# Schools in Barking and Dagenham

50 schools with published admissions figures

"1st preferences per place" is how many families named a school first, for each place it offered, in the newest year held. It describes demand. It is not a pass rate and it does not say whether a child would be offered a place. A dash means the figure is not held.

## How the 2026 round went

Counts families, not schools. The table below cannot be added up into these figures, because a child naming three schools appears in three of its rows.

### Primary

For September 2026, 95.3% of families applying for a primary place here were offered their first choice, and 99.1% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 5.5 points higher than in 2016, when it was 89.8%.

The council's primary schools between them had 3,884 places for 2,970 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.


### Secondary

For September 2026, 81.9% of families applying for a secondary place here were offered their first choice, and 94.4% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 14.0 points higher than in 2016, when it was 67.9%.

The council's secondary schools between them had 3,518 places for 3,094 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.


## If a family is refused a place

In 2026, families in Barking and Dagenham lodged 341 appeals about a school place.

145 of them were heard by a panel and 13 succeeded, which is about 9 in every 100 heard.

The other 196 did not reach a panel. Most appeals that do not are withdrawn because a place comes up first.

This is a record of decisions already made. A panel hears one case at a time and decides it on what that family sets out, so these figures do not indicate what would happen in any particular appeal.

Source: Department for Education, admission appeals in England, reporting year 2026. Counts every school in this council area. The share that succeeded is taken over appeals heard by a panel, not over appeals lodged.

## Schools here running specialist SEN provision

22 of this council's published schools run a SEN unit or a resourced provision: teaching for children with special educational needs, on the same site as the rest of the school.

| School | Phase | What it runs |
|---|---|---|
| [Eastbrook School, Dagenham](/school/101243/eastbrook-school) | all through | SEN unit and resourced provision |
| [Eastbury Community School, Barking](/school/101244/eastbury-community-school) | all through | Resourced provision |
| [Robert Clack School, Dagenham](/school/101245/robert-clack-school) | all through | Resourced provision |
| [The Sydney Russell School, Dagenham](/school/141683/the-sydney-russell-school) | all through | Resourced provision |
| [Becontree Primary School, Dagenham](/school/101231/becontree-primary-school) | primary | SEN unit |
| [Eastbury Primary School, Barking](/school/142699/eastbury-primary-school) | primary | Resourced provision |
| [Five Elms Primary School, Dagenham](/school/101228/five-elms-primary-school) | primary | Resourced provision |
| [Hunters Hall Primary School, Dagenham](/school/131844/hunters-hall-primary-school) | primary | Resourced provision |
| [Manor Primary School, Dagenham](/school/101193/manor-primary-school) | primary | SEN unit |
| [Monteagle Primary School, Dagenham](/school/130340/monteagle-primary-school) | primary | SEN unit and resourced provision |
| [Parsloes Primary School, Dagenham](/school/101227/parsloes-primary-school) | primary | Resourced provision |
| [Richard Alibon Primary School with ARP for Cognitive and Learning Difficulties : SEN Base, Dagenham](/school/130357/richard-alibon-primary-school-with-arp-for-cognitive-and-learning-difficulties-sen-base) | primary | SEN unit |
| [Roding Primary School, Dagenham](/school/101230/roding-primary-school) | primary | Resourced provision |
| [Rose Lane Primary School, Romford](/school/101224/rose-lane-primary-school) | primary | SEN unit |
| [St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Dagenham](/school/101237/st-peter-s-catholic-primary-school) | primary | Resourced provision |
| [Thames View Infants, Barking](/school/138684/thames-view-infants) | primary | SEN unit |
| [Thomas Arnold Primary School, Rowdowns Road, Dagenham](/school/101220/thomas-arnold-primary-school-rowdowns-road) | primary | SEN unit |
| [Valence Primary School, Dagenham](/school/101222/valence-primary-school) | primary | SEN unit and resourced provision |
| [Barking Abbey School, A Specialist Sports and Humanities College, Barking](/school/101241/barking-abbey-school-a-specialist-sports-and-humanities-college) | secondary | SEN unit and resourced provision |
| [Dagenham Park CofE School, Dagenham](/school/136028/dagenham-park-cofe-school) | secondary | SEN unit |
| [Jo Richardson Community School, Dagenham](/school/133561/jo-richardson-community-school) | secondary | SEN unit |
| [The Warren School, Romford](/school/141178/the-warren-school) | secondary | Resourced provision |

This says a provision exists and nothing more. Neither how many children it takes nor which kinds of need it is set up for is published for a mainstream school, and it is not a statement about how well any school supports children with SEN. Ask the school or the council. Source: Department for Education, special educational needs in England.

## All Through

| School | 1st prefs per place | Latest Ofsted |
|---|---:|---|
| [Eastbrook School (Dagenham)](/school/101243/eastbrook-school) | 0.64 | Strong standard |
| [Eastbury Community School (Barking)](/school/101244/eastbury-community-school) | 0.61 | School remains Good |
| [Goresbrook School (Dagenham)](/school/140962/goresbrook-school) | 0.92 | Not judged |
| [Robert Clack School (Dagenham)](/school/101245/robert-clack-school) | 0.85 | Good |
| [The Sydney Russell School (Dagenham)](/school/141683/the-sydney-russell-school) | 1.01 | Strong standard |

