Side by side
Dorothy Barley Infants' School and Dorothy Barley Junior Academy
The published facts for both schools, each with its source. Where a school or the government has not published something, the cell says so. We do not name a winner.
What differs
- Dorothy Barley Infants' School takes ages 3 to 7; Dorothy Barley Junior Academy takes ages 7 to 11.
- Dorothy Barley Infants' School has 223 pupils; Dorothy Barley Junior Academy has 294.
- We hold a dated 2027 deadline for Dorothy Barley Infants' School (15 January 2027) but none for Dorothy Barley Junior Academy.
- The two schools are under 0.1 miles apart in a straight line.
Facts side by side
| Fact | Dorothy Barley Infants' School | Dorothy Barley Junior Academy |
|---|---|---|
| The basics | ||
| Type | State-funded: Community school DfE register | State-funded: Academy sponsor led DfE register |
| Ages | 3 to 7 DfE register | 7 to 11 DfE register |
| Gender | Mixed DfE register | Mixed DfE register |
| Pupils | 223 DfE register | 294 DfE register |
| Borough | Barking and Dagenham DfE register | Barking and Dagenham DfE register |
| Boarding | No DfE register | No DfE register |
| Admissions for 2027 | ||
| Next deadline to apply or register | 15 January 2027 (open) school or council page | Not published |
| Applications and places, last round | 43 first preferences for 45 places DfE, September 2026 entry | Not published |
| Cost | ||
| Published day fees | No tuition fees (state-funded) | No tuition fees (state-funded) |
| Inspection | ||
| Latest inspection | Ofsted ungraded inspection, 25 June 2025: Standards maintained Ofsted | Ofsted graded inspection, 28 March 2023: Good at that inspection Ofsted |
| Results | ||
| Key stage 2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths | Not published | 57% (2024/25) DfE |
| Pupils | ||
| Eligible for free school meals | 18.6% DfE register | 29.9% DfE register |
| English as an additional language | 62.9% school census 2024/25 | 55.3% school census 2024/25 |
| Receiving SEN support | 12.1% school census 2024/25 | 15.7% school census 2024/25 |
| Pupils per teacher | 18.1 DfE workforce census | 21 DfE workforce census |
| Overall absence | 4.7% DfE, 2024/25 | 6.1% DfE, 2024/25 |
DfE register: Get Information About Schools, daily extract as at 7 October 2026. Other sources are named in each cell; every figure links to its source on the school's own page.
Shaded cells differ between the two schools. A blank is not a weakness: it means the figure has not been published, or does not apply to that type of school. Fees and results are not comparable between state and independent schools.