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Jo Richardson Community School

Community school · Dagenham · RM9 4UN

Ages 11–19 · 1,696 pupils · Barking and Dagenham

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Attainment 8

47.2

Overall absence

7.1%

Admissions demand

1.16 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Outstanding

Inspection date

2024-05-08

Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
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+0.20
−20+2
Attainment 847.2
English & maths grade 5+50%
English & maths grade 4+67%
EBacc entry9%

EBacc APS: 3.8

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence7.1%
Persistent absence (10%+)22.9%
Unauthorised2.7%
Authorised absence
4.3%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.9%
Enrolments in measure
1,509

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

1.16 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

347

Places offered

300

1st-preference offers

276

Total preferences (any rank)
881
Preferred offers (top 3)
300
Applications from outside LA
32
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0
Admissions policy (GIAS)
Non-selective

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 fill100%

1,696 pupils · 1,700 places

Pupils on roll
1,696
Boys / girls
864 / 832
School capacity
1,700
Capacity fill
1,696 / 1,700 (100%)
Free school meals
38%
FSM pupils
553
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 11–19

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

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

School characteristics

Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Ms Lisa Keane

Location

Address
Gale Street, Castle Green
Postcode
RM9 4UN
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

SEN & specialist provision

As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

SEN types
ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Resourced provision
SEN unit
SEN unit places
26 on roll / 26 capacity

Local context

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

Mixed community school (secondary), Ages 11–19, in Dagenham, Barking and Dagenham, 1,696 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 38%. SEN provision includes: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder.

Open schools in Dagenham
43
Secondary schools in Dagenham
5
Academies among open schools in Dagenham
14% (6)
Open schools in RM9
17
Secondary in RM9
1
Open schools in Barking and Dagenham LA
68
Secondary in Barking and Dagenham LA
8

Nearby secondary schools

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

Compare with theseAll in DagenhamNear RM9

  • Riverside School

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Free schools · Secondary

    Barking · IG11 0FU · Barking and Dagenham

    Ages 11–19

    • Att854.4
    • P80.8
    • EM5+56%
    • Absence4.3%

    0.9 miles away

  • Dagenham Park CofE School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Voluntary controlled school · Secondary

    Dagenham · RM10 9QH · Barking and Dagenham

    Ages 11–19

    • Att842.1
    • P8-0.3
    • EM5+39%
    • Absence8.7%

    1.3 miles away

  • Greatfields School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Free schools · Secondary

    Barking · IG11 7QG · Barking and Dagenham

    Ages 11–18

    • Att844.3
    • P80.3
    • EM5+42%
    • Absence7.8%

    1.8 miles away

  • Brook Sixth Form and Academy

    Ofsted: Not judged

    University technical college · Secondary

    Dagenham · RM10 7FN · Barking and Dagenham

    Ages 14–19

    • Att838.4
    • P8-0.6
    • EM5+31%
    • Absence6.2%

    2.1 miles away

  • Mayfield School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Foundation school · Secondary

    Dagenham · RM8 1XE · Redbridge

    Ages 11–18

    • Att845.2
    • P80.0
    • EM5+44%
    • Absence8.9%

    2.2 miles away

  • Woolwich Polytechnic School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Secondary

    London · SE28 8AT · Greenwich

    Ages 11–19

    • Att844.4
    • P8-0.0
    • EM5+50%
    • Absence7.2%

    2.2 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Ms Lisa Keane
Telephone
02082706222
Website
http://jorichardson.org.uk/

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