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Eastbrook School
All-through · Mixed · Ages 4–19 · Community school
Dagenham Road, Dagenham RM10 7UR · eastbrookschool.org · 020 3780 3609
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Nov 2025 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 37.2
- average Attainment 8 score. Barking and Dagenham 48.4, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.6
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,320
- 50% of 2,638 places
- Local authority
- Barking and Dagenham
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery class
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 34.3%
- First language not English
- 45.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 75 families put the school first and 117 places were offered; 99% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 117 | 75 | 0.6 | 99% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 110 | 89 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 115 | 79 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 108 | 82 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 107 | 84 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 37.2, and 30.6% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Barking and Dagenham it was 48.4, and across England 46.
In 2024/25, 65% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 3% the higher standard. Across Barking and Dagenham it was 67%, and across England 62%.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade D+ (23.1 points per entry).
Key stage 2 results
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲65% | 62% | ||
| ▼3% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
| Grammar and spelling | ●104 | 105 | |
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼37.2 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼30.6% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼47.6% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼23.1% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.14 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 22.6 | −16.5 |
| Sixth form college | 2.6 | +0.6 |
| Further education | 61.7 | +17.3 |
| Other education | 0.4 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 0.4 | −1.6 |
| Employment | 1.3 | −2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.5 | −0.8 |
| Activity not captured | 4.3 | +2.3 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 students | D+ (23.1) | Average -0.31 | |
| 15 students | D+ (22.8) | Average -0.35 | |
| 13 students | Merit (24.8) | Average +0.01 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 38 | D- (16.8) | -0.92 |
| 2018/19 | 43 | D (20.8) | -0.77 |
| 2017/18 | 39 | D (21.3) | -0.65 |
| 2016/17 | 25 | C- (26.3) | -0.08 |
| 2015/16 | 45 | D+ (22.7) | -0.02 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 57.4 | +17.4 |
| Further and other education | 3.7 | −6.3 |
| Further education | 1.9 | — |
| Other education | 1.9 | — |
| Employment | 29.6 | +9.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.7 | −26.3 |
| Activity not captured | 5.6 | — |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Eastbrook School on 25 November 2025 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Early years: Strong standard
- Post-16 provision: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Strong standard
- Inspected
- 25 Nov 2025
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Post-16 provision | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Dec 2021
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Dec 2021Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective - Feb 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
- Dec 2018Monitoring visitEffective action
Jan 2018Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Jan 2016Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
82% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (110 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 82%
- Positive
- 73%
- Replies
- 110
- 9% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 95% who raised concerns
based on 23 parents (21%) whose child was bullied
based on 36 parents (33%) with SEND