Community school · Barking and Dagenham

Robert Clack School

3–18Ages
3,231Pupils
All-throughPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
101245URN

Gosfield Road, Dagenham, RM8 1JU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

0.4 below Barking and Dagenham median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Barking and Dagenham

1,147 applications for 507 places · 9th of 12 in Barking and Dagenham

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

51.1of 90

Barking and Dagenham 47.4 England 46.0

4th of 12 in Barking and Dagenham

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 22 November 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision		Good
Sixth form provision	Outstanding

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

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 entry

2.3applications per place, Year 7

0.4 below Barking and Dagenham median (2.6) close to England median (2.2)

1,147 applications · 507 places offered · 430 named it first

2026 2.3; Barking and Dagenham median median 2.6
2025 2.4; Barking and Dagenham median median 2.5
2024 2.5; Barking and Dagenham median median 2.5
2023 2.5; Barking and Dagenham median median 2.5
2022 2.4; Barking and Dagenham median median 2.5
2021 2.4; Barking and Dagenham median median 2.7
2020 2.8; Barking and Dagenham median median 2.8
2019 4.4; Barking and Dagenham median median 3.4
2018 4.6; Barking and Dagenham median median 3.4
2017 4.4; Barking and Dagenham median median 3.4
2016 4.5; Barking and Dagenham median median 3.3
2015 4.0; Barking and Dagenham median median 3.0
2014 4.8; Barking and Dagenham median median 2.7

This school
Barking and Dagenham median

Reception entry, September 2026: 2.9 per place (171 applications for 59 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	507	1,147	2.3	430	0.85
Sep 2025	479	1,125	2.4	413	0.86
Sep 2024	536	1,315	2.5	509	0.95
Sep 2023	540	1,342	2.5	547	1.01
Sep 2022	540	1,267	2.4	472	0.87
Sep 2021	539	1,301	2.4	432	0.80
Sep 2020	480	1,353	2.8	438	0.91
Sep 2019	360	1,571	4.4	499	1.39
Sep 2018	360	1,669	4.6	495	1.38
Sep 2017	356	1,574	4.4	522	1.47
Sep 2016	355	1,598	4.5	476	1.34
Sep 2015	360	1,443	4.0	421	1.17
Sep 2014	299	1,432	4.8	437	1.46

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

522 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)51.14th of 12 in Barking and Dagenham

Barking and Dagenham 47.4 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths55%4th of 12 in Barking and Dagenham

Barking and Dagenham 45% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths72%

Barking and Dagenham 69% England 66%

This school
Barking and Dagenham median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.16

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	522	51.1	55%	72%	–
2024/25	466	50.5	50%	72%	–
2023/24	342	49.1	50%	69%	+0.16
2022/23	338	50.5	48%	66%	+0.11

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

Robert Clack SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.3applications per place 51.1Attainment 8
All Saints Catholic School and Technology College
0.2 km · Barking and Dagenham

Outstanding2024

2.9applications per place 53.8Attainment 8
St Edward's Church of England Academy
1.1 km · Havering

2026

2.1applications per place 47.4Attainment 8
Eastbrook School
1.4 km · Barking and Dagenham

2025

2.9applications per place 39.6Attainment 8
The Warren School
1.8 km · Barking and Dagenham

Outstanding2024

2.6applications per place 46.4Attainment 8
Brook Sixth Form and Academy
2.0 km · Barking and Dagenham

Graded · no overall grade2024

42.9Attainment 8
The Sydney Russell School
2.1 km · Barking and Dagenham

2026

3.0applications per place 50.9Attainment 8
Mayfield School
2.3 km · Redbridge

Remains Good2024

1.9applications per place 46.0Attainment 8
Chadwell Heath Academy
2.7 km · Redbridge

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.6applications per place 53.9Attainment 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: 101245 · 301/4027
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 2,500 pupils · 3,231 on roll
Free school meals: 30.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Address: Gosfield Road, Dagenham, RM8 1JU
Local authority: Barking and Dagenham

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources