All Saints Catholic School and Technology College
Voluntary aided school · sixth form · 1,345 pupils
94% stayed in education · Attainment 8 56.1
Free schools
Riverside School
- Pupils on roll
- 1,550of 1,824 places
- Free school meals
- 33.6%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 247
- Ofsted
- Outstanding, 5 October 2022Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Barking Riverside School (URN 136940, until 1 September 2013).
What the data says
Of the 227 pupils who finished Year 11 at Riverside School in 2023, 45% stayed on in Riverside School’s own sixth form (Barking and Dagenham average 49%) and 33% went to a further education college.
Among the 69 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 74% went to university (Barking and Dagenham 45%, England 37%), and 23% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
GCSE results in 2025 were well above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 55.5 against 46.1 across England and 48.4 in Barking and Dagenham, with 60% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Spanish is unusually popular at GCSE: 98% of the year group took it, against 19% of pupils across England.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Barking and Dagenham and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Riverside School | Barking and Dagenham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 227 | 3,042 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 95% | 93% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 94% | 92% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 45% | 49% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 15% | 6% | 13% |
| — further education college | 33% | 35% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 1% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | — | 1% | 3% |
| Employment | — | 1% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 4% | 5% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 1% | 2% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Riverside School | Barking and Dagenham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 69 | 2,379 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 84% | 75% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 74% | 45% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 23% | 18% | 19% |
| Further education | 0% | 9% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 6% | 5% | 7% |
| Employment | 3% | 17% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 6% | 17% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Riverside School | Barking and Dagenham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 55.5 | 48.4 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 60% | 48% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 83% | 68% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 85% | 41% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.22 | 4.19 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 36% | 32% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 53.4 | 41.6 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 56.7 | 51.6 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 25% | 38% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Literature | 247 | 100% | 86% | 25% | 21% | 92% |
| Mathematics | 247 | 100% | 88% | 21% | 22% | 84% |
| English Language | 247 | 100% | 89% | 17% | 20% | 82% |
| Spanish | 243 | 98% | 19% | 23% | 27% | 79% |
| Combined Science | 203 | 82% | 65% | 15% | 9% | 73% |
| Geography | 125 | 51% | 41% | 31% | 25% | 76% |
| History | 85 | 34% | 41% | 26% | 26% | 89% |
| Drama | 63 | 26% | 7% | 6% | 27% | 63% |
| Computer Science | 55 | 22% | 13% | 33% | 30% | 91% |
| Chemistry | 44 | 18% | 23% | 82% | 47% | 100% |
| Biology | 44 | 18% | 23% | 82% | 45% | 100% |
| Physics | 44 | 18% | 23% | 77% | 46% | 100% |
| Physical Education | 28 | 11% | 11% | 29% | 24% | 100% |
| Art and Design | 26 | 11% | 7% | 15% | 24% | 85% |
| Bengali | 4 | 2% | 0% | — | 35% | — |
| Chinese | 2 | 1% | 1% | — | 75% | — |
| Russian | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
| Polish | 1 | 0% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Italian | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 53% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | 196 | 100% | — |
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 81 | 100% | — |
| Multimedia | 42 | 68% | — |
| Dance: General | 22 | 35% | — |
| Music performance: Group | 10 | 16% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | Riverside School | Barking and Dagenham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 173 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 62 | 1,019 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | B- | C+ | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 37.96 | 34.78 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | B- | C+ | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 18% | 12% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 27 | 44% | 31% |
| Psychology | 24 | 39% | 23% |
| Sociology | 21 | 34% | 13% |
| English Literature | 17 | 27% | 11% |
| History | 14 | 23% | 13% |
| Economics | 14 | 23% | 13% |
| Physics | 12 | 19% | 12% |
| Chemistry | 10 | 16% | 17% |
| Computer Science | 10 | 16% | 5% |
| Biology | 8 | 13% | 20% |
| Business Studies | 8 | 13% | 13% |
| Law | 7 | 11% | 4% |
| Geography | 6 | 10% | 10% |
| Polish | — | — | 0% |
| Further Mathematics | — | — | 5% |
| Art and Design | — | — | 1% |
| Spanish | — | — | 2% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | BTEC National Extended Diploma L3 - Band N - PPP-D*D*D* | 12 | 19% | — |
| Chemistry | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Chemistry | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Barking and Dagenham
Barking Abbey School, A Specialist Sports and Humanities College
Community school · sixth form · 2,418 pupils
93% stayed in education · Attainment 8 49.7
Brook Sixth Form and Academy
University technical college · sixth form · 273 pupils
90% stayed in education · Attainment 8 38.7
Dagenham Park CofE School
Voluntary controlled school · sixth form · 1,414 pupils
93% stayed in education · Attainment 8 42.1
Eastbrook School
Community school · sixth form · 1,320 pupils
88% stayed in education · Attainment 8 37.2
Eastbury Community School
Community school · sixth form · 2,039 pupils
89% stayed in education · Attainment 8 44.8
Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.