Marsh Green Primary

What Marsh Green Primary does

Marsh Green Primary School is a state-maintained primary school located in Dagenham, Essex, within the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. Founded in 1908 as The Marsh Green Board School, it serves children aged 3-11 across Nursery, Reception, and Years 1-6, and is currently expanding towards two-form entry to increase pupil capacity. The school delivers the full English National Curriculum alongside an Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) programme, the Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised phonics scheme, and a distinctive performing arts and cultural enrichment offer built around a Royal Opera House partnership, a borough-leading choir, Bhangra club, and specialist music tuition from Year 2 through Year 6.

The school's core products are educational programmes rather than commercial goods, and its underlying technology stack is standard for a UK primary school: laptops and iPads in classrooms, 2Simple for Early Years observation, and ParentPay and ParentMail for parent-facing communication and payments, with the website hosted on the Juniper Education platform. Pastoral provision is a meaningful part of the offer, including a dedicated SENDco and Mental Health and Wellbeing Lead, the Place2Be mental health partnership, and a clear safeguarding infrastructure.

Marsh Green does not operate a commercial revenue model. The vast majority of funding flows from central and local government per-pupil grants administered via the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, with Reception through Year 6 admissions processed through the local authority. A small set of parent-paid services supplements this: nursery additional sessions at £20.00 per 3-hour block (£100 per week), school meals at £2.10 per day, late collection fees, and optional trip contributions, plus an externally delivered wraparound childcare service via EM3 Kids Club. The school's primary 'customers' are parents and families within its Dagenham catchment, and its principal funder is the local authority.

Name

Marsh Green Primary

Legal name

Marsh Green Primary School

Website

https://marshgreenprimary.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1908

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Marsh Green Primary School is a state-maintained primary school in Dagenham, Essex, serving children aged 3-11 across Nursery through Year 6, funded primarily through the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, and currently expanding towards two-form entry.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Primary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Sports and Recreation Instruction (611620)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Elementary Schools (EDAJAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Head Start & Public Pre-K Programs (EDACABAK), Full-Day Nursery Programs (EDACACAD)

Keywords

• Primary education
• Early years foundation
• School childcare
• Performing arts education
• State primary schooling

Headquarters

HQ city

Dagenham

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Revenue model

1. Government-Funded Education: The school receives government funding for providing free primary education to Reception through Year 6 pupils (ages 4-11). Additionally, government-funded nursery places are available including 15 hours free universal entitlement and 30 hours extended entitlement for eligible working families.
2. Nursery Paid Sessions and Services: Paid nursery sessions at £20.00 per 3-hour session (12:00-15:00). School meals at £2.10 per day. Late collection fees at £2.50 per every five minutes. Optional trip payments through ParentPay.
3. Childcare Services: Breakfast and After School childcare provided through EM3 Kids Club partner, based at St Peter's Church Hall. Milk available for Years 1-6 through Cool Milk scheme.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Marsh Green Primary is a state-maintained community primary school located in Dagenham, London, providing full-time education for children from Nursery through to Year 6 (ages 3-11). The school delivers the Early Years Foundation Stage and the National Curriculum, supplemented by wraparound care (Breakfast Club, After School Club, Holiday Club) and performing arts enrichment (LAMDA, drama, dance) in partnership with external providers.

Product overview

Marsh Green Primary School is a primary education institution offering a comprehensive educational programme from Nursery through Year 6. The school provides Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) for Nursery and Reception, followed by the full National Curriculum for Years 1-6. The school operates as a two-form entry primary school with technology integration (laptops and iPads used daily) and strong performing arts offerings including choir, Bhangra club, and music tuition. Additional services include wraparound childcare, phonics programmes (Little Wandle), and PE/Sports Premium-funded activities. The school uses third-party platforms including ParentPay for payments and ParentMail for communications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Primary Education (Reception to Year 6) Full-time state-funded primary education for children aged 4-11, following the National Curriculum with a values-based approach. Delivered to Reception, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, and Year 6 cohorts.
• Nursery Class Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) provision for children aged 3-4, supporting school readiness through structured play and learning activities.
• Breakfast Club Morning wraparound childcare service offering a safe, supervised start to the school day with breakfast provided, for pupils of the school.
• After School Club End-of-day wraparound childcare offering supervised activities and snacks for school pupils until collection by parents/carers.
• Holiday Club
• LM Performing Arts External performing arts enrichment delivering LAMDA examinations, drama, and dance coaching, offered as an after-school activity to pupils.
• Shakespeare Schools Festival Performance Year 4 and Year 5 pupils participate annually in a Shakespeare Schools Foundation performance, giving children the experience of performing a Shakespeare play in a professional theatre.

