OFSTED
8 May 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
25 January 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Published
7 March 2023
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Community school
Phase
Secondary
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
1,696
1,696 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
832
49.1% of pupils
Male pupils
864
50.9% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
10.8 pts
above England
School
35.6%
Barking and Dagenham
26.4%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
11.7 pts
above England
School
32.0%
Barking and Dagenham
48.5%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.1 pts
above England
School
1.1%
Barking and Dagenham
0.8%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
31.5%
535
African
17.6%
299
Any other White background
15.1%
256
Bangladeshi
7.4%
126
Any other Mixed background
6.0%
101
Pakistani
3.9%
66
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
12.4%
210 of
1,696 pupils
8.4 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
6.0 pts
below
England
6.0%
2.4 pts
below
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
50.2
11.0 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.20 · 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
6.15%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.07 pts
lower than
England
School
6.15%
Barking and Dagenham
6.41%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
18.33%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
2.51 pts
higher than
England
School
18.33%
Barking and Dagenham
17.96%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.33%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.48 pts
lower than
England
School
1.33%
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 secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
99.8%
7.4 pts
above England
Jo Richardson Community School
99.8%
Barking and Dagenham
85.6%
London
91.3%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.