Secondary schools in Barking and Dagenham
Where pupils go after Year 11 and after sixth form, school by school, with GCSE results. Destinations are for the 2023 leavers; results are from 2025.
Barking and Dagenham has 13 state-funded secondary schools. Of the 3,042 pupils who finished Year 11 here in 2023, 92% stayed in education (England 86%): 49% in a school sixth form, 6% at a sixth form college, 35% at a further education college.
Apprenticeships take 1% of leavers, roughly a third of the England rate of 3%.
After sixth form, 45% of students in Barking and Dagenham went to university (England 37%), and 18% of level 3 students reached one of the most selective universities (England 19%).
GCSE results in 2025: Attainment 8 of 48.4 against 46.1 for England; 48% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in English and maths (England 45%).
After Year 11: Barking and Dagenham against England
| Measure | Barking and Dagenham | England |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 3,042 | 607,348 |
| Stayed in education | 92% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 49% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 6% | 13% |
| — further education college | 35% | 37% |
| Apprenticeship | 1% | 3% |
| Employment | 1% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 5% | 6% |
Where each school’s Year 11 leavers went
One band per school, sorted by the size of its 2023 Year 11 cohort. Band width is pupils; hover a band for the share, click a school for its profile. Counts are worked back from the percentages DfE publishes, so a band can be out by a pupil.
Map of secondary schools in Barking and Dagenham
Darker blue means a larger share of Year 11 leavers stayed in education. Click a school for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors.
State-funded secondary schools (13)
Sorted by name. Click a school for its full picture. “Stayed in education” counts school sixth forms, sixth form colleges and FE colleges together.
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Saints Catholic School and Technology CollegeVoluntary aided school · sixth form | 1,345 | 94% | 64% | 21% | 2% | 80% | 56.1 | 60% |
| Barking Abbey School, A Specialist Sports and Humanities CollegeCommunity school · sixth form | 2,418 | 93% | 55% | 31% | 1% | 56% | 49.7 | 51% |
| Brook Sixth Form and AcademyUniversity technical college · sixth form | 273 | 90% | 80% | 10% | 0% | 64% | 38.7 | 27% |
| Dagenham Park CofE SchoolVoluntary controlled school · sixth form | 1,414 | 93% | 52% | 36% | 1% | 72% | 42.1 | 34% |
| Eastbrook SchoolCommunity school · sixth form | 1,320 | 88% | 24% | 61% | 2% | — | 37.2 | 31% |
| Eastbury Community SchoolCommunity school · sixth form | 2,039 | 89% | 42% | 36% | 0% | 70% | 44.8 | 38% |
| Goresbrook SchoolFree schools · sixth form | 1,089 | 89% | 49% | 35% | 2% | 89% | 55.6 | 64% |
| Greatfields SchoolFree schools · sixth form | 1,248 | 95% | 56% | 28% | 0% | — | 45.6 | 42% |
| Jo Richardson Community SchoolCommunity school · sixth form | 1,696 | 89% | 45% | 39% | 2% | 76% | 50.2 | 49% |
| Riverside SchoolFree schools · sixth form | 1,550 | 94% | 45% | 33% | — | 74% | 55.5 | 60% |
| Robert Clack SchoolCommunity school · sixth form | 3,231 | 93% | 58% | 32% | — | 66% | 50.5 | 50% |
| The Sydney Russell SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 2,568 | 92% | 48% | 42% | 1% | 76% | 51.2 | 53% |
| The Warren SchoolAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,392 | 91% | 59% | 31% | 1% | 79% | 47.6 | 45% |
Independent schools, colleges and special schools with published data (6)
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barking and Dagenham Collegecollege · Further education | — | — | — | — | — | 11% | — | — |
| Al Madina School for Girlsindependent · Other independent school · selective | 87 | — | — | — | — | — | 50.5 | 61% |
| Hopewell Schoolspecial · Other independent special school | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | 6.3 | 0% |
| Trinity Schoolspecial · Community special school · sixth form | 312 | 96% | 0% | 8% | 0% | — | — | — |
| Pathways Schoolstate · Free schools special | 83 | 57% | 0% | 29% | 0% | — | 9.8 | 0% |
| Riverside Bridge Schoolstate · Free schools special · sixth form | 291 | 85% | 0% | 65% | 0% | — | — | — |