Dorothy Barley Junior Academy
Ivinghoe Road, Dagenham, RM8 2NB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- REACH2 ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Cathy Leicester
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- REAch2 Academy Trust
- SEN provision
- MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Barking
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 457
- Pupils on roll
- 294
- URN
- 140687
- Local authority
- Barking and Dagenham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02082704962
About this school
Dorothy Barley Junior Academy is a primary academy in Dagenham. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 294 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
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
- 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 | 99 | 85 | 63 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 61% | 57% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 1% | 4% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 63% | 75% | 68% |
| Expected standard in maths | 66% | 69% | 65% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 66% | 72% | 70% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 103.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.00 | - | - |
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 Dorothy Barley Junior Academy 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 | 57% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 61% | 62.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 57% | 64.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 339 |
| 2023/24 | 323 |
| 2024/25 | 300 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Dorothy Barley Junior Academy compares
Dorothy Barley Junior Academy ranked 38th of 43 primary schools in Barking and Dagenham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 57% | 6.2% | 34.7% | 294 | — |
| Dorothy Barley Infants' School | — | 4.7% | 15.7% | 223 | 0.0 miles |
| The St Teresa Catholic Primary School | 83% | 4% | 13.2% | 230 | 0.5 miles |
| Roding Primary School | 59% | 5.2% | 28.8% | 892 | 0.5 miles |
| Becontree Primary School | 53% | 5.5% | 29.1% | 458 | 0.7 miles |
| Manor Junior School | 78% | 5.3% | 18.6% | 590 | 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)
- 34.67%
- English as an additional language
- 55.3%
- Overall absence
- 6.15%
- Persistent absence
- 19.09%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Dorothy Barley Infants' School0.0 miles
Primary · Dagenham
-
The St Teresa Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Dagenham
-
Roding Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Dagenham
-
Becontree Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Dagenham
-
Manor Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Barking
Other schools in Dagenham
Dorothy Barley Junior Academy ranks 26th of the 29 ranked primary schools in Dagenham.
- Beam Primary School Primary
- Becontree Primary School Primary
- Dorothy Barley Infants' School 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
- Monteagle Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Dorothy Barley Junior Academy teach?
- Dorothy Barley Junior Academy teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Dagenham.
- Who is the headteacher of Dorothy Barley Junior Academy?
- The headteacher of Dorothy Barley Junior Academy is Miss Cathy Leicester, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Dorothy Barley Junior Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Dorothy Barley Junior Academy, 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 Dorothy Barley Junior Academy?
- Dorothy Barley Junior Academy has 294 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Dorothy Barley Junior Academy full?
- Dorothy Barley Junior Academy has capacity for 457 pupils and 294 on roll (64%), 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 Dorothy Barley Junior Academy a faith school?
- No. Dorothy Barley Junior Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Dorothy Barley Junior Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Dorothy Barley Junior Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Dorothy Barley Junior Academy?
- Dorothy Barley Junior Academy is part of REACH2 ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Dorothy Barley Junior Academy have?
- The schools register lists Dorothy Barley Junior Academy's special educational needs provision as: MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Dorothy Barley Junior Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 57% in 2022/23 and 57% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Dorothy Barley Junior Academy rank locally?
- Dorothy Barley Junior Academy ranked 38th of 43 primary schools in Barking and Dagenham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Dorothy Barley Junior Academy's absence rate?
- Dorothy Barley Junior Academy's overall absence rate is 6.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Dorothy Barley Junior Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Dorothy Barley Junior Academy'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 1 July 2026.