Side by side
George Carey Church of England Primary School and Linton Mead Primary School
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
- George Carey Church of England Primary School has 619 pupils; Linton Mead Primary School has 282.
- The two schools are 0.9 miles apart in a straight line.
Facts side by side
| Fact | George Carey Church of England Primary School | Linton Mead Primary School |
|---|---|---|
| The basics | ||
| Type | State-funded: Voluntary aided school DfE register | State-funded: Community school DfE register |
| Ages | 3 to 11 DfE register | 3 to 11 DfE register |
| Gender | Mixed DfE register | Mixed DfE register |
| Pupils | 619 DfE register | 282 DfE register |
| Religious character | Church of England DfE register | Not published |
| Borough | Barking and Dagenham DfE register | Greenwich DfE register |
| Boarding | Not published | No DfE register |
| Admissions for 2027 | ||
| Next deadline to apply or register | 15 January 2027 (open) school or council page | 15 January 2027 (open) school or council page |
| Applications and places, last round | 63 first preferences for 64 places DfE, September 2026 entry | 28 first preferences for 28 places DfE, September 2026 entry |
| Cost | ||
| Published day fees | No tuition fees (state-funded) | No tuition fees (state-funded) |
| Inspection | ||
| Latest inspection | Ofsted ungraded inspection, 23 February 2023: School remains Good Ofsted | Ofsted graded inspection, 15 November 2022: Good at that inspection Ofsted |
| Results | ||
| Key stage 2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 70% (2024/25) DfE | 63% (2024/25) DfE |
| Pupils | ||
| Eligible for free school meals | 19.1% DfE register | 46.1% DfE register |
| English as an additional language | 30.8% school census 2024/25 | 44.1% school census 2024/25 |
| Receiving SEN support | 8.4% school census 2024/25 | 20.3% school census 2024/25 |
| Pupils per teacher | 19.7 DfE workforce census | 20 DfE workforce census |
| Overall absence | 5.1% DfE, 2024/25 | 6.7% DfE, 2024/25 |
DfE register: Get Information About Schools, daily extract as at 2026-10-07. 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.
Other comparisons
- George Carey Church of England Primary School and Riverside Primary School0.4 miles apart
- George Carey Church of England Primary School and Thames View Infants0.5 miles apart
- George Carey Church of England Primary School and Thames View Junior School0.5 miles apart
- Linton Mead Primary School and Bishop John Robinson Church of England Primary School0.3 miles apart
- Linton Mead Primary School and Hawksmoor School0.3 miles apart
- Linton Mead Primary School and Windrush Thamesmead Primary School0.4 miles apart
- Linton Mead Primary School and Castilion Primary School0.4 miles apart