How many schools does Barking and Dagenham have?

OfferDay lists 68 schools in Barking and Dagenham, including 44 primary schools and nine special and alternative provision schools.

Who inspects schools in Barking and Dagenham?

Every school in Barking and Dagenham is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

How are schools in Barking and Dagenham ranked?

OfferDay ranks schools in Barking and Dagenham where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

How many towns are in the Barking and Dagenham local authority?

OfferDay groups the Barking and Dagenham schools across four towns, listed in the schools-by-town section on this page. Any school with no town recorded in the national register is listed separately, grouped by phase, so every school in the local authority is reachable.

Schools in the Barking and Dagenham local authority

Barking and Dagenham has 68 schools listed on OfferDay across 4 towns.

44 primary schools · 8 secondary schools · 5 all-through schools · 1 sixth form or college · 9 special and alternative provision schools · 1 independent school

About schools in Barking and Dagenham

Barking and Dagenham lists 68 schools, most of them primary schools. Its eight secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. The area also has five all-through schools, which teach every age from the early years to school-leaving age on one site.

Ofsted inspects every school listed here. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25: 68%; of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 46 schools with published results
Key stage 4, 2024/25: 48.8; average Attainment 8 score, across the 15 schools with published results

Top schools in Barking and Dagenham

Ranked by the latest published results; primary and secondary schools are measured differently and never compared with each other.

Primary

1 Rush Green Primary School 89%
2 St Margarets CofE Primary School 89%
3 Riverside Primary School 87%
4 Eastbury Community School 84%
5 St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 83%
6 The St Teresa Catholic Primary School 83%
7 The Sydney Russell School 83%
8 Warren Junior School 79%

Secondary

1 All Saints Catholic School and Technology College 56.1
2 Goresbrook School 55.6
3 Riverside School 55.5
4 The Sydney Russell School 51.2
5 Robert Clack School 50.5
6 Jo Richardson Community School 50.2
7 Barking Abbey School, A Specialist Sports and Humanities College 49.7
8 The Warren School 47.6

Schools by town

The count beside each town is the number of its schools under Barking and Dagenham.

Schools not listed under a town

These schools have no town recorded in the national register.

Northstar New School
Other independent special school · Ages 7 to 16

Common questions about schools in Barking and Dagenham

How many schools does Barking and Dagenham have?: OfferDay lists 68 schools in Barking and Dagenham, including 44 primary schools and nine special and alternative provision schools.
Who inspects schools in Barking and Dagenham?: Every school in Barking and Dagenham is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.
How are schools in Barking and Dagenham ranked?: OfferDay ranks schools in Barking and Dagenham where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.
How many towns are in the Barking and Dagenham local authority?: OfferDay groups the Barking and Dagenham schools across four towns, listed in the schools-by-town section on this page. Any school with no town recorded in the national register is listed separately, grouped by phase, so every school in the local authority is reachable.

School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.