Jo Richardson Community SchoolRiverside School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Jo Richardson Community School and Riverside School are secondary schools.
Jo Richardson Community School scores 69 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Riverside School scores 79 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Riverside School is ahead on our composite score.
Jo Richardson Community School was judged Outstanding and Riverside School was judged Outstanding.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 47.4 for Jo Richardson Community School and 57.9 for Riverside School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Jo Richardson Community School (47.9 in 2021-22, 47.4 in 2025-26) and has held broadly level at Riverside School (57.0 in 2021-22, 57.9 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | DagenhamJo Richardson Community School | BarkingRiverside School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C69/100 | B79/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 6th of 13 in Barking and Dagenham | 1st of 13 in Barking and Dagenham Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Outstanding | Ofsted: Outstanding | |
| School type | Community school | Free schools | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-19 | 11-19 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,696 | 1,550 | |
| Capacity | 1,700 | 1,824 | |
| Location | Dagenham, RM9 4UN | Barking, IG11 0FU | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 47.4 | 57.9 Stronger figure | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 44.6% | 63.9% Stronger figure | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 66.6% | 79.0% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 287 | 252 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 82 | 62 | |
| A-level average points | 37.2 | 38.0 Stronger figure | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B- | B- | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 37.4 | 37.9 Stronger figure | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 6.2% | 17.7% Stronger figure | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,686 | 1,542 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 38.6% | 33.9% | |
| English as an additional language | 22.6% | 29.4% | |
| SEN support | 9.1% | 3.7% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.3% | 0.8% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 6.1% | 4.0% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 18.3% | 7.8% Stronger figure | 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.
Jo Richardson Community School
Riverside School
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