William Ford CofE Junior School
Primary school in Dagenham, Barking and Dagenham. Good (Jul 2024).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 2 July 2024, report published 15 September 2024, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
Good overall. The school was doing well. The most common grade under the previous system. 76% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Good.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around July 2028
The last inspection was in July 2024. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2029 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby primary schools
- Under 0.1 milesVillage Infants' School
Standards maintained (Mar 2025)
- 0.3 milesThomas Arnold Primary School, Rowdowns Road
School remains Good (Mar 2024)
- 0.5 milesParsloes Primary School
School remains Good (Jan 2023)
- 0.5 milesMarsh Green Primary School
School remains Good (Sep 2023)
- 0.6 milesGodwin Primary School
Standards maintained (May 2025)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.