OFSTED
12 May 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum & teaching
Strong standard
Achievement
Strong standard
Attendance & behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development
Exceptional
Leadership & governance
Strong standard
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
15 September 2021
Graded inspection
Good
Published
18 January 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
All-through
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
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
2,568
2,568 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
1,323
51.5% of pupils
Male pupils
1,245
48.5% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
1.6 pts
above England
School
26.4%
Barking and Dagenham
26.4%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
12.9 pts
above England
School
33.2%
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
21.7%
556
Any other White background
15.8%
406
African
13.0%
334
Bangladeshi
13.0%
333
Pakistani
10.9%
279
Any other Asian background
5.1%
130
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
13.7%
352 of
2,568 pupils
7.1 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.8 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.3 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
51.2
12.0 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.72 · 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
5.36%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.86 pts
lower than
England
School
5.36%
Barking and Dagenham
6.41%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
11.57%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
4.24 pts
lower than
England
School
11.57%
Barking and Dagenham
17.96%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.31%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.49 pts
lower than
England
School
1.31%
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
96.2%
5.1 pts
above England
The Sydney Russell School
96.2%
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.