72%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
50%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
50.5
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
8%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
1854.5
EBacc APS · 2024/25
3,129
Pupils · 2024/25
25%
EAL · 2024/25
22%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 22/11/2023
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBarking and Dagenham
PhaseAll-through with sixth form
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio16.4:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen
Overview of Robert Clack School · All-through · Barking and Dagenham
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
72%
+3pp
72%67%61%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 72%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
50%
+0pp
50%45%39%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 50%
Attainment 8
50.5
+1.4
50.548.145.8
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 50.5
EBacc entry
8%
-1pp
68%38%8%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 8%
EBacc APS
1854.5
+513.2
1854.51492.11129.7
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 1854.5
Sixth form
Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
A-level APS
35.9
-1.2
37.134.331.6
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 35.9
A-level value added
-0.17
-0.2
+0.1-0.1-0.2
'17'18'19'24'25
'25 · -0.2
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
16%
-4pp
30%23%16%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 16%
Average A-level grade
B-
0
B-C+C
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · B-
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
3,129
Pupil : teacher ratio
16.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
25%
FSM eligible
32%
SEN
13%
Overall absence
8%
Persistent absence
22%
Contact
Address
Gosfield Road, Dagenham, RM8 1JU
Local authority
Barking and Dagenham
Telephone
Email
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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 | 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% | 3,129 |
| 2023/24 | 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% | 2,900 |
| 2022/23 | 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 | 12% | 2,657 |
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.
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 | 72% | 50% | 50.5 | Not applicable | 8% | 1854.5 | 17% | 3,129 |
| 2023/24 | 69% | 50% | 49.1 | +0.16 | 9% | 1341.3 | 20% | 2,900 |
| 2022/23 | 66% | 48% | 50.5 | +0.11 | 9% | 1371.6 | 23% | 2,657 |
| 2021/22 | 68% | 48% | 49.9 | -0.14 | 15% | 1508.7 | 32% | 2,510 |
| 2018/19 | 61% | 39% | 45.8 | -0.12 | 68% | 1129.7 | 70% | 1,995 |
| 2017/18 | 66% | 44% | 46.4 | -0.19 | 62% | 1116.8 | 63% | 1,935 |
| 2016/17 | 68% | 44% | 47.4 | +0.11 | 49% | — | 55% | 1,891 |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 35.9 | B- | -0.17 | 16% | 188 |
| 2023/24 | 37.1 | B- | +0.06 | 19% | 175 |
| 2022/23 | 37.0 | B- | — | 30% | 195 |
| 2021/22 | 36.4 | B- | — | 28% | 236 |
| 2018/19 | 31.6 | C | -0.23 | 21% | 182 |
| 2017/18 | 34.3 | C+ | +0.05 | 18% | 187 |
| 2016/17 | 31.5 | C | -0.05 | 18% | 208 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 3,129 | 17.5 | 13% | 25% | 32% | 8% | 22% |
| 2023/24 | 2,900 | 17.6 | 13% | 26% | 31% | 8% | 26% |
| 2022/23 | 2,657 | 17.2 | 12% | 28% | 33% | 8% | 25% |
| 2021/22 | 2,510 | 16.9 | 13% | 30% | 34% | 9% | 30% |
| 2020/21 | 2,302 | 15.8 | 12% | 31% | 28% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 1,995 | 15.3 | 13% | 33% | 39% | 5% | 14% |
| 2017/18 | 1,935 | 16.9 | 14% | 34% | 40% | 5% | 15% |
| 2016/17 | 1,891 | 16.2 | 13% | 37% | 41% | 5% | 14% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.