OFSTED
22 November 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Community school
Phase
All-through
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Barking and Dagenham
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
3,231
3,231 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
1,541
47.7% of pupils
Male pupils
1,690
52.3% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
4.8 pts
above England
School
29.6%
Barking and Dagenham
26.4%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
5.0 pts
above England
School
25.3%
Barking and Dagenham
48.5%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.6 pts
above England
School
2.6%
Barking and Dagenham
0.8%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
23.1%
747
African
15.9%
513
Any other White background
11.5%
370
Bangladeshi
11.1%
359
Pakistani
10.4%
335
Indian
6.7%
215
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
13.8%
446 of
3,231 pupils
7.0 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.5 pts
below
England
6.0%
4.5 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
50.5
11.3 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.16 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
7.62%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.40 pts
higher than
England
School
7.62%
Barking and Dagenham
6.41%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
22.14%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
6.33 pts
higher than
England
School
22.14%
Barking and Dagenham
17.96%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.62%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.81 pts
higher than
England
School
2.62%
Barking and Dagenham
1.81%
London
1.67%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open all-through schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
129.2%
38.2 pts
above England
Robert Clack School
129.2%
Barking and Dagenham
87.8%
London
91.4%
England
91.1%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.