Grafton Primary School
Primary schoolGrafton Primary School is a primary school in Barking and Dagenham, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 892 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Standards maintained, April 2025
- Latest ungraded inspection
- Standards maintained, 2 April 2025
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 56% of pupils at Grafton Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 67% in Barking and Dagenham and 62% in England.
3% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Barking and Dagenham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 56% | 67% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 3% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104 | 106 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Five Elms Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, October 2022. 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)530 m
- Valence Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, June 2024. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)600 m
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, June 2023. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)750 m
- All Saints Catholic School and Technology CollegeSecondary. Outstanding (overall), May 2024. Attainment 8 of 53.8 (2025/26, provisional)860 m
- Trinity SchoolSpecial. School remains Outstanding, September 2023860 m
- Southwood Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), July 2023. 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)910 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Barking and Dagenham
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).