Five Elms Primary School
Wood Lane, Dagenham, RM9 5TB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sian Farrelly
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- HI - Hearing Impairment
- Constituency
- Dagenham and Rainham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 496
- Pupils on roll
- 460
- URN
- 101228
- Local authority
- Barking and Dagenham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02082704909
About this school
Five Elms Primary School is a community primary school in Dagenham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 460 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Five Elms 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 6 October 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 | 54 | 63 | 46 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 65% | 70% | 61% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 13% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 79% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 72% | 75% | 76% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 81% | 87% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.10 | - | - |
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 Five Elms 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 | 65% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 62.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 61% | 64.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 457 |
| 2023/24 | 461 |
| 2024/25 | 459 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Five Elms Primary School compares
Five Elms Primary School ranked 33rd of 43 primary schools in Barking and Dagenham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 61% | 5.8% | 34.4% | 460 | — |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | 67% | 3.4% | 19.3% | 277 | 0.2 miles |
| Grafton Primary School | 56% | 5.7% | 22.2% | 892 | 0.3 miles |
| William Bellamy Primary School | 61% | 7% | 31.1% | 795 | 0.5 miles |
| Southwood Primary School | 56% | 5.9% | 31% | 593 | 0.5 miles |
| Richard Alibon Primary School with ARP for Cognitive and Learning Difficulties : SEN Base | 72% | 4.6% | 28.2% | 576 | 0.5 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)
- 34.36%
- English as an additional language
- 63.8%
- Overall absence
- 5.84%
- Persistent absence
- 17.17%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Dagenham
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Grafton Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Dagenham
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William Bellamy Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Dagenham
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Southwood Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Dagenham
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Richard Alibon Primary School with ARP for Cognitive and Learning Difficulties : SEN Base0.5 miles
Primary · Dagenham
Other schools in Dagenham
Five Elms Primary School ranks 22nd 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
- 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
- Monteagle Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Five Elms Primary School teach?
- Five Elms Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Dagenham.
- Who is the headteacher of Five Elms Primary School?
- The headteacher of Five Elms Primary School is Mrs Sian Farrelly, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Five Elms Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Five Elms 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 Five Elms Primary School?
- Five Elms Primary School has 460 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Five Elms Primary School full?
- Five Elms Primary School has capacity for 496 pupils and 460 on roll (93%), 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 Five Elms Primary School a faith school?
- No. Five Elms Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Five Elms Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Five Elms Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Five Elms Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Five Elms Primary School's special educational needs provision as: HI - Hearing Impairment. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Five Elms Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 65% in 2022/23 and 61% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Five Elms Primary School compare with other schools in Barking and Dagenham?
- Five Elms Primary School ranked 33rd of 43 primary schools in Barking and Dagenham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Five Elms Primary School's absence rate?
- Five Elms Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Five Elms Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Five Elms 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.