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Richard Alibon Primary School with ARP for Cognitive and Learning Difficulties : SEN Base and William Bellamy Primary School

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  • Richard Alibon Primary School with ARP for Cognitive and Learning Difficulties : SEN Base has 576 pupils; William Bellamy Primary School has 795.
  • The two schools are 0.8 miles apart in a straight line.

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FactRichard Alibon Primary School with ARP for Cognitive and Learning Difficulties : SEN BaseWilliam Bellamy Primary School
The basics
TypeState-funded: Community school

DfE register

State-funded: Community school

DfE register

Ages3 to 11

DfE register

3 to 11

DfE register

GenderMixed

DfE register

Mixed

DfE register

Pupils576

DfE register

795

DfE register

BoroughBarking and Dagenham

DfE register

Barking and Dagenham

DfE register

BoardingNo

DfE register

No

DfE register

Admissions for 2027
Next deadline to apply or register15 January 2027 (open)

school or council page

15 January 2027 (open)

school or council page

Applications and places, last round55 first preferences for 60 places

DfE, September 2026 entry

76 first preferences for 78 places

DfE, September 2026 entry

Cost
Published day feesNo tuition fees (state-funded)No tuition fees (state-funded)
Inspection
Latest inspectionOfsted graded inspection, 18 July 2023: Good at that inspection

Ofsted

Ofsted ungraded inspection, 13 March 2024: School remains Good

Ofsted

Results
Key stage 2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths72% (2024/25)

DfE

61% (2024/25)

DfE

Pupils
Eligible for free school meals25.2%

DfE register

28.6%

DfE register

English as an additional language52.9%

school census 2024/25

48.1%

school census 2024/25

Receiving SEN support11%

school census 2024/25

18.1%

school census 2024/25

Pupils per teacher20.3

DfE workforce census

19.1

DfE workforce census

Overall absence4.6%

DfE, 2024/25

7%

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.

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