Barking Abbey SchoolEastbury Community School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Barking.
Summary of the comparison
This page compares Barking Abbey School and Eastbury Community School in Barking.
Barking Abbey School scores 68 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Eastbury Community School scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average). Barking Abbey School is ahead on our composite score.
Barking Abbey School was judged Outstanding and Eastbury Community School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 49.7 for Barking Abbey School and 44.8 for Eastbury Community School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Barking Abbey School (52.3 in 2021-22, 49.7 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Eastbury Community School (46.8 in 2021-22, 44.8 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BarkingBarking Abbey School | BarkingEastbury Community School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C68/100Stronger figure | C59/100 | |
| Local ranking | 7th of 13 in Barking and Dagenham Stronger figure | 10th of 13 in Barking and Dagenham | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community school | Community school | |
| Phase | Secondary | All-through | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 3-19 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 2,336 | 2,134 | |
| Capacity | 2,420 | 2,236 | |
| Location | Barking, IG11 9AG | Barking, IG11 9UW | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 49.7 Stronger figure | 44.8 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 50.7% Stronger figure | 38.3% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 70.0% Stronger figure | 60.9% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 38.2% Stronger figure | 5.5% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.31 Stronger figure | 3.53 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 353 | 274 | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | Not reported | 84.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | Not reported | 18.0% | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | Not reported | 110.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | Not reported | 110.0 | 105.0 |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 184 | 119 | |
| A-level average points | 38.8 Stronger figure | 30.0 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B | C | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 38.8 Stronger figure | 29.9 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 21.6% Stronger figure | 2.5% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 2,336 | 2,134 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 30.8% | 31.1% | |
| English as an additional language | 28.0% | 43.3% | |
| SEN support | 7.4% | 10.1% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 4.3% | 2.6% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 6.8% Stronger figure | 7.7% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 19.1% Stronger figure | 25.0% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
A-level average points
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Barking Abbey School
Eastbury Community School
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