Barking Abbey School, A Specialist Sports and Humanities College
Secondary · Community school · Mixed · Barking and Dagenham
Sandringham Road, Barking, IG11 9AG
69
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded 31/01/2024
Application demand
82%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
93.2%
19.1% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
2,418
Capacity used
Over capacity100%
2,420 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
82%
1st preference success rate
306 of 372 families who put it first got an offer
357
Places offered
1039
Total applications
2.9
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 372 | 306 | ● 82% |
| 2nd preference | 292 | 29 | ● 10% |
| 3rd preference | 174 | 6 | ● 3% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 201 | 12 | ● 6% |
| Total | 1039 | 353 | 34% |
1st preference success by year
Barking and Dagenham lets families list 6 preferences. 147 applications came from outside the council area (55 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Tony Roe
- Address
- Sandringham Road, Barking, IG11 9AG
- Phone
- 02039677030
- Local authority
- Barking and Dagenham
- Ward / constituency
- Longbridge · Barking
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 101241
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 30% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 28% | — | — |
| SEN support | 7% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
2,418 pupils · 2,420 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
31 January 2024
Full graded inspection
Outstanding overall effectivenessSixth form Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding - 22
07 December 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,901 pupils
Attendance
93.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
6.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
19.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
1.3%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 48.6 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.02 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 47% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 65% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.16 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 33.99 | — | — |
Average grade: C+ (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 49.7 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 50.7% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 70% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 38.2% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.31 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 353 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 38.77 | 35 |
| Average grade | B | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 21.6% | 17% |
| A-level students | 184 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 352 | 22% | 59% | 75% | |
| English Language | 352 | 18% | 59% | 74% | |
| English Literature | 342 | 19% | 59% | 75% | |
| Social Studies | 275 | 22% | 69% | 83% | |
| Combined Science | 238 | 6% | 34% | 59% | |
| Geography | 214 | 24% | 51% | 67% | |
| Business | 178 | 16% | 54% | 69% | |
| History | 113 | 35% | 52% | 64% | |
| Biology | 106 | 51% | 95% | 97% | |
| Physics | 105 | 41% | 90% | 97% | |
| Chemistry | 105 | 60% | 96% | 98% | |
| Art and Design | 100 | 21% | 50% | 69% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 66 | 21% | 52% | 76% | |
| Chemistry | 49 | 10% | 45% | 65% | |
| Psychology | 44 | 5% | 20% | 57% | |
| Economics | 41 | 10% | 41% | 90% | |
| Sociology | 41 | 7% | 32% | 49% | |
| Business Studies | 41 | 2% | 24% | 68% | |
| Biology | 40 | 10% | 35% | 63% | |
| Religious Studies | 29 | 0% | 0% | 48% | |
| English Literature | 29 | 0% | 21% | 45% | |
| History | 16 | 0% | 6% | 63% | |
| Physical Education / Sports Studies | 16 | 6% | 19% | 31% | |
| Mathematics (Further) | 15 | 27% | 60% | 93% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 10615: Barking Abbey School, A Specialist Sports and Humanities College
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 8 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | 0% |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 60% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 2% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 65% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Barking and Dagenham council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.