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Schools in Barking and Dagenham

68 schools across 5 towns

68
Total Schools
44
Primary
8
Secondary
0
SEND
7
Outstanding
13
Good
1
Req. Improvement
0
Inadequate

Based on the most recent published single-word Ofsted grades. Ofsted stopped issuing overall grades (Outstanding, Good, Requires Improvement, Inadequate) in September 2024, so schools inspected more recently — under Ofsted’s report cards — may not have one. Figures cover the 21 of 68 schools here that have a published grade.

Barking and Dagenham has 68 schools across 5 towns — 44 primary, 8 secondary, educating around 46,286 pupils. 95% of schools with a published Ofsted grade are rated Good or Outstanding (20 of 21). There are currently 18 open teaching jobs in Barking and Dagenham. Browse schools by town, compare Ofsted ratings and exam results, and find teaching jobs across Barking and Dagenham.

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School spending in Barking and Dagenham

Gross expenditure per pupil — LA-maintained schools (2024-25).

£9,131
per pupil (all phases)
£8,185
per primary pupil
£9,742
per secondary pupil

Source: DfE “LA and school expenditure” (Consistent Financial Reporting), 2024-25, under the Open Government Licence. Covers council-maintained schools; academies report separately.

18 open teaching jobs in Barking and DagenhamView jobs →

Top-performing schools in Barking and Dagenham

Ranked on the latest DfE results. Higher is better.

By Attainment 8 — average GCSE score

  1. 1All Saints Catholic School and Technology College56.1Attainment 8
  2. 2Riverside School55.5Attainment 8
  3. 3Jo Richardson Community School50.2Attainment 8
  4. 4Barking Abbey School, A Specialist Sports and Humanities College49.7Attainment 8
  5. 5The Warren School47.6Attainment 8

Source: DfE performance tables, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Towns in Barking and Dagenham

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