Greatfields Primary School
St Marys, Barking, IG11 7BL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- PARTNERSHIP LEARNING
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Kinnaird
- Sponsor
- Partnership Learning
- Constituency
- Barking
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 50
- URN
- 143720
- Local authority
- Barking and Dagenham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02039092345
About this school
Greatfields Primary School is a primary academy in Barking. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 50 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Greatfields Primary School under its current framework. 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
Greatfields Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 2024, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
How Greatfields Primary School compares
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | — | 30% | 50 | — |
| Gascoigne Primary School | 59% | 6.8% | 30.9% | 1,115 | 0.1 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | 83% | 4% | 33.5% | 242 | 0.4 miles |
| Ripple Primary School | 73% | 5.9% | 26.1% | 856 | 0.4 miles |
| St Margarets CofE Primary School | 89% | 4.8% | 21.2% | 393 | 0.5 miles |
| Northbury Primary School | 69% | 6% | 24.6% | 832 | 0.8 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%
- English as an additional language
- 10%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Gascoigne Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Barking
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Barking
-
Ripple Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Barking
-
St Margarets CofE Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Barking
-
Northbury Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Barking
Other schools in Barking
- Eastbury Primary School Primary
- Gascoigne Primary School Primary
- George Carey Church of England 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 Greatfields Primary School teach?
- Greatfields Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Barking.
- Who is the headteacher of Greatfields Primary School?
- The headteacher of Greatfields Primary School is Mrs Sarah Kinnaird, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Greatfields Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Greatfields Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Greatfields Primary School?
- Greatfields Primary School has 50 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Greatfields Primary School full?
- Greatfields Primary School has capacity for 630 pupils and 50 on roll (8%), 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 Greatfields Primary School a faith school?
- No. Greatfields Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Greatfields Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Greatfields Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Greatfields Primary School?
- Greatfields Primary School is part of PARTNERSHIP LEARNING. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- Does Greatfields Primary School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Greatfields Primary School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 2 July 2026.