Goodmayes Primary School
Castleton Road, Goodmayes, Ilford, IG3 9RW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Lee Walker
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Ilford South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 682
- Pupils on roll
- 643
- URN
- 102807
- Local authority
- Redbridge
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02085905810
About this school
Goodmayes Primary School is a community primary school in Ilford. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 643 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Goodmayes 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 88 | 85 | 87 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 70% | 76% | 75% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 8% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 86% | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 98% | 91% | 84% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 86% | 91% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 108.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 110.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +6.10 | - | - |
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 Goodmayes 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 | Redbridge average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 70% | 67.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 76% | 71.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 75% | 72% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 665 |
| 2023/24 | 662 |
| 2024/25 | 661 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Goodmayes Primary School compares
Goodmayes Primary School ranked 32nd of 53 primary schools in Redbridge for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 23% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 75% | 7.3% | 25.2% | 643 | — |
| Al-Noor Voluntary Aided Muslim Primary School | 79% | 4.9% | 24.7% | 420 | 0.1 miles |
| St Vincent's Catholic Primary School | 66% | 4.2% | 20.6% | 216 | 0.4 miles |
| Barley Lane Primary School | 68% | 6.5% | 20.6% | 840 | 0.4 miles |
| Becontree Primary School | 53% | 5.5% | 29.1% | 458 | 0.5 miles |
| Chadwell Primary School | 60% | 5.5% | 21.8% | 675 | 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)
- 25.24%
- English as an additional language
- 64.1%
- Overall absence
- 7.27%
- Persistent absence
- 24.52%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Al-Noor Voluntary Aided Muslim Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Ilford
-
St Vincent's Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Dagenham
-
Barley Lane Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Romford
-
Becontree Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Dagenham
-
Chadwell Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Romford
Other schools in Ilford
Goodmayes Primary School ranks 21st of the 33 ranked primary schools in Ilford.
- Al-Noor Voluntary Aided Muslim Primary School Primary
- Aldborough Primary School Primary
- Christchurch Primary School Primary
- Cleveland Road Primary School Primary
- Clore Tikva School Primary
- Cranbrook Primary School Primary
- Downshall Primary School Primary
- Fairlop Primary School Primary
- Farnham Green Primary School Primary
- Fullwood Primary School Primary
- Gearies Primary School Primary
- Gilbert Colvin Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Goodmayes Primary School teach?
- Goodmayes Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Ilford.
- Who is the headteacher of Goodmayes Primary School?
- The headteacher of Goodmayes Primary School is Mr Lee Walker, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Goodmayes Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Goodmayes 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 Goodmayes Primary School?
- Goodmayes Primary School has 643 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Goodmayes Primary School full?
- Goodmayes Primary School has capacity for 682 pupils and 643 on roll (94%), 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 Goodmayes Primary School a faith school?
- No. Goodmayes Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Goodmayes Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Goodmayes Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Goodmayes Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 70% in 2022/23 and 75% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Goodmayes Primary School compare with other schools in Redbridge?
- Goodmayes Primary School ranked 32nd of 53 primary schools in Redbridge for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 23% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Goodmayes Primary School's absence rate?
- Goodmayes Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Goodmayes Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Goodmayes 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.