OFSTED
15 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
8 February 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Published
21 March 2023
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Barking and Dagenham
Trust
LOXFORD SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,392
1,392 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
701
50.4% of pupils
Male pupils
691
49.6% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
4.3 pts
above England
School
29.1%
Barking and Dagenham
26.4%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
20.6 pts
above England
School
40.9%
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.
Pakistani
18.8%
262
Bangladeshi
15.4%
215
African
14.4%
201
White British
14.4%
200
Any other White background
10.3%
144
Indian
8.3%
115
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
16.3%
227 of
1,392 pupils
4.5 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.4 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.2 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
47.6
8.4 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.37 · 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
6.78%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.56 pts
higher than
England
School
6.78%
Barking and Dagenham
6.41%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
20.48%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
4.66 pts
higher than
England
School
20.48%
Barking and Dagenham
17.96%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.13%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.33 pts
higher than
England
School
2.13%
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
100.9%
8.6 pts
above England
The Warren School
100.9%
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.