Barking Abbey School, A Specialist Sports and Humanities College
Community school · Secondary
Barking · IG11 9AG · Barking and Dagenham
Ages 11–18
Status: Open
1.0 miles away
OpenSecondaryURN 142908
Greatfields School
Free schools · Barking · IG11 7QG
Phase
Secondary
Age range
Ages 11–18
Pupils
1,248
Local authority
Barking and Dagenham
Age range
Ages 11–18
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- NurseryNo Nursery Classes
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed free schools (secondary), Ages 11–18, in Barking, Barking and Dagenham, 1,248 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 34.6%.
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Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
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Overview
- School type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 142908
Location
- Address
- Net Street
- Postcode
- IG11 7QG
- Town
- Barking
- Local authority
- Barking and Dagenham
- District
- Barking and Dagenham
- Constituency
- Barking
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- Pupils on roll
- 1,248
- Boys / girls
- 636 / 612
- School capacity
- 1,824
- Capacity fill
- 1,248 / 1,824 (68%)
- Free school meals
- 34.6%
- FSM pupils
- 351
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Nursery provision
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: PARTNERSHIP LEARNING
- Academy trust
- PARTNERSHIP LEARNING
- Sponsor
- Partnership Learning
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Matthew Gillham
- Telephone
- 02039465900
Official links
Ofsted information
Inspection data is separate from GIAS establishment records.
- Unknown date — Standards maintained (Report)