Godwin Primary School
Finnymore Road, Dagenham, RM9 6JH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Faye Spooner
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Barking
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 422
- URN
- 130919
- Local authority
- Barking and Dagenham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02082704150
About this school
Godwin Primary School is a community primary school in Dagenham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 422 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 8 May 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.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 65 | 55 | 52 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 55% | 62% | 71% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 9% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% | 71% | 90% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 84% | 87% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 78% | 80% | 87% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.00 | - | - |
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 Godwin 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 | 55% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 62% | 62.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 71% | 64.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 455 |
| 2023/24 | 432 |
| 2024/25 | 434 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Godwin Primary School compares
Godwin Primary School ranked 20th of 43 primary schools in Barking and Dagenham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 71% | 7% | 24.1% | 422 | — |
| 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 |
| St Peter's Catholic Primary School | 79% | 4% | 31.9% | 387 | 0.5 miles |
| The James Cambell Primary School | 66% | 5.1% | 37.9% | 602 | 0.5 miles |
| Village Infants' School | — | 6.4% | 25.8% | 296 | 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)
- 24.09%
- English as an additional language
- 50.5%
- Overall absence
- 7.04%
- Persistent absence
- 22.38%
Location
Nearby schools
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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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St Peter's Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Dagenham
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The James Cambell Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Dagenham
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Village Infants' School0.6 miles
Primary · Dagenham
Other schools in Dagenham
Godwin Primary School ranks 12th 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
- 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 year groups does Godwin Primary School teach?
- Godwin Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Dagenham.
- Who is the headteacher of Godwin Primary School?
- The headteacher of Godwin Primary School is Miss Faye Spooner, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Godwin Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Godwin 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 Godwin Primary School?
- Godwin Primary School has 422 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Godwin Primary School full?
- Godwin Primary School has capacity for 630 pupils and 422 on roll (67%), 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 Godwin Primary School a faith school?
- No. Godwin Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Godwin Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Godwin Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Godwin Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 55% in 2022/23 and 71% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Godwin Primary School rank locally?
- Godwin Primary School ranked 20th of 43 primary schools in Barking and Dagenham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Godwin Primary School's absence rate?
- Godwin Primary School's overall absence rate is 7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Godwin Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Godwin 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 30 June 2026.