Roding Primary School
Hewett Road, Dagenham, RM8 2XS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr A Robbins
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Barking
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,218
- Pupils on roll
- 892
- URN
- 101230
- Local authority
- Barking and Dagenham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02082706640
About this school
Roding Primary School is a community primary school in Dagenham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 892 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Roding 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 18 May 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 | 168 | 160 | 139 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 47% | 57% | 59% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 4% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 64% | 72% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 70% | 74% | 78% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 64% | 63% | 69% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.20 | - | - |
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 Roding 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 | 47% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 62.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 59% | 64.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,130 |
| 2023/24 | 1,050 |
| 2024/25 | 987 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Roding Primary School compares
Roding Primary School ranked 35th of 43 primary schools in Barking and Dagenham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 59% | 5.2% | 28.8% | 892 | — |
| The St Teresa Catholic Primary School | 83% | 4% | 13.2% | 230 | 0.1 miles |
| Southwood Primary School | 56% | 5.9% | 31% | 593 | 0.4 miles |
| Dorothy Barley Infants' School | — | 4.7% | 15.7% | 223 | 0.5 miles |
| Dorothy Barley Junior Academy | 57% | 6.2% | 34.7% | 294 | 0.5 miles |
| Becontree Primary School | 53% | 5.5% | 29.1% | 458 | 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)
- 28.81%
- English as an additional language
- 49.1%
- Overall absence
- 5.16%
- Persistent absence
- 15.28%
Location
Nearby schools
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The St Teresa Catholic Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Dagenham
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Southwood Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Dagenham
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Dorothy Barley Infants' School0.5 miles
Primary · Dagenham
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Dorothy Barley Junior Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Dagenham
-
Becontree Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Dagenham
Other schools in Dagenham
Roding Primary School ranks 24th 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 ages does Roding Primary School teach?
- Roding Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Dagenham.
- Who is the headteacher of Roding Primary School?
- The headteacher of Roding Primary School is Mr A Robbins, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Roding Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Roding 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 Roding Primary School?
- Roding Primary School has 892 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Roding Primary School full?
- Roding Primary School has capacity for 1,218 pupils and 892 on roll (73%), 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 Roding Primary School a faith school?
- No. Roding Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Roding Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Roding Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Roding Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Roding Primary School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Roding Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 47% in 2022/23 and 59% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Roding Primary School compare with other schools in Barking and Dagenham?
- Roding Primary School ranked 35th of 43 primary schools in Barking and Dagenham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Roding Primary School's absence rate?
- Roding Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Roding Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Roding 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.