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Eastbury Community School
All-through · Mixed · Ages 3–19 · Community school
Hulse Avenue, Barking IG11 9UW · eastbury.bardaglea.org.uk · 020 8507 4500
On the mapSearch near IG11 9UW
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Mar 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 44.8
- average Attainment 8 score. Barking and Dagenham 48.4, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 0.48 mi
- 0.78 km · Reception, September 2025 entry · Barking and Dagenham Council
- Demand for places
- 0.6
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 2,039
- 91% of 2,236 places
- Local authority
- Barking and Dagenham
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 28.5%
- First language not English
- 40.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2025, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.48 mi (776 m) from the school; in September 2024 it was 0.54 mi (866 m). Source: Barking and Dagenham Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 104 families put the school first and 170 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 170 | 104 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 187 | 130 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 224 | 171 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 203 | 132 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 224 | 162 | 0.7 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 0.48 mi0.78 km | |
| September 2024 | 0.54 mi0.87 km | |
How far from the school the child given the last place under the distance rule lives.
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 44.8, and 38.3% 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, 84% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 18% the higher standard. Across Barking and Dagenham it was 67%, and across England 62%.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C (30 points per entry).
Key stage 2 results
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲84% | 62% | ||
| ▲18% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲110 | 106 | ||
| ▲110 | 105 | ||
| Grammar and spelling | ▲113 | 105 | |
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●44.8 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼38.3% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼60.9% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼5.5% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.53 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 44.9 | +2.7 |
| Sixth form college | 4.9 | −5.5 |
| Further education | 39.2 | +1.8 |
| Other education | 0.7 | −0.3 |
| Employment | 0.7 | −0.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.9 | +0.4 |
| Activity not captured | 4.6 | +2.5 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 119 students | C (30) | Below average -0.16 | |
| 119 students | C (30.3) | Below average -0.16 | |
| 62 students | Dist (34.1) | Above average +0.54 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 118 | C- (28.3) | -0.19 |
| 2022/23 | 114 | C+ (34.4) | — |
| 2021/22 | 106 | C+ (32.1) | — |
| 2018/19 | 71 | C+ (33.3) | +0.13 |
| 2017/18 | 74 | B- (35.9) | +0.58 |
| 2016/17 | 71 | C- (27.2) | +0.19 |
| 2015/16 | 89 | C (28.8) | +0.16 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 75.2 | +6.4 |
| Other education | 5.6 | +3.8 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.4 | −1.3 |
| Employment | 5.6 | −7.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.2 | −6.9 |
| Activity not captured | 8 | +5.2 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 20 March 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Eastbury Community School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 19 Mar 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jul 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jul 2018Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Jan 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Jul 2010Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement
What parents said
48% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (181 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 48%
- Replies
- 181
- 8% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 85% who raised concerns
based on the 62% who had a child bullied
based on 51 parents (28%) with SEND