Brook Sixth Form and Academy

At a glance

Type

University technical college (state-funded)

Phase

Secondary

Ages

14 to 19

Gender

Mixed

Pupils

273 census January 2026

Capacity

600

Sixth form

Yes

Head

Kim Donovan

Trust

PARTNERSHIP LEARNING

Address

Yew Tree Avenue, Rainham Road South, Dagenham, RM10 7FN

Borough

Barking and Dagenham

DfE reference (URN)

148932

Website

brooksixthform.com

Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools · daily extract as at 2026-10-07 · last checked 9 October 2026

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Open days and tours

1. Sixth-form open evening · 16+ · 16:00Thursday 12 November 2026, 16:00 to 18:00

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Dates as published on the school's own page, read 10 Oct 2026. Schools add and change dates at short notice and most ask you to book: confirm with the school. All open days in London

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Admissions

You apply through the council where you live, not to the school, naming up to six schools in order on one form. Every applicant on time hears on the same national offer day.

Barking and Dagenham: Year 7 offers, September 2026 entry

Across the borough, 81.9% of applicants were offered their first preference and 96.4% were offered one of their preferences (3,094 applications). These are borough-wide figures, not a forecast for any school or child.

Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary schools applications and offers 2026 · entry years 2014/15 to 2026/27 (release published 2026-06-18) · last checked 9 October 2026

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Inspection

Source: Ofsted, Management information - state-funded schools - latest inspections as at 31 August 2026 · latest inspections as at 2026-08-31 · last checked 9 October 2026

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Results

GCSE (key stage 4), 2024/25

• Attainment 8 score2022/23: 45.1 · 2023/24: 38.4
  38.7This school48.4Barking and Dagenham46.1England, state-funded
• % achieving grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs2022/23: 50% · 2023/24: 31%
  27%This school48%Barking and Dagenham45%England, state-funded
• % achieving grade 4 or above in English and maths GCSEs2022/23: 60% · 2023/24: 56%
  46%This school68%Barking and Dagenham65%England, state-funded
• % entering the English Baccalaureate2022/23: 0% · 2023/24: 0%
  0%This school40%Barking and Dagenham40%England, state-funded
• EBacc average point score2022/23: 3.30 · 2023/24: 2.68
  2.89This school4.19Barking and Dagenham4.09England, state-funded

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 26 pupils in the cohort

A level (16 to 18), 2024/25

• A level average result, expressed as a grade2022/23: D- · 2023/24: D+
  D+This schoolC+Barking and DagenhamB-England, state-funded
• A level average point score per entry2022/23: 18.2 · 2023/24: 24.6
  23.9This school34.8Barking and Dagenham35England, state-funded
• Average point score for a student's best 3 A levels2022/23: 15 · 2023/24: 25.4
  19.2This school34.8Barking and Dagenham35.8England, state-funded
• % of A level students achieving AAB or higher including at least 2 facilitating subjects2022/23: 0% · 2023/24: 0%
  0%This school12%Barking and Dagenham18%England, state-funded
• A level value added score2023/24: 0.02
  -0.47This school-0.03England, state-funded

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 24 pupils in the cohort

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Pupils and context

Eligible for free school meals

42.9% January 2026

English as an additional language

42.2%

Receiving SEN support

9.3%

With an Education, Health and Care Plan

2.1%

Girls / boys

21% / 79%

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · school census 2024/25

Attendance and staffing

Overall absence

6% 2024/25

Persistently absent (missed 10% or more)

15%

Pupils per teacher

14.5 2025/26

Source: Department for Education, Absence rates by school level · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026

Places

Places

600

Pupils on roll

230

Source: Department for Education, Capacity - school / Sixth form capacity - school · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · position at 1 May, 2024/25

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Nearby schools

Schools covering the same ages within about a mile, by straight-line distance (not walking or travel time).

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Compare with similar schools

Side-by-side comparisons with the nearest schools of the same type. Sourced facts only; no winner is declared.

• Brook Sixth Form and Academy and Dagenham Park Church of England School1.1 miles apart
• Brook Sixth Form and Academy and The Brittons Academy1.1 miles apart
• Brook Sixth Form and Academy and All Saints Catholic School, Dagenham1.3 miles apart
• Brook Sixth Form and Academy and Hornchurch High School1.6 miles apart

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