Village Infants' School teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in Dagenham.
- Who is the headteacher of Village Infants' School?
- The headteacher of Village Infants' School is Steven Carbutt, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Village Infants' School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Village Infants' 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 Village Infants' School?
- Village Infants' School has 296 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is Village Infants' School full?
- Village Infants' School has capacity for 270 pupils and 296 on roll (110%), so it is at or above 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 Village Infants' School a faith school?
- No. Village Infants' School has no designated religious character.
- Does Village Infants' School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Village Infants' School as having nursery classes.
- What is Village Infants' School's absence rate?
- Village Infants' School's overall absence rate is 6.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Village Infants' School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Village Infants' School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.