William Ford CofE Junior School
Ford Road, Dagenham, RM10 9JSOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
William Ford CofE Junior School is a primary school in Barking and Dagenham for ages 7 to 11. It is one of the 67 schools in Barking and Dagenham. It ranks 23rd of 39 primary schools in Barking and Dagenham. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in July 2024.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 2 July 2024, report published 15 September 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 2 July 2024
Pupils here are happy and safe. The school has high expectations for all pupils' behaviour and of their attitudes to learning. Pupils are kind. The school makes sure that all pupils have an equal opportunity to participate in all that the school has to offer. For example, in physical education all pupils learn to play paralympic sports. All pupils participate regularly in clubs, including multi-sports, and arts and crafts. Pupils in the radio station club across all year groups host and present a live radio show that is broadcast throughout the school at lunchtime. Leaders encourage pupils to 'thrive, not survive' here. Pupils enjoy the many exciting experiences that the school organises, including themed days, many educational visits and unique experiences, including visits to foreign countries. Pupils rate highly the many opportunities that the school organises within and beyond the curriculum. Leaders have recently modified the writing curriculum so that pupils have more opportunities to revise, edit and improve their work. These changes, alongside recent changes to the teaching of the reading curriculum, have led to improvements in the quality of pupils' work. These changes are not reflected in the historical academic outcomes of the school.
What the school should improve
- Sometimes, teaching does not reflect leaders' ambitious intentions of the curriculum. Occasionally, the activities that pupils undertake do not support pupils to learn and remember the intended curriculum as effectively as they could. At other times key knowledge and skills that pupils need to remember for future learning is not revisited as frequently as it could be. This means that sometimes pupils do not develop the deep knowledge of the curriculum that is required in preparation for future learning. The school should ensure that across the curriculum, learning activities routinely support pupils to learn and remember the planned curriculum.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
84 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
319 pupils on roll, with places for 360
Schools near William Ford CofE Junior School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Village Infants' School | 0.1 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
| Thomas Arnold Primary School, Rowdowns Road | 0.3 miles | Ofsted: Good | 73% met the expected standard |
| Parsloes Primary School | 0.5 miles | Ofsted: Good | 70% met the expected standard |
| Marsh Green Primary School | 0.5 miles | Ofsted: Good | 58% met the expected standard |
| St Peter's Catholic Primary School | 0.6 miles | Ofsted: Good | 79% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Nursery classes
- No
- Headteacher
- Mr David Huntingford
- Phone
- 02082706582
- Address
- Ford Road, Dagenham, RM10 9JS
- Local authority
- Barking and Dagenham
- URN
- 101234
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.