## Primary

| School | 1st prefs per place | Latest Ofsted |
|---|---:|---|
| [Beam Primary School (Dagenham)](/school/101202/beam-primary-school) | 0.92 | Not judged |
| [Becontree Primary School (Dagenham)](/school/101231/becontree-primary-school) | 1.05 | Good |
| [Dorothy Barley Infants' School (Dagenham)](/school/101188/dorothy-barley-infants-school) | 0.96 | Standards maintained |
| [Eastbury Primary School (Barking)](/school/142699/eastbury-primary-school) | 0.93 | School remains Good |
| [Five Elms Primary School (Dagenham)](/school/101228/five-elms-primary-school) | 1.00 | School remains Good |
| [Furze Infant School (Romford)](/school/101203/furze-infant-school) | 0.96 | School remains Good |
| [Gascoigne Primary School (Barking)](/school/131775/gascoigne-primary-school) | 0.97 | School remains Good |
| [George Carey Church of England Primary School (Barking)](/school/136431/george-carey-church-of-england-primary-school) | 0.98 | School remains Good |
| [Godwin Primary School (Dagenham)](/school/130919/godwin-primary-school) | 1.00 | Standards maintained |
| [Grafton Primary School (Dagenham)](/school/101206/grafton-primary-school) | 0.94 | Standards maintained |
| [Henry Green Primary School (Dagenham)](/school/101229/henry-green-primary-school) | 0.86 | School remains Good |
| [Hunters Hall Primary School (Dagenham)](/school/131844/hunters-hall-primary-school) | 0.98 | School remains Good |
| [John Perry Primary School (Dagenham)](/school/101232/john-perry-primary-school) | 1.00 | School remains Good |
| [Manor Primary School (Dagenham)](/school/101193/manor-primary-school) | 0.98 | School remains Good |
| [Marsh Green Primary School (Dagenham)](/school/101211/marsh-green-primary-school) | 1.00 | School remains Good |
| [Monteagle Primary School (Dagenham)](/school/130340/monteagle-primary-school) | 0.99 | Strong standard |
| [Northbury Primary School (Barking)](/school/101196/northbury-primary-school) | 1.00 | Expected standard |
| [Parsloes Primary School (Dagenham)](/school/101227/parsloes-primary-school) | 1.00 | School remains Good |
| [Richard Alibon Primary School with ARP for Cognitive and Learning Difficulties : SEN Base (Dagenham)](/school/130357/richard-alibon-primary-school-with-arp-for-cognitive-and-learning-difficulties-sen-base) | 0.92 | Good |
| [Ripple Primary School (Barking)](/school/101198/ripple-primary-school) | 1.00 | Standards maintained |
| [Riverside Primary School (Barking)](/school/142133/riverside-primary-school) | 0.99 | School remains Good |
| [Roding Primary School (Dagenham)](/school/101230/roding-primary-school) | - | School remains Good |
| [Rose Lane Primary School (Romford)](/school/101224/rose-lane-primary-school) | 0.96 | Requires improvement |
| [Rush Green Primary School (Romford)](/school/101212/rush-green-primary-school) | 0.99 | Not judged |
| [Southwood Primary School (Dagenham)](/school/131845/southwood-primary-school) | 0.98 | Good |
| [St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Dagenham)](/school/147329/st-joseph-s-catholic-primary-school) | 1.10 | School remains Good |
| [St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Barking)](/school/147328/st-joseph-s-catholic-primary-school) | 1.00 | School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next |
| [St Margarets CofE Primary School (Barking)](/school/144035/st-margarets-cofe-primary-school) | 0.95 | Improved significantly |
| [St Peter's Catholic Primary School (Dagenham)](/school/101237/st-peter-s-catholic-primary-school) | 1.00 | Good |
| [St Vincent's Catholic Primary School (Dagenham)](/school/148289/st-vincent-s-catholic-primary-school) | 0.96 | Standards maintained |
| [Thames View Infants (Barking)](/school/138684/thames-view-infants) | 1.08 | Outstanding |
| [The James Cambell Primary School (Dagenham)](/school/144280/the-james-cambell-primary-school) | 1.00 | Good |
| [The Leys Primary School (Dagenham)](/school/101216/the-leys-primary-school) | 1.13 | School remains Good |
| [The St Teresa Catholic Primary School (Dagenham)](/school/147330/the-st-teresa-catholic-primary-school) | 1.20 | Not judged |
| [Thomas Arnold Primary School, Rowdowns Road (Dagenham)](/school/101220/thomas-arnold-primary-school-rowdowns-road) | 1.00 | School remains Good |
| [Valence Primary School (Dagenham)](/school/101222/valence-primary-school) | 0.94 | School remains Good |
| [Village Infants' School (Dagenham)](/school/101223/village-infants-school) | 0.99 | Standards maintained |
| [William Bellamy Primary School (Dagenham)](/school/101226/william-bellamy-primary-school) | 0.97 | School remains Good |

## Secondary

| School | 1st prefs per place | Latest Ofsted |
|---|---:|---|
| [All Saints Catholic School and Technology College (Dagenham)](/school/101247/all-saints-catholic-school-and-technology-college) | 1.20 | Outstanding |
| [Barking Abbey School, A Specialist Sports and Humanities College (Barking)](/school/101241/barking-abbey-school-a-specialist-sports-and-humanities-college) | 1.18 | Outstanding |
| [Dagenham Park CofE School (Dagenham)](/school/136028/dagenham-park-cofe-school) | 0.86 | Standards maintained |
| [Greatfields School (Barking)](/school/142908/greatfields-school) | 0.87 | Standards maintained |
| [Jo Richardson Community School (Dagenham)](/school/133561/jo-richardson-community-school) | 0.99 | Outstanding |
| [Riverside School (Barking)](/school/139791/riverside-school) | 0.74 | Outstanding |
| [The Warren School (Romford)](/school/141178/the-warren-school) | 1.00 | Outstanding |

Full page: /schools/barking-and-dagenham
Figures from the Department for Education, Ofsted and local authorities; each school's own page lists its sources and dates.