Gascoigne Primary School
Gascoigne Road, Barking, IG11 7DR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr James Fox and Mrs Anre Buchner
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Barking
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,260
- Pupils on roll
- 1,115
- URN
- 131775
- Local authority
- Barking and Dagenham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02082704291
About this school
Gascoigne Primary School is a community primary school in Barking. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 1,115 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 16 June 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 | 139 | 142 | 124 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 64% | 59% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 6% | 1% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 75% | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 71% | 72% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 68% | 79% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.40 | - | - |
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 Gascoigne 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 | 60% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 64% | 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 | 7.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,118 |
| 2023/24 | 1,112 |
| 2024/25 | 1,122 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Gascoigne Primary School compares
Gascoigne Primary School ranked 36th 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 28% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 59% | 6.8% | 30.9% | 1,115 | — |
| Greatfields Primary School | — | — | 30% | 50 | 0.1 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | 83% | 4% | 33.5% | 242 | 0.2 miles |
| St Margarets CofE Primary School | 89% | 4.8% | 21.2% | 393 | 0.4 miles |
| Ripple Primary School | 73% | 5.9% | 26.1% | 856 | 0.5 miles |
| Northbury Primary School | 69% | 6% | 24.6% | 832 | 0.7 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)
- 30.85%
- English as an additional language
- 89%
- Overall absence
- 6.77%
- Persistent absence
- 24%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Greatfields Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Barking
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Barking
-
St Margarets CofE Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Barking
-
Ripple Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Barking
-
Northbury Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Barking
Other schools in Barking
Gascoigne Primary School ranks 10th of the 11 ranked primary schools in Barking.
- Eastbury Primary School Primary
- George Carey Church of England Primary School Primary
- Greatfields Primary School Primary
- Manor Junior School Primary
- Northbury Primary School Primary
- Ripple Primary School Primary
- Riverside Primary School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Margarets CofE Primary School Primary
- Thames View Infants Primary
- Thames View Junior School Primary
- Barking Abbey School, A Specialist Sports and Humanities College Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Gascoigne Primary School teach?
- Gascoigne Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Barking.
- Who is the headteacher of Gascoigne Primary School?
- The headteacher of Gascoigne Primary School is Mr James Fox and Mrs Anre Buchner, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Gascoigne Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Gascoigne 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 Gascoigne Primary School?
- Gascoigne Primary School has 1,115 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Gascoigne Primary School full?
- Gascoigne Primary School has capacity for 1,260 pupils and 1,115 on roll (88%), 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 Gascoigne Primary School a faith school?
- No. Gascoigne Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Gascoigne Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Gascoigne Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Gascoigne Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 60% 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 Gascoigne Primary School rank locally?
- Gascoigne Primary School ranked 36th 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 28% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Gascoigne Primary School's absence rate?
- Gascoigne Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Gascoigne Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Gascoigne 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.