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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 20 March 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 11 July 2018Graded inspection: Good
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry445 applications · 170 places offered · 104 named it first
- 2026 2.6; Barking and Dagenham median median 2.6
- 2025 2.6; Barking and Dagenham median median 2.5
- 2024 2.7; Barking and Dagenham median median 2.5
- 2023 2.6; Barking and Dagenham median median 2.5
- 2022 2.5; Barking and Dagenham median median 2.5
- 2021 3.3; Barking and Dagenham median median 2.7
- 2020 3.1; Barking and Dagenham median median 2.8
- 2019 3.1; Barking and Dagenham median median 3.4
- 2018 2.5; Barking and Dagenham median median 3.4
- 2017 2.4; Barking and Dagenham median median 3.4
- 2016 2.7; Barking and Dagenham median median 3.3
- 2015 2.7; Barking and Dagenham median median 3.0
- 2014 2.4; Barking and Dagenham median median 2.7
- This school
- Barking and Dagenham median
Reception entry, September 2026: 2.9 per place (173 applications for 60 places).
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council
Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 170 | 445 | 2.6 | 104 | 0.61 |
| Sep 2025 | 187 | 493 | 2.6 | 130 | 0.70 |
| Sep 2024 | 224 | 604 | 2.7 | 171 | 0.76 |
| Sep 2023 | 203 | 521 | 2.6 | 132 | 0.65 |
| Sep 2022 | 224 | 559 | 2.5 | 162 | 0.72 |
| Sep 2021 | 191 | 633 | 3.3 | 164 | 0.86 |
| Sep 2020 | 225 | 702 | 3.1 | 191 | 0.85 |
| Sep 2019 | 246 | 751 | 3.1 | 186 | 0.76 |
| Sep 2018 | 297 | 754 | 2.5 | 217 | 0.73 |
| Sep 2017 | 294 | 708 | 2.4 | 234 | 0.80 |
| Sep 2016 | 301 | 801 | 2.7 | 267 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2015 | 300 | 798 | 2.7 | 262 | 0.87 |
| Sep 2014 | 296 | 719 | 2.4 | 212 | 0.72 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 283 | 47.0 | 44% | 65% | – |
| 2024/25 | 274 | 44.8 | 38% | 61% | – |
| 2023/24 | 283 | 46.0 | 42% | 62% | +0.21 |
| 2022/23 | 299 | 45.1 | 40% | 60% | +0.15 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Eastbury Community SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20242.6applications per place 47.0Attainment 8
- 0.8 km · RedbridgeOutstanding20233.2applications per place 54.1Attainment 8
- 0.8 km · Barking and DagenhamOutstanding20243.1applications per place 48.7Attainment 8
- 1.1 km · Barking and DagenhamStandards maintained20242.2applications per place 45.8Attainment 8
- 1.9 km · NewhamImproved significantly20242.3applications per place 52.2Attainment 8
- 2.1 km · RedbridgeStandards maintained202411.9applications per place 60.7Attainment 8
- 2.3 km · NewhamGood20222.0applications per place 47.5Attainment 8
- 2.4 km · Redbridge20262.0applications per place 48.5Attainment 8
- 2.7 km · Redbridge20262.7applications per place 55.3Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.
School details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- All-through
- URN · DfE number
- 101244 · 301/4024
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 2,236 pupils · 2,039 on roll
- Free school meals
- 28.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
- SEN provision
- Resourced provision
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Address
- Hulse Avenue, Barking, IG11 9UW
- Local authority
- Barking and Dagenham
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources