The Warren School | Secondary with sixth form in Romford, Barking and Dagenham | Ofsted & DfE | Sipuha

The Warren School

SecondaryPost 16

Barking and Dagenham · Romford · RM6 6SB http://www.thewarrenschool.net

Pupils
1,392
cap. 1,380
Ages
11 - 18
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy

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

Ofsted

Ofsted inspection

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Latest inspection
15 May 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

2 reports
7 Feb 2023
School inspection
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6 Dec 2017
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
71%
+5pp
LA
67%
England
66%
71%62%53%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
GCSE 5+
45%
-6pp
LA
46%
England
46%
56%45%33%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Attainment 8
47.6
-0.6
LA
48.1
England
46.8
51.447.243.1
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
EBacc entry
67%
+15pp
LA
42%
England
41%
92%56%20%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
EBacc APS
8.8
+0.2
LA
10.1
England
7.7
9.68.06.5
'18'19'22'23'24'25

Parent View

as at 2020-04-06
Overall happy
95%
Would recommend
92%
Responses
39
All questions13
  • Strongly agree
  • Agree
  • Neither
  • Disagree
  • Strongly disagree
  • Don't know
  • Yes
  • No

Q1. My child is happy at this school

95%

Q2. My child feels safe at this school

87%

Q3. The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved

82%

Q4. My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying effectively

44%

Q5. The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year

87%

Q6. When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly

59%

Q8. The school has high expectations for my child

90%

Q9. My child does well at this school

87%

Q10. The school lets me know how my child is doing

92%

Q11. There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school

82%

Q12. My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school

69%

Q13. The school supports my child's wider personal development

82%

Q14. I would recommend this school to another parent

92%

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

Progress 8 compared with other schools

Progress 8 (2023/24 cohort)+0.37
Above average
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Sixth form

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

A-level APS
33.4
-3.6
LA
32.9
England
32.4
39.732.625.5
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
A-level value added
+0.06
-0.4
LA
-0.03
+0.5+0.20.0
'17'18'19'24'25
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
7%
-7pp
LA
10%
England
14%
20%10%0%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Average A-level grade
C+
-1
BC+C-
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25

Value added compared with other schools

A-level value added+0.06
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

Education91%
Apprenticeships1%
Employment1%

After 16 to 18 study · 2024/25

88%

staying in education or employment

8% did not stay in education or employment

4% no destination recorded

Education80%
Apprenticeships2%
Employment6%

Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
1,374
cap. 1,380
1,3741,3301,286
'21'22'23'24'25
Pupil : teacher ratio
16.8
LA AVG 16.14:1
16.815.013.2
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
EAL
42%
LA AVG 41.12%
42%40%38%
'21'22'23'24'25
FSM eligible
33%
LA AVG 34.93%
36%32%29%
'21'22'23'24'25
SEN
16%
LA AVG 12.81%
16%15%14%
'21'22'23'24'25
Overall absence
7%
LA
7%
England
9%
7%6%5%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Persistent absence
20%
LA
19%
England
24%
21%16%11%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25

Overview

AddressWhalebone Lane North, Chadwell Heath, Romford, RM6 6SB
Telephone02082704500
Local authorityBarking and Dagenham
PhaseSecondary with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio16.8:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
Finance£7828 spend / pupil£8549 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Became an academy 13 Aug 2014 (was URN 101240)

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
2024/2571%45%47.6Not applicable67%8.8205
2023/2466%51%48.2+0.3752%8.5202
2022/2371%56%51.4+0.6984%9.6209
2021/2270%52%50.2+0.1692%8.1179
2018/1953%33%43.1+0.0325%6.8191
2017/1861%37%46.0+0.0620%6.5177
2016/1763%45%46.5+0.1723%185
More fields
YearEBacc lang entry
2024/2567%
2023/2454%
2022/2385%
2021/2293%
2018/1939%
2017/1853%
2016/1752%

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

YearA-level APSAvg gradeVA progressAAB+Cohort
2024/2533.4C++0.067%138
2023/2437.0B-+0.4514%131
2022/2336.5B-17%136
2021/2239.7B20%123
2018/1931.7C+-0.027%103
2017/1829.9C+0.023%135
2016/1725.5C--0.010%103

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/251,37416.816%42%33%7%20%
2023/241,31916.316%40%32%7%19%
2022/231,31816.116%38%33%7%21%
2021/221,30215.316%39%36%6%17%
2020/211,28616.314%41%28%
2018/191,19116.114%48%39%4%11%
2017/1814.45%12%
2016/171,19913.214%51%42%5%13%

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