Jo Richardson Community School
Secondary · Community school · Mixed · Barking and Dagenham
Gale Street, Dagenham, RM9 4UN
67
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded 08/05/2024
Application demand
81%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
93.8%
18.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,696
Capacity used
Over capacity100%
1,700 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
81%
1st preference success rate
281 of 346 families who put it first got an offer
298
Places offered
871
Total applications
2.9
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 346 | 281 | ● 81% |
| 2nd preference | 172 | 9 | ● 5% |
| 3rd preference | 154 | 2 | ● 1% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 199 | 1 | ● 1% |
| Total | 871 | 293 | 34% |
1st preference success by year
Barking and Dagenham lets families list 6 preferences. 37 applications came from outside the council area (0 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
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Lisa Keane
- Address
- Gale Street, Castle Green, Dagenham, RM9 4UN
- Phone
- 02082706222
- Local authority
- Barking and Dagenham
- Ward / constituency
- Eastbury · Barking
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 133561
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 38% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 23% | — | — |
| SEN support | 9% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
1,696 pupils · 1,700 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
08 May 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 - 23
25 January 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,506 pupils
Attendance
93.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
6.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
18.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
1.3%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.2%
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 | 47.2 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.20 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 50% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 67% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.75 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 36.59 | — | — |
Average grade: B- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 50.2 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 48.5% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 69.1% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 12.7% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 291 | — |
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 | 37.18 | 35 |
| Average grade | B- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 6.2% | 17% |
| A-level students | 82 | — |
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 | 287 | 24% | 53% | 75% | |
| English Language | 287 | 26% | 57% | 72% | |
| English Literature | 284 | 31% | 68% | 79% | |
| Combined Science | 165 | 7% | 31% | 50% | |
| History | 127 | 32% | 51% | 65% | |
| Biology | 118 | 43% | 84% | 94% | |
| Physics | 118 | 32% | 72% | 91% | |
| Chemistry | 118 | 38% | 74% | 86% | |
| Social Studies | 93 | 31% | 70% | 82% | |
| Business | 88 | 30% | 68% | 81% | |
| Geography | 78 | 24% | 50% | 62% | |
| Media / Film / TV | 68 | 29% | 56% | 71% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 49 | 4% | 35% | 76% | |
| Mathematics | 27 | 4% | 19% | 33% | |
| Economics | 23 | 9% | 22% | 83% | |
| Sociology | 18 | 6% | 39% | 83% | |
| Biology | 17 | 6% | 29% | 65% | |
| History | 17 | 0% | 18% | 65% | |
| Chemistry | 17 | 0% | 18% | 35% | |
| Government and Politics | 14 | 0% | 21% | 57% | |
| Business Studies | 13 | 0% | 23% | 92% | |
| English Literature | 9 | 0% | 22% | 56% | |
| Physics | 8 | 0% | 25% | 38% | |
| Computer Science | 8 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 17446: Jo Richardson Community School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | — |
| 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) | 75% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 4% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 76% | — | — |
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.