OFSTED
16 October 2024
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
Standards maintained
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
1,248
1,248 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
612
49.0% of pupils
Male pupils
636
51.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
10.2 pts
above England
School
35.0%
Barking and Dagenham
26.4%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
52.7 pts
above England
School
73.0%
Barking and Dagenham
48.5%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.2 pts
above England
School
1.2%
Barking and Dagenham
0.8%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
African
26.1%
326
Bangladeshi
15.1%
188
Any other White background
13.4%
167
Pakistani
11.4%
142
White British
7.2%
90
Indian
5.0%
63
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
13.5%
169 of
1,248 pupils
7.3 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.4 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
45.6
6.4 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.30 · 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
9.31%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
3.10 pts
higher than
England
School
9.31%
Barking and Dagenham
6.41%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
32.53%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
16.72 pts
higher than
England
School
32.53%
Barking and Dagenham
17.96%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.60%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.80 pts
higher than
England
School
3.60%
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
68.4%
23.9 pts
below England
Greatfields School
68.4%
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.