Schools in Barking and Dagenham

50 schools with published admissions figures

The newest figures for each school. "1st prefs per place" is how many families put the school first, for each place it gave out. It measures demand, not whether a child would get a place. A dash means the figure is not available.

How the 2026 round went in Barking and Dagenham

Primary

Offered their first choice 95.3%
Of families applying for a primary place for September 2026. Against 89.8% in 2016.
Offered one of their three 99.1%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
Families who applied 2,970
Applications received for a primary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

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

Offered their first choice 81.9%
Of families applying for a secondary place for September 2026. Against 67.9% in 2016.
Offered one of their three 94.4%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
Families who applied 3,094
Applications received for a secondary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

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.

Source: Department for Education, applications and offers. The same round across England.

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 Most appeals that do not are withdrawn because a place comes up first.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.

All Through

School	1st prefs per place	Demand since	Latest Ofsted
Eastbrook School Dagenham	0.64	-	Strong standard Ofsted report card (current framework)
Eastbury Community School Barking	0.61	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
Goresbrook School Dagenham	0.92	-	Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Robert Clack School Dagenham	0.85	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
The Sydney Russell School Dagenham	1.01	-	Strong standard Ofsted report card (current framework)

Elsewhere

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