Dorothy Barley Infants' School
Davington Road, Dagenham, RM8 2LL
223 pupils · 62% of 360 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Barking and Dagenham
- Free school meals
- 18.6%
Ofsted
Standards maintained (2025) — Ungraded inspection — “Standards maintained” (no overall grade issued)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 25 June 2025, published 7 September 2025. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.96 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 45 | 43 | 120 | 45 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 46 | 46 | 133 | 46 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 60 | 62 | 152 | 60 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 53 | 53 | 149 | 53 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 77 | 76 | 169 | 77 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 61 | 60 | 154 | 61 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 71 | 69 | 170 | 71 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 66 | 64 | 168 | 66 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Dorothy Barley Junior Academy 0.1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- The St Teresa Catholic Primary School 0.7 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Roding Primary School 0.8 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Manor Primary School 1.1 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Manor Junior School 1.1 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Becontree Primary School 1.1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.