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Goresbrook School
All-through · Mixed · Ages 2–18 · Free school
Cook Road, Dagenham RM9 6XW · goresbrookschool.org.uk · 020 3597 6666
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 55.6
- average Attainment 8 score. Barking and Dagenham 48.4, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 1.32 mi
- 2.12 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Barking and Dagenham Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,089
- 73% of 1,500 places
- Local authority
- Barking and Dagenham
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 32.5%
- First language not English
- 54.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 1.32 mi (2.12 km) from the school. Source: Barking and Dagenham Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 114 families put the school first and 124 places were offered; 65% 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 | 124 | 114 | 0.9 | 65% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 105 | 58 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 113 | 61 | 0.5 | 97% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 117 | 69 | 0.6 | 99% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 94 | 64 | 0.7 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.32 mi2.12 km | |
| September 2024 | 1.37 mi2.20 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 55.6, and 64% 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, 75% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 4% the higher standard. Across Barking and Dagenham it was 67%, and across England 62%.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B- (36.3 points per entry).
Key stage 2 results
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲75% | 62% | ||
| ▼4% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| Grammar and spelling | ●105 | 105 | |
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲55.6 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲64.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲77.2% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲75.4% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲5.24 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 50.5 | −3.1 |
| Sixth form college | 5.4 | 0 |
| Further education | 40.5 | +10.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 2.7 | −3.6 |
| Activity not captured | 0.9 | −1.8 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 students | B- (36.3) | Average +0.05 | |
| 30 students | B- (36.3) | Average +0.05 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 37 | B- (38.2) | +0.14 |
| 2022/23 | 57 | C+ (32.1) | — |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2022/23 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 92.1 | +2.6 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.6 | — |
| Employment | 2.6 | +0.8 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 2.6 | +0.8 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Goresbrook School on 15 October 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 15 Oct 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
| Sixth form | Outstanding |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jun 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jun 2019Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good Safeguarding Effective May 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
73% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (98 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 73%
- Replies
- 98
- 9% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 82% who raised concerns
based on the 45% who had a child bullied
based on 21 parents (21%) with SEND