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Dagenham Park CofE School

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–19 · Voluntary controlled

School Road, Dagenham RM10 9QH · dagenhampark.org.uk · 020 8270 4400

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Overview

Ofsted
Standards maintained
Ungraded inspection · Apr 2025
GCSEs, 2024/25
42.1
average Attainment 8 score. Barking and Dagenham 48.4, England 46
Demand for places
0.9
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,414
96% of 1,470 places
Local authority
Barking and Dagenham
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
42.3%
First language not English
36.6%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 147 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.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 146 (Places 174)146September 2023: 172 (Places 200)172September 2024: 165 (Places 187)165September 2025: 137 (Places 149)137September 2026: 147 (Places 170)147Places 170
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20261701470.9100%
September 2025Sept 20251491370.9100%
September 2024Sept 20241871650.9100%
September 2023Sept 20232001720.9100%
September 2022Sept 20221741460.8100%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 42.1, and 34% 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 the average A level result was grade C (29.6 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 43.0 (England 46.3)43.02017/18: 39.5 (England 46.5)39.52018/19: 43.0 (England 46.7)43.02021/22: 45.6 (England 48.8)45.62022/23: 43.1 (England 46.3)43.12023/24: 42.1 (England 45.9)42.12024/25: 42.1 (England 46.0)42.1England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼42.146.0
▼34.0%45.4%
▼60.0%64.8%
▼23.7%40.5%
▼3.634.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form47.3−1.8
Sixth form college2.5−1.1
Further education38.1+1
Employment1.7+1.3
Not in a lasting destination6.3−1.3
Activity not captured4.2—

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 27.7 (England 30.5)C-2016/17: 29.7 (England 31.1)C2017/18: 29.3 (England 32.1)C2018/19: 30.5 (England 32.9)C2021/22: 32.4 (England 37.9)C+2022/23: 32.4 (England 34.2)C+2023/24: 31.7 (England 34.4)C2024/25: 29.6 (England 35.0)CEngland 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
67 studentsC (29.6)Average +0.02
67 studentsC (29.9)Average +0.02
29 studentsDist- (30.4)Average -0.03
9 studentsL2Merit (5.8)Average +0.62
0%AAB or better
98.5%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2456C (31.7)+0.19
2022/2376C+ (32.4)—
2021/2255C+ (32.4)—
2018/1934C (30.5)-0.04
2017/1854C (29.3)-0.08
2016/1738C (29.7)-0.03
2015/1662C- (27.7)+0.13

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University75.8+5.8
Further and other education5.3+1.7
Further education4.2+2.4
Other education1.1−0.7
Employment7.4−5.3
Not in a lasting destination7.4−0.8
Activity not captured4.2+0.6

Ofsted

At an ungraded inspection on 24 April 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for Dagenham Park CofE School was: Standards maintained.

Outcome
Standards maintained
Inspected
23 Apr 2025
Ungraded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Jan 2020

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Jan 2020Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • May 2016Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Jan 2014Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement

What parents said

68% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (34 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
68%
Replies
34
2% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▼65% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▼70% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼70% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼76% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▼68% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼61% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▼67% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▲94% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities●91% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▼62% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼49% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 71% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly●48% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 62% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼38% agreeEngland 67%

based on 13 parents (38%) with SEND

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