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Feature2 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• EM3 Kids ClubminorOthersExternal childcare provider based at St Peter's Church Hall, 52 Goresbrook Road, Dagenham. Provides before and after school childcare services, dropping off and picking up children from Marsh Green Primary School.
• Royal Opera HousecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPerforming arts partnership providing cultural enrichment and arts education opportunities for pupils through the Carnival Curriculum Collaboration and other cultural programmes.
• Barking & Dagenham Race and Social Justice InitiativecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe school is part of the borough's Race and Social Justice Initiative, working towards ensuring every member of the school community feels valued. The school has been part of this initiative for multiple years.
• London Borough of Barking and DagenhamcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal authority governing body responsible for school admissions, funding allocation, and oversight for all schools in the borough. The school operates within this LA framework.
• Stubbers Outdoor CentreminorOthersResidential outdoor education centre providing adventurous activities including sailing, paddle boarding, raft building, and high ropes. Marsh Green pupils attend annual residential trips.
• Place2BecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChildren's mental health charity providing school-based support for emotional wellbeing. Part of the school's Health, Happiness and Wellbeing programme.
• Eat Them To Defeat Them CampaignminorOthersMulti-award-winning campaign encouraging children to eat vegetables. The school participates annually with catering staff, midday supervisors, and pupils involved in activities and mission packs.
• Family Hubs Barking & DagenhamminorOthersBorough family support services providing local help for families with children aged 0-19. Family Navigators offer information, advice, and parenting programmes.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Harris Primary Academy Chafford Hundred: Harris Federation primary academy operating a comparable full EYFS–Year 6 model with similar enrichment focus. Comparable as a multi-academy trust primary with stronger central back-office than a standalone maintained school.
• Reach2 Academy Trust: One of the largest primary-focused academy trusts in England, operating many single-site primary schools of a similar size to Marsh Green. Comparable on funding mechanics, EYFS/phonics curriculum choices, and parent-engagement playbook.
• ARK Schools (ARK Network primary academies): Multi-academy trust running a portfolio of primary schools across London and the UK. Comparable on curriculum design, enrichment-led differentiation, and the operating model that a maintained school like Marsh Green competes against for parents.

Direct peers

• Thames View Infants and Junior Schools: Local-authority primary provision in the same borough. Direct competitor for Reception-Year 6 admissions and operates a similar EYFS–KS2 model with wraparound services.
• Beam Primary School: Neighbouring state primary in Dagenham within the same local authority. Directly comparable on intake demographics, funding model, and the parent choice set within LB Barking and Dagenham.
• Goresbrook Primary School: State primary school located within walking distance of Marsh Green in the same London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. Competes directly for the same local-authority admissions pool and serves a broadly similar demographic.
• St Peter's Catholic Primary School (Dagenham): Voluntary-aided primary in the same Dagenham area sharing the Bardaglea governance/email domain referenced by Marsh Green. Directly comparable on LA funding mechanics, admissions route, and local parent demand pool.
• Northbury Primary School: State primary in Barking, part of the same local-authority admissions framework as Marsh Green. Comparable on EYFS through KS2 delivery, catchment geography, and parental choice dynamics.

Others

• Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised (schools network): Systematic synthetic phonics programme adopted by Marsh Green and many other UK primaries. Relevant peer-adjacent network as a marker of comparable schools delivering the same phonics curriculum and competing on the same EYFS–KS1 literacy outcomes.
• Royal Opera House Learning (Schools Partnerships): Cultural partner running the Carnival Curriculum Collaboration with Marsh Green and similar partnerships with other UK primary schools. Relevant as the upstream partner that helps differentiated primaries like Marsh Green build their cultural enrichment offer.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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