The James Cambell Primary School

State-Funded School

the-james-cambell-primary-school-barking-and-dagenham-london

LondonRegion

Barking and DagenhamLocal Authority

BarkingConstituency

RM9 6TDPostcode

5.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The James Cambell Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Barking and Dagenham, London.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 602 pupils. The James Cambell Primary School is part of Partnership Learning.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Around average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 67%
Higher standard: 6%
Reading score: 104
Maths score: 104

Ethnicity

White

36%

Asian

31%

Black

23%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

602

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

31%

England average

27%

First language not English

48%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 602
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: Partnership Learning

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
27 Jun 2024	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
22 Jun 2020	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Requires improvement	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.