OFSTED
25 November 2025
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum & teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development
Expected standard
Leadership & governance
Strong standard
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
7 December 2021
Graded inspection
Good
Published
30 January 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Community school
Phase
All-through
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Barking and Dagenham
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,320
1,320 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
698
52.9% of pupils
Male pupils
622
47.1% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
6.5 pts
above England
School
31.3%
Barking and Dagenham
26.4%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
25.6 pts
above England
School
45.9%
Barking and Dagenham
48.5%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.2 pts
below England
School
0.8%
Barking and Dagenham
0.8%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
22.7%
299
African
20.1%
265
Any other White background
14.2%
187
Bangladeshi
11.2%
148
Pakistani
5.8%
77
Any other Black background
3.9%
52
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
13.9%
184 of
1,320 pupils
6.9 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
8.1 pts
below
England
6.0%
1.2 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
37.2
2.0 pts
below England
Latest published: -0.62 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
9.18%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.96 pts
higher than
England
School
9.18%
Barking and Dagenham
6.41%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
31.63%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
15.81 pts
higher than
England
School
31.63%
Barking and Dagenham
17.96%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.88%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
2.08 pts
higher than
England
School
3.88%
Barking and Dagenham
1.81%
London
1.67%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open all-through schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
50.0%
41.0 pts
below England
Eastbrook School
50.0%
Barking and Dagenham
87.8%
London
91.4%
England
91.1%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.