Barking Abbey School, A Specialist Sports and Humanities College

Secondary · Barking and Dagenham · IG11 9AG · URN 101241

Ofsted OutstandingLast inspected 2024-01-31Cohort 2418Non-selective

Exam results, in full

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Key stage 4 results

GCSE outcomes at the end of Year 11, so they describe a secondary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 353

3 of 4 headline figures1 figure withheldArea average from 19 schools in Barking and Dagenham

Attainment 8 score
The average grade across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
49.7
Barking and Dagenham 43.21England 46.1
6.5 above the area average of 43.2
Overall standards
Progress 8 score
Progress from the same key stage 2 starting points, where 0 is average.
Withheld
Progress from starting points
Grade 5 or above in English and maths
50.7%
Barking and Dagenham 41.5%England 45.9%
9.2 percentage points above the area average of 41.5
Academic stretch
Grade 4 or above in English and maths
70%
Barking and Dagenham 59.7%
10.3 percentage points above the area average of 59.7
Overall standards
EBacc average point score
4.31
Barking and Dagenham 3.76England 4.07
0.5 above the area average of 3.8
Academic stretch
Achieved the EBacc at grade 5 or above
15.6%
Barking and Dagenham 16.8%England 17.6%
1.2 percentage points below the area average of 16.8
Academic stretch
Entered the EBacc subjects
38.2%
Barking and Dagenham 38.2%
In line with the area average of 38.2
Context only, not scored
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort
24.6%
Barking and Dagenham 40%
15.4 percentage points below the area average of 40
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
353
Barking and Dagenham 167
186.3 above the area average of 166.7
Context only, not scored

Measure	This school	Against Barking and Dagenham	Against national	Feeds
Attainment 8 scoreThe average grade across eight qualifications, including English and maths.	49.7 Barking and Dagenham 43.21England 46.1	6.5 above the area average of 43.2	3.6 above the national figure of 46.1	Overall standards
Progress 8 scoreProgress from the same key stage 2 starting points, where 0 is average.	Withheld	No local comparison	No national comparison	Progress from starting points
Grade 5 or above in English and maths	50.7% Barking and Dagenham 41.5%England 45.9%	9.2 percentage points above the area average of 41.5	4.8 percentage points above the national figure of 45.9	Academic stretch
Grade 4 or above in English and maths	70% Barking and Dagenham 59.7%	10.3 percentage points above the area average of 59.7	No national comparison	Overall standards
EBacc average point score	4.31 Barking and Dagenham 3.76England 4.07	0.5 above the area average of 3.8	In line with the national figure of 4.07	Academic stretch
Achieved the EBacc at grade 5 or above	15.6% Barking and Dagenham 16.8%England 17.6%	1.2 percentage points below the area average of 16.8	2 percentage points below the national figure of 17.6	Academic stretch
Entered the EBacc subjects	38.2% Barking and Dagenham 38.2%	In line with the area average of 38.2	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort	24.6% Barking and Dagenham 40%	15.4 percentage points below the area average of 40	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	353 Barking and Dagenham 167	186.3 above the area average of 166.7	No national comparison	Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Barking and Dagenham · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Secondary classes: 21.9 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language: 25% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 29.6% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 6.8% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 12.3pupils per adult
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 15.2pupils per teacher
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average): 86.5% of teachers

Data last refreshed 2026-11-10. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

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What is the latest Ofsted judgement?: Ofsted rated Barking Abbey School, A Specialist Sports and Humanities College Outstanding at its inspection on 31/01/2024.
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