Goresbrook School | School performance

75%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

77%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

64%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

55.6

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

75%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

597.7

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,036

Pupils · 2024/25

51%

EAL · 2024/25

14%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

75%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

77%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

64%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

55.6

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

75%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

597.7

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,036

Pupils · 2024/25

51%

EAL · 2024/25

14%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

75%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

77%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

64%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

55.6

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

75%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

597.7

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,036

Pupils · 2024/25

51%

EAL · 2024/25

14%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Not judged

Ofsted inspection · 15/10/2024

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityBarking and Dagenham

PhaseAll-through with sixth form

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio17.9:1

Admissions—

Religious characterMulti-faith

StatusOpen

Overview of Goresbrook School · All-through · Barking and Dagenham

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard

75%

+27pp

75%61%47%

'23'24'25

'25 · 75%

RWM higher standard

-1pp

5%3%1%

'23'24'25

'25 · 4%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

85%

Reading higher standard

25%

Writing expected standard

78%

Writing higher standard

Maths expected standard

91%

Maths higher standard

25%

Science expected standard

84%

SPAG expected standard

71%

SPAG higher standard

24%

Reading scaled score

105.0

Maths scaled score

105.0

GPS scaled score

105.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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How does this school perform?

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

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths

77%

-0pp

83%79%75%

'22'23'24'25

'25 · 77%

GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths

64%

+4pp

65%63%60%

'22'23'24'25

'25 · 64%

Attainment 8

55.6

+2.4

56.755.053.2

'22'23'24'25

'25 · 55.6

EBacc entry

75%

-1pp

77%75%73%

'22'23'24'25

'25 · 75%

EBacc APS

597.7

+36.6

606.8557.1507.3

'22'23'24'25

'25 · 597.7

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Sixth form

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

A-level APS

36.3

-1.9

38.235.232.1

'23'24'25

'25 · 36.3

A-level value added

+0.05

-0.1

+0.1+0.1+0.1

'24'25

'25 · +0.1

AAB+ in facilitating subjects

10%

-6pp

16%11%5%

'23'24'25

'25 · 10%

Average A-level grade

B-

B-C+C+

'23'24'25

'25 · B-

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

1,036

Pupil : teacher ratio

17.9

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

51%

FSM eligible

33%

SEN

12%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

14%

Contact

Address

Cook Road, Dagenham, RM9 6XW

Local authority

Barking and Dagenham

Website

www.goresbrookschool.org.uk

Telephone

02035976666

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	75%	4%	85%	25%	78%	4%	91%	25%	84%	71%	105.0	105.0	105.0	—	—	—	12%	1,036
2023/24	48%	5%	66%	21%	60%	6%	67%	27%	69%	71%	103.0	103.0	104.0	—	—	—	12%	1,083
2022/23	47%	1%	67%	26%	62%	1%	62%	27%	64%	65%	104.0	103.0	105.0	-0.10	-2.10	-0.20	11%	1,102
2018/19	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	13%	699
2017/18	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	—	534
2016/17	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	11%	386

Secondary — Key Stage 4

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

Year	GCSE 9–4	GCSE 5+	Attainment 8	Progress 8	EBacc entry	EBacc APS	EBacc lang entry	Cohort
2024/25	77%	64%	55.6	Not applicable	75%	597.7	75%	1,036
2023/24	78%	60%	53.2	+0.87	77%	561.1	77%	1,083
2022/23	75%	60%	53.4	+0.80	73%	507.3	73%	1,102
2021/22	83%	65%	56.7	+0.97	76%	606.8	76%	1,067
2018/19	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	699
2017/18	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	534
2016/17	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	—	Not published	386

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

Year	A-level APS	Avg grade	VA progress	AAB+	Cohort
2024/25	36.3	B-	+0.05	10%	31
2023/24	38.2	B-	+0.14	16%	38
2022/23	32.1	C+	—	5%	57
2016/17	Not published	—	Not applicable	Not published	Not published

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	1,036	18.7	12%	51%	33%	5%	14%
2023/24	1,083	17.0	12%	46%	33%	4%	11%
2022/23	1,102	17.6	11%	42%	36%	6%	18%
2021/22	1,067	17.9	14%	41%	36%	7%	21%
2020/21	995	19.8	15%	38%	35%	—	—
2018/19	699	18.4	13%	38%	35%	4%	16%
2017/18	—	19.8	—	—	—	4%	14%
2016/17	386	19.5	11%	33%	35%	4%	9%