Primary school

Ripple Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Barking and Dagenham
  • IG11 7QS

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 4,126 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 28%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 67%67%2016/17: top 67%2017/18: top 88%2018/19: top 69%2022/23: top 60%2023/24: top 68%2024/25: top 28%No exams

Against LondonArrows: London rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM73% · London 72%6/10 Middle+35.3 pts
Higher standard, RWM5% · London 12%2/10 Well below London+5.2 pts
Reading score106 · London 1073/10 Below+14.2 pts
Maths score107 · London 1075/10 Middle+14.3 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 47% · 136 pupils · London 61%2016/17: 56% · 124 pupils · London 69%2017/18: 47% · 143 pupils · London 72%2018/19: 60% · 126 pupils · London 73%2022/23: 58% · 121 pupils · London 68%2023/24: 55% · 126 pupils · London 70%2024/25: 73% · 107 pupils · London 72%73%47%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 4% · 136 pupils · London 7%2016/17: 6% · 124 pupils · London 10%2017/18: 7% · 143 pupils · London 12%2018/19: 5% · 126 pupils · London 13%2022/23: 2% · 121 pupils · London 11%2023/24: 7% · 126 pupils · London 11%2024/25: 5% · 107 pupils · London 12%7%2%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 100 · 136 pupils · London 1032016/17: 101 · 124 pupils · London 1052017/18: 102 · 143 pupils · London 1062018/19: 103 · 126 pupils · London 1062022/23: 104 · 121 pupils · London 1062023/24: 103 · 126 pupils · London 1072024/25: 106 · 107 pupils · London 107106100No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 101 · 136 pupils · London 1042016/17: 103 · 124 pupils · London 1062017/18: 104 · 143 pupils · London 1062018/19: 106 · 126 pupils · London 1072022/23: 106 · 121 pupils · London 1062023/24: 106 · 126 pupils · London 1062024/25: 107 · 107 pupils · London 107107101No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
28 of 28 who put it first2014 · 90.3%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2828
2nd270
3rd310

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2006–2025

  1. 2006Satisfactory
  2. 2008Goodas predecessor
  3. 2010Good
  4. 2014Requires improvement
  5. 2016Good
  6. 2020Remains Good
  7. 2025Ungraded visit

5 strong areas

  • Outcomes for pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · 3 points to improve

Read what Ofsted said (6)

From Ofsted report, inspected Apr 2025

Strengths

  • “Pupils are safe and happy in this nurturing community.”
  • “They appreciate the caring support they receive from all staff.”
  • “One pupil summed this up saying, ‘Teachers encourage you and make you more confident.’”

To improve

  • “Sometimes, teachers introduce new learning too quickly and do not address key misconceptions effectively enough.”
  • “Where this happens, some pupils do not secure the important knowledge as well as they could.”
  • “It also means that some younger pupils do not learn to read confidently and with fluency.”

Ofsted inspection report extracts, Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026856
Free school meals (past 6 years)26.1%
First language not English84.5%
SEN support11.5%
EHC plan3.9%
Absence (sessions missed)5.9%
Persistently absent pupils18.6%

Girls 48.1%Boys 51.9%

72.5% full · 1,181 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 11 responses (1.2% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school90.9% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school90.9% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved72.7% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 36.4% not applicable57.1% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year90.9% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 18.2% not applicable77.8% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?0% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 0% who said Yes above0% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child54.5% agree
  • My child does well at this school72.7% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing72.7% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school90.9% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school72.7% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development63.6% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent72.7% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher16.2
Pupils per adult11.4
  • Classroom teachers 46.9
  • Leadership 5
  • Teaching assistants 19.6
  • Other support 21.3

Teachers 51.9 FTE · Whole workforce 92.8 · 121 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£9,529
Spend per pupil£9,757
Staff spend per pupil£7,613
Reserve per pupil−£983
  • −£833,634revenue reserve
  • −£192,893in-year balance

Grants £9,414 · self-generated £115 · premises £562 per pupil