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Goresbrook School

Free schools · Dagenham · RM9 6XW

Ages 4–18 · 1,089 pupils · Barking and Dagenham

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Ofsted

Not judged

Attainment 8

53.2

Overall absence

4.5%

Admissions demand

0.81 · Often has places

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2024-10-15

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 4 (2023/24)

Progress 8+0.87
−20+2
Attainment 853.2
English & maths grade 5+60%
English & maths grade 4+78%
EBacc entry77%

EBacc APS: 5.1

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)48%
Higher standard (RWM)5%
Avg scaled score — reading
103.0
Avg scaled score — maths
103.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
104.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.5%
Persistent absence (10%+)11.1%
Unauthorised1.8%
Authorised absence
2.6%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.9%
Enrolments in measure
1,038

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for secondary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.81 · Often has places

1st preferences

61

Places offered

113

1st-preference offers

59

Total preferences (any rank)
451
Preferred offers (top 3)
78
Applications from outside LA
15
Offers to outside-LA applicants
3

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill73%

1,089 pupils · 1,500 places

Pupils on roll
1,089
Boys / girls
542 / 547
School capacity
1,500
Capacity fill
1,089 / 1,500 (73%)
Free school meals
32.5%
FSM pupils
313
Gender
Mixed
School type
Free schools

Age range

Ages 4–18

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth formHas a sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Multi-faith
Governance
Academy trust: UNITED LEARNING TRUST
Academy trust
UNITED LEARNING TRUST
Sponsor
United Learning Trust
Headteacher
Miss Megan Harris

Location

Address
Cook Road
Postcode
RM9 6XW
Town
Dagenham
County
Essex
Local authority
Barking and Dagenham
District
Barking and Dagenham
Constituency
Barking
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed free schools (all-through), Ages 4–18, in Dagenham, Barking and Dagenham, 1,089 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, sixth form. Free school meals: 32.5%. Religious character: Multi-faith.

Open schools in Dagenham
43
All-through schools in Dagenham
4
Academies among open schools in Dagenham
14% (6)
Open schools in RM9
17
All-through in RM9
2
Open schools in Barking and Dagenham LA
68
All-through in Barking and Dagenham LA
5

Nearby all-through schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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Contact

Headteacher
Miss Megan Harris
Telephone
02035976666
Website
www.goresbrookschool.org.uk

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