Northbury Primary School
Northbury Close, Barking, IG11 8JA
832 pupils · 91% of 918 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Barking and Dagenham
- Free school meals
- 19%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 3 February 2022, published 16 March 2022. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 69% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 12% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 77 | 77 | 167 | 77 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 119 | 112 | 223 | 119 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 119 | 115 | 252 | 119 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 93 | 91 | 217 | 93 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 120 | 124 | 234 | 119 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 105 | 98 | 197 | 105 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 120 | 120 | 261 | 120 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 119 | 117 | 250 | 119 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St Margarets CofE Primary School 0.5 km · Improved significantly (2025)
- Uphall Primary School 0.8 km · No overall grade (2025)
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 0.8 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Woodlands Primary School 1 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Gascoigne Primary School 1.1 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Ripple Primary School 1.2 km · Standards maintained (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.