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Goresbrook School

Cook Road, Dagenham, RM9 6XW

Local ranking2nd of 13 secondary schools in Barking and Dagenham
Ofsted: Outstanding

All-through

Phase

1500

Capacity

4-18

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 15 October 2024 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
Early years
Outstanding
Sixth form provision
Outstanding

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
75.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
4.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
85.0%
Writing (Expected)
78.0%
Maths (Expected)
91.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
71.0%
Reading avg scaled score
105.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
105.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
105.0
Cohort Size
55

GCSE Results

2024-25
Average Attainment 8
55.6 nat46.0
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
64.0% nat45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
77.2% nat64.8%
Entering EBacc
75.4% nat40.5%
EBacc APS
5.2 nat4.1
Cohort Size
114

Destinations

After GCSE 2024-25

Sustained education/employment
92.0%
Continued in education
89.0%
Apprenticeships
2.0%
Employment
1.0%
Not sustained
5.0%

After A-Levels 2024-25

Sustained education/employment
93.0%
Higher education
89.0%
Apprenticeships
0.0%
Employment
2.0%
Not sustained
2.0%

A-Level Results

2024-25

B-

Avg A-Level Grade

35.9

Avg Points/Entry

nat 35.0

35.3

Best 3 A-Levels

nat 35.8

31

A-Level Students

AAB+ with Facilitating
9.7% nat17.5%
16-18 Cohort
86

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
1036
Boys
522 (50%)
Girls
514 (50%)
Capacity
1500 (69% full)
SEND
12.2%
FSM Eligible
33.0%
EAL
51.1%
SEN with EHC Plan
1.4%
SEN Support
10.8%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
16.4:1
Teachers (FTE)
63.0
Budget per Pupil
£8,846/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
4.8% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
13.7% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Free schools
Phase
All-through
Religious Character
Multi-faith
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Boarders
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • Black African: 31.2%
  • White British: 15.9%
  • White Other: 13.2%
  • Asian Pakistani: 9.0%
  • Asian Bangladeshi: 8.5%
  • Mixed Other: 3.2%
  • Black Caribbean: 2.8%
  • Mixed White & Black African: 2.8%

31.2%

Black African

15.9%

White British

13.2%

White Other

Historical Trends

GCSE Performance

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
140962
UKPRN
10047206
Establishment No.
4003
Trust
UNITED LEARNING TRUST

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