Ripple Primary School
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Summary
The key facts, in one place- Inspection
- Standards maintained, April 2025
- Getting in
- Not full for Reception 2026
- Results
- 73% expected standard; 5% higher standard
- Size
- 856 pupils; 28 places a year; classes of 24
- Run by
- Barking and Dagenham council
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11 · Mixed
- Expected standard: 73%, against 67% in Barking and Dagenham.
- Suspensions per 100 pupils: 0.0, against 0.6 in Barking and Dagenham.
- Higher standard: 5%, against 8% in Barking and Dagenham.
- Sessions missed: 5.9%, against 5.5% in Barking and Dagenham.
At a glance
Against Barking and Dagenham and EnglandOverview
Getting in
- 28 families put it first for 28 places; every one of them got in
- We hold no catchment map for this school, so we can't say which addresses are inside it.
- We can't tell how far Reception places reached: we hold no offer-day figures for this school. Ask the council or the school for the last distance offered.
Quality
- Standards maintained
- Reading, writing and maths: expected standard: 73% (England 62%) (county 67%)
- Reading, writing and maths: higher standard: 5% (England 8%) (county 8%)
Daily life
- Absence: 5.9% of sessions missed; 19% of pupils miss 1 in 10 or more. Schools with a similar intake: 5.3% and 13%
- Suspensions: 0 per 100 pupils (schools with a similar intake: 1); 0 permanent exclusions
- Classes average 23.8 pupils; 0.0% of classes have more than 30
- 16.2 pupils for each teacher
- Nearest stops, in a straight line: bus 277 m, tram or metro 699 m, rail 788 m
- 53 police-reported road collisions within 500 m (1 fatal, 6 serious)
- Air: nitrogen dioxide 20.1 µg/m³, PM2.5 9.9 (1 km square, background level)
Who runs it
- Community school is run by its local council (Barking and Dagenham), not by an academy trust.
Getting in
How far offers reached
How far away the last child offered a place under the distance rule lived, as the council measures it. It changes every year with who applies: a record, not a promise. Children with a higher priority can be offered places from further away.Reception. Distance of the last child offered a place on offer day. What the last distance means →
Applications and offers, DfE
| Entry | Year | Places | First choices | Any choice | First choices offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reception | 2026 | 28 | 28 | 141 | 28 |
| Reception | 2025 | 29 | 27 | 169 | 27 |
| Reception | 2024 | 59 | 56 | 229 | 56 |
| Reception | 2023 | 50 | 50 | 197 | 50 |
| Reception | 2022 | 55 | 53 | 192 | 53 |
| Reception | 2021 | 29 | 29 | 154 | 29 |
| Reception | 2020 | 41 | 38 | 218 | 38 |
| Reception | 2019 | 45 | 43 | 234 | 43 |
| Reception | 2018 | 51 | 48 | 255 | 48 |
| Reception | 2017 | 60 | 61 | 310 | 57 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school level, Open Government Licence), 2014 to 2026. Families name up to three schools, so most applications are somebody's second or third choice.
Results
Results
| Measure | This school | England | Council | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths: expected standard | 73% | 62% | 67% | 2024/2025 |
| Reading, writing and maths: higher standard | 5% | 8% | 8% | 2024/2025 |
Source: DfE school performance tables, 2024/2025.
League table place
| Table | League rank |
|---|---|
| Primary (key stage 2) | Top 38% (16/43) |
Source: DfE school performance tables: the newest year's results, place among the council's schools of the same phase.
Inspections
| Date | Kind | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 30 April 2025 | Ungraded visit | Standards maintained |
Source: Ofsted, 2025.
Daily life
Absence
| Year | Sessions missed | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils missing 1 in 10 | Pupils missing 1 in 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 4.0% | 1.9% | 19% | 0.7% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 3.3% | 2.3% | 18% | 0.7% |
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 4.2% | 2.5% | 22% | 1.4% |
| Schools with a similar intake | 5.3% | 13% |
Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England: absence rates by school level, 2024-25. Similar intake: state schools of the same phase with free school meals in the same band (20-30%), the median of 3218 schools.
Suspensions and exclusions
| Year | Suspensions per 100 pupils | Pupils suspended | Suspensions | Permanent exclusions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 0.6 | 0.1% | 5 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 0.2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0 |
| Schools with a similar intake | 1.3 |
Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England: school level, 2024-25.
Class sizes and staff
| Measure | Figure | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Average class size | 23.8 | 2025/26 |
| Classes over 30 pupils | 0.0% | 2025/26 |
| Pupils for each teacher | 16.2 | November 2025 |
Source: DfE, school workforce; school census, 2025/26.
Stops nearby
| Kind | Nearest (metres, straight line) |
|---|---|
| bus | 277 |
| tram or metro | 699 |
| rail | 788 |
Source: DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes), current. A stop across a railway or main road may be a long walk. Bus frequency is not held.
Road collisions within 500 m
| Year | Collisions |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 |
| 2024 | 12 |
| 2023 | 9 |
| 2022 | 12 |
| 2021 | 12 |
Source: DfT, Road safety data (STATS19): collisions and casualties, last five years, 2021 to 2025. 6 serious and 1 fatal in all; 23 involved a pedestrian, 11 a cyclist. Only collisions with an injury reported to police are counted.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Annual mean (µg/m³) | Year |
|---|---|---|
| NO2 | 20.1 | 2024 |
| PM10 | 16.8 | 2024 |
| PM25 | 9.9 | 2024 |
Source: DEFRA, Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) 1 km background maps. A 1 km background figure: not the air at the school gate beside a busy road.
Pupils
Who goes there
| Measure | Share of pupils | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Eligible for free school meals | 20% | 2025/26 |
| First language other than English | 86% | 2025/26 |
| SEN support | 15% | 2025/26 |
| Education, health and care plan | 4.6% | 2025/26 |
| Girls | 46% | 2025/26 |
Source: DfE, schools, pupils and their characteristics; special educational needs, 2025/26.
Who runs it
Who runs it
- Community school is run by its local council (Barking and Dagenham), not by an academy trust.
Area
Homes in reach of this schoolLook up any home near here: its sales, an open-data valuation, and which schools it keeps in reach.Search homes →Sources
- DEFRA, Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) 1 km background maps
- DfE school performance tables
- DfE school performance tables: the newest year's results, place among the council's schools of the same phase
- DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school level, Open Government Licence)
- DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England: absence rates by school level
- DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England: school level
- DfE, school workforce; school census
- DfE, schools, pupils and their characteristics; special educational needs
- DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes)
- DfT, Road safety data (STATS19): collisions and casualties, last five years
- Ofsted
- School register: DfE Get Information about Schools (this school)
- How we check these figures: How we know
More in schools in Barking and the Barking and Dagenham league table. School register: DfE Get Information about Schools, updated 17 October 2026.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sources are named beside each figure. How we know · All sources.