Primary school

St Vincent's Catholic Primary School

  • Academy Converter
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Roman Catholic
  • Barking and Dagenham
  • RM8 2JN

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 6,998 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 47%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 66%66%2016/17: top 34%2017/18: top 33%2018/19: top 34%2022/23: top 24%24% · 2022/232023/24: top 78%2024/25: top 47%No exams

Against London

Expected standard, RWM66% · London 72%Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM3% · London 12%Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score106 · London 107Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score107 · London 107Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 47% · 30 pupils · London 61%2016/17: 70% · 30 pupils · London 69%2017/18: 73% · 30 pupils · London 72%2018/19: 73% · 30 pupils · London 73%2022/23: 72% · 29 pupils · London 68%2023/24: 50% · 28 pupils · London 70%2024/25: 66% · 29 pupils · London 72%73%47%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 7% · 30 pupils · London 7%2016/17: 7% · 30 pupils · London 10%2017/18: 20% · 30 pupils · London 12%2018/19: 13% · 30 pupils · London 13%2022/23: 7% · 29 pupils · London 11%2023/24: 7% · 28 pupils · London 11%2024/25: 3% · 29 pupils · London 12%20%3%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 102 · 30 pupils · London 1032016/17: 103 · 30 pupils · London 1052017/18: 106 · 30 pupils · London 1062018/19: 105 · 30 pupils · London 1062022/23: 107 · 29 pupils · London 1062023/24: 104 · 28 pupils · London 1072024/25: 106 · 29 pupils · London 107107102No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 105 · 30 pupils · London 1042016/17: 106 · 30 pupils · London 1062017/18: 107 · 30 pupils · London 1062018/19: 106 · 30 pupils · London 1072022/23: 106 · 29 pupils · London 1062023/24: 104 · 28 pupils · London 1062024/25: 107 · 29 pupils · London 107107104No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
22 of 22 who put it first2014 · 62.5%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2222
2nd141
3rd70

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2005–2025

  1. 2005Goodas predecessor
  2. 2009Goodas predecessor
  3. 2012Goodas predecessor
  4. 2016Ungraded visitas predecessor
  5. 2025Ungraded visit

4 strong areas

  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils

0 weak areas

4 areas graded · 2 points to improve · inspected as predecessor

Read what Ofsted said (6)

From Ofsted report, inspected Feb 2025

Strengths

  • “Pupils enjoy coming to this welcoming and friendly school.”
  • “Staff know pupils and their families extremely well.”
  • “The school has also developed strong links with the local community.”

To improve

  • “In some subjects, teaching does not enable pupils to regularly revisit their learning from previous terms and years.”
  • “This means that, sometimes, pupils struggle to remember some of their previous learning.”
  • “The school should ensure that pupils revisit and remember their prior learning so that they can build on what they know as they move through the curriculum.”

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

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026216
Free school meals (past 6 years)20.6%
First language not English52.0%
SEN support11.3%
EHC plan1.8%
Absence (sessions missed)4.2%
Persistently absent pupils8.9%

Girls 49.8%Boys 50.2%

91.5% full · 236 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 15 responses (6.8% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school100% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school100% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved100% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 66.7% not applicable60% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year100% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 40% not applicable88.9% 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 child86.7% agree
  • My child does well at this school100% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing100% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school100% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school100% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development100% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent100% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher24.2
Pupils per adult11.3
  • Classroom teachers 6.8
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 10.1
  • Other support 5.4

Teachers 8.8 FTE · Whole workforce 24.3 · 41 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£8,330
Spend per pupil£8,326
Staff spend per pupil£6,340
Reserve per pupil−£642
  • −£138,000revenue reserve
  • +£1,000in-year balance

Grants £7,753 · self-generated £65 · premises £944 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: THE GOOD SHEPHERD CATHOLIC TRUST (8 academies) · trust reserve £1,111,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it