Barking Abbey School, A Specialist Sports and Humanities College | Secondary with sixth form in Barking, Barking and Dagenham | Ofsted & DfE | Sipuha

Barking Abbey School, A Specialist Sports and Humanities College

SecondaryPost 16

Barking and Dagenham · Barking · IG11 9AG http://www.barkingabbeyschool.co.uk/

Pupils
2,418
cap. 2,420
Ages
11 - 18
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school

The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2024/25.

Ofsted

Ofsted inspection

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Latest inspection
31 Jan 2024
Outstanding

Inspection outcome

Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Sixth form provision
Outstanding

Other Ofsted reports

6 reports
6 Dec 2022
School inspection
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29 Mar 2017
Short inspection
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26 Sep 2012
Full inspectionGood
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This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.

Admissions

Can I get my child into this school?

Admissions policy · Non-selective

This school is in Barking and Dagenham. You apply through the education LA where you live, even if that is a different council.

Results vs local authority and England

This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.

GCSE 9–4
70%
+5pp
LA
67%
England
66%
74%70%65%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
GCSE 5+
51%
+4pp
LA
46%
England
46%
51%47%43%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Attainment 8
49.7
+1.1
LA
48.1
England
46.8
52.350.548.6
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
EBacc entry
38%
+6pp
LA
42%
England
41%
52%36%20%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
EBacc APS
15.2
+0.6
LA
10.1
England
7.7
16.113.811.5
'18'19'22'23'24'25

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

Progress 8 compared with other schools

Progress 8 (2023/24 cohort)+0.02
Average
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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

A-level APS
38.8
+4.8
LA
32.9
England
32.4
38.832.826.9
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
A-level value added
+0.32
+0.1
LA
-0.03
+0.30.0-0.3
'17'18'19'24'25
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
22%
+14pp
LA
10%
England
14%
22%13%5%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Average A-level grade
B
+1
BC+C-
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25

Value added compared with other schools

A-level value added+0.32
Above average
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Destinations

Pupils staying in education or entering apprenticeships or employment

After Key Stage 4 · 2024/25

94%

staying in education or employment

4% did not stay in education or employment

2% no destination recorded

Education93%
Apprenticeships1%
Employment

After 16 to 18 study · 2024/25

84%

staying in education or employment

12% did not stay in education or employment

4% no destination recorded

Education60%
Apprenticeships11%
Employment13%

Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
2,336
cap. 2,420
2,3362,1541,972
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
Pupil : teacher ratio
15.7
LA AVG 16.14:1
19.117.415.7
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
EAL
28%
LA AVG 41.12%
46%37%28%
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
FSM eligible
31%
LA AVG 34.93%
33%27%21%
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
SEN
12%
LA AVG 12.81%
12%9%6%
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
Overall absence
7%
LA
7%
England
9%
9%7%5%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Persistent absence
19%
LA
19%
England
24%
28%20%12%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25

Overview

AddressSandringham Road, Barking, IG11 9AG
Telephone02039677030
Local authorityBarking and Dagenham
PhaseSecondary with sixth form
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio15.7:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
Finance£8882 spend / pupil£8883 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

YearGCSE 9–4GCSE 5+Attainment 8Progress 8EBacc entryEBacc APSCohort
2024/2570%51%49.7Not applicable38%15.2353
2023/2465%47%48.6+0.0233%14.7353
2022/2368%50%49.6+0.1133%15.0354
2021/2270%51%52.3+0.2352%16.1351
2018/1968%49%49.3+0.3138%11.5271
2017/1865%43%49.2+0.3431%11.6278
2016/1774%49%50.6+0.2920%272
More fields
YearEBacc lang entry
2024/2539%
2023/2436%
2022/2334%
2021/2253%
2018/1941%
2017/1832%
2016/1724%

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

YearA-level APSAvg gradeVA progressAAB+Cohort
2024/2538.8B+0.3222%248
2023/2434.0C++0.198%279
2022/2332.7C+9%240
2021/2233.6C+12%275
2018/1926.9C--0.275%366
2017/1828.5C-0.155%285
2016/1728.4C-0.107%288

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/252,33615.712%28%31%7%19%
2023/242,32315.810%28%27%8%22%
2022/232,32516.010%30%27%9%28%
2021/222,31617.39%34%28%8%24%
2020/212,19817.47%37%21%
2018/192,12519.17%42%30%5%13%
2017/182,11618.66%44%32%5%12%
2016/171,97216.46%46%32%6%16%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.