Goresbrook School

At a glance

Type

Free school (state-funded)

Phase

All-through

Ages

2 to 18

Gender

Mixed

Religious character

Multi-faith

Pupils

1,089 census January 2026

Capacity

1,500

Sixth form

Yes

Nursery classes

Yes

Head

Miss Megan Harris

Trust

UNITED LEARNING TRUST

Address

Cook Road, Dagenham, RM9 6XW

Borough

Barking and Dagenham

Telephone

02035976666

DfE reference (URN)

140962

Website

goresbrookschool.org.uk

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

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Key dates for 2027 entry

Reception (4+)

1. Application deadlineFriday 15 January 2027Open

   National closing date for Reception applications: Friday 15 January 2027. Apply through your home borough's coordinated scheme, not directly to the school.

   Source: GOV.UK · checked 9 Oct 2026

2. National offer dayFriday 16 April 2027Upcoming

   Primary National Offer Day: Friday 16 April 2027. Offers are released by your home borough.

   Source: GOV.UK · checked 9 Oct 2026

3. Accept your offerFriday 30 April 2027Open

   Deadline to accept your primary offer: Friday 30 April 2027.

   Source: GOV.UK · checked 9 Oct 2026

Year 7 (11+)

1. Application deadlineSaturday 31 October 2026Closes in 21 days

   National closing date for Year 7 applications: Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply through your home borough's coordinated scheme (eAdmissions), not directly to the school.

   Source: Your borough's admissions page · checked 9 Oct 2026

2. National offer dayMonday 1 March 2027Upcoming

   Secondary National Offer Day: Monday 1 March 2027. Offers are released by your home borough.

   Source: Your borough's admissions page · checked 9 Oct 2026

3. Accept your offerDate not statedDate not stated

   Accept the offer by the deadline given in your offer letter; your home borough sets the date.

   Source: GOV.UK · checked 9 Oct 2026

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A status ("Closes in 12 days") is shown only for a closing date we have checked, worked out from today's date, 10 October 2026. Other dates are printed as the school published them, with its own wording beside them. Dates given only as "early January" are shown as approximate and never counted down. Always confirm with the school or council.

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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. Schools with a religious character often ask for a supplementary information form as well, returned to the school by the same deadline.

114 first-preference applications and 559 applications naming it at any preference for 124 places offered (September 2026 entry, DfE)

These are counts of applications and offers on national offer day. They are not a chance of getting in: places are allocated by the school's published admissions criteria, such as siblings, distance or faith.

Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary school applications and offers · entry years up to 2026/27 · last checked 9 October 2026

Barking and Dagenham: Reception offers, September 2026 entry

Across the borough, 95.3% of applicants were offered their first preference and 99.3% were offered one of their preferences (2,970 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

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

Key stage 2 (end of primary), 2024/25

• % meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths2022/23: 47% · 2023/24: 48%
  75%This school67%Barking and Dagenham62%England, state-funded
• % achieving the higher standard in reading, writing and maths2022/23: 1% · 2023/24: 5%
  4%This school8%Barking and Dagenham8%England, state-funded
• Average scaled score in reading2022/23: 104 · 2023/24: 103
  105This school106Barking and Dagenham106England, state-funded
• Average scaled score in maths2022/23: 103 · 2023/24: 103
  105This school106Barking and Dagenham105England, state-funded

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 55 pupils in the cohort

GCSE (key stage 4), 2024/25

• Attainment 8 score2022/23: 53.4 · 2023/24: 53.2
  55.6This school48.4Barking and Dagenham46.1England, state-funded
• % achieving grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs2022/23: 60% · 2023/24: 60%
  64%This school48%Barking and Dagenham45%England, state-funded
• % achieving grade 4 or above in English and maths GCSEs2022/23: 75% · 2023/24: 78%
  77%This school68%Barking and Dagenham65%England, state-funded
• % entering the English Baccalaureate2022/23: 73% · 2023/24: 77%
  75%This school40%Barking and Dagenham40%England, state-funded
• EBacc average point score2022/23: 5.02 · 2023/24: 5.06
  5.24This 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 · 114 pupils in the cohort

A level (16 to 18), 2024/25

• A level average result, expressed as a grade2022/23: C+ · 2023/24: B-
  B-This schoolC+Barking and DagenhamB-England, state-funded
• A level average point score per entry2022/23: 32.1 · 2023/24: 38.2
  36.3This school34.8Barking and Dagenham35England, state-funded
• Average point score for a student's best 3 A levels2022/23: 32 · 2023/24: 38.3
  36.4This school34.8Barking and Dagenham35.8England, state-funded
• % of A level students achieving AAB or higher including at least 2 facilitating subjects2022/23: 5% · 2023/24: 16%
  10%This school12%Barking and Dagenham18%England, state-funded
• A level value added score2023/24: 0.14
  0.05This 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 · 30 pupils in the cohort

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Pupils and context

Eligible for free school meals

32.5% January 2026

English as an additional language

51.1%

Receiving SEN support

10.8%

With an Education, Health and Care Plan

1.4%

Girls / boys

50% / 50%

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

4.8% 2024/25

Persistently absent (missed 10% or more)

13.7%

Pupils per teacher

16.6 2025/26

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

Places

Places

1,320

Pupils on roll

1,003

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.

• Goresbrook School and The Sydney Russell School1.1 miles apart
• Goresbrook School and Eastbury Community School1.9 miles apart
• Goresbrook School and Eastbrook School1.9 miles apart
• Goresbrook School and Loxford School2.1 miles apart

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