Side by side
Dagenham Park Church of England School and Jo Richardson Community School
The published facts for both schools, each with its source. Where a school or the government has not published something, the cell says so. We do not name a winner.
What differs
- The two schools are 1.3 miles apart in a straight line.
Facts side by side
| Fact | Dagenham Park Church of England School | Jo Richardson Community School |
|---|---|---|
| The basics | ||
| Type | State-funded: Voluntary controlled school DfE register | State-funded: Community school DfE register |
| Ages | 11 to 19 DfE register | 11 to 19 DfE register |
| Gender | Mixed DfE register | Mixed DfE register |
| Pupils | 1,414 DfE register | 1,696 DfE register |
| Religious character | Church of England DfE register | Not published |
| Borough | Barking and Dagenham DfE register | Barking and Dagenham DfE register |
| Boarding | No DfE register | No DfE register |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective DfE register | Non-selective DfE register |
| Admissions for 2027 | ||
| Next deadline to apply or register | 31 October 2026 (closes in 21 days) school or council page | 31 October 2026 (closes in 21 days) school or council page |
| Applications and places, last round | 147 first preferences for 170 places DfE, September 2026 entry | 296 first preferences for 299 places DfE, September 2026 entry |
| Cost | ||
| Published day fees | No tuition fees (state-funded) | No tuition fees (state-funded) |
| Inspection | ||
| Latest inspection | Ofsted ungraded inspection, 24 April 2025: Standards maintained Ofsted | Ofsted graded inspection, 8 May 2024: Outstanding at that inspection Ofsted |
| Results | ||
| GCSE: Attainment 8 | 42.1 (2024/25) DfE | 50.2 (2024/25) DfE |
| GCSE: grade 5+ in English and maths | 34% (2024/25) DfE | 48% (2024/25) DfE |
| A level: average grade | C (2024/25) DfE | B- (2024/25) DfE |
| A level: points per entry | 29.6 (2024/25) DfE | 37.2 (2024/25) DfE |
| Where leavers went | ||
| Stayed in education or work after GCSEs | 94% (left 2022/23) DfE | 92% (left 2022/23) DfE |
| Stayed in education or work after 16 to 18 | 91% (left 2022/23) DfE | 90% (left 2022/23) DfE |
| Pupils | ||
| Eligible for free school meals | 42.3% DfE register | 38% DfE register |
| English as an additional language | 39.4% school census 2024/25 | 22.6% school census 2024/25 |
| Receiving SEN support | 12.6% school census 2024/25 | 9.1% school census 2024/25 |
| Pupils per teacher | 13.4 DfE workforce census | 14.4 DfE workforce census |
| Overall absence | 7.8% DfE, 2024/25 | 6.1% DfE, 2024/25 |
DfE register: Get Information About Schools, daily extract as at 2026-10-07. Other sources are named in each cell; every figure links to its source on the school's own page.
Shaded cells differ between the two schools. A blank is not a weakness: it means the figure has not been published, or does not apply to that type of school. Fees and results are not comparable between state and independent schools.