OFSTED
5 October 2022
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Barking and Dagenham
Trust
PARTNERSHIP LEARNING
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,550
1,550 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
734
47.4% of pupils
Male pupils
816
52.6% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
8.2 pts
above England
School
33.0%
Barking and Dagenham
26.4%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
12.4 pts
above England
School
32.7%
Barking and Dagenham
48.5%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.7 pts
below England
School
0.3%
Barking and Dagenham
0.8%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
African
34.3%
532
Bangladeshi
13.8%
214
Any other White background
9.4%
146
Pakistani
7.6%
118
White British
6.4%
99
Any other Black background
5.4%
83
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
6.1%
94 of
1,550 pupils
14.8 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
9.9 pts
below
England
6.0%
4.9 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
55.5
16.3 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.78 · 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
4.03%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.18 pts
lower than
England
School
4.03%
Barking and Dagenham
6.41%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
7.85%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
7.97 pts
lower than
England
School
7.85%
Barking and Dagenham
17.96%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.36%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.45 pts
lower than
England
School
0.36%
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
85.0%
7.3 pts
below England
Riverside School
85.0%
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.