Eastbury Community School
Hulse Avenue, Barking, IG11 9UW
- Phase
- All-through
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Executive Headteacher
- Ms Sharon Gladman
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- Not Applicable
- Constituency
- Barking
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 2,236
- Pupils on roll
- 2,039
- URN
- 101244
- Local authority
- Barking and Dagenham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02085074500
About this school
Eastbury Community School is a community all-through school in Barking. It teaches children aged 3 to 19 and has 2,039 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Eastbury Community School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 20 March 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 60 | 59 | 55 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 73% | 84% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 10% | 18% |
| Expected standard in reading | 68% | 83% | 89% |
| Expected standard in maths | 68% | 86% | 91% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 70% | 86% | 93% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 104.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 106.0 | 110.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | 0.00 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 299 | 283 | 274 |
| Attainment 8 score | 45.1 | 46.0 | 44.8 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.15 -0.02 to +0.32 | +0.21 +0.04 to +0.39 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 39% | 42% | 38.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 60% | 61.8% | 60.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 8% | 6.4% | 5.5% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.5 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Eastbury Community School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Barking and Dagenham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 57% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 73% | 62.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 84% | 64.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | Barking and Dagenham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 45.1 | 44.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 46 | 41.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 44.8 | 43.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 2,160 |
| 2023/24 | 2,160 |
| 2024/25 | 2,134 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Eastbury Community School compares
Eastbury Community School ranked 10th of 13 secondary schools in Barking and Dagenham for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 56% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 44.8 | 7.7% | 31.1% | 2,039 | — |
| Loxford School | 54.4 | 6.6% | 24.6% | 2,799 | 0.5 miles |
| Langdon Academy | 53.5 | 7.7% | 53.3% | 2,026 | 1.2 miles |
| Ark Isaac Newton Academy | 56.7 | 4.4% | 31.9% | 1,777 | 1.3 miles |
| Seven Kings School | 57.3 | 5.9% | 18.2% | 2,189 | 1.8 miles |
| Goresbrook School | 55.6 | 4.8% | 33% | 1,089 | 1.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 31.12%
- English as an additional language
- 43.3%
- Overall absence
- 7.74%
- Persistent absence
- 24.99%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Loxford School0.5 miles
All-through · Ilford
-
Langdon Academy1.2 miles
All-through · London
-
Ark Isaac Newton Academy1.3 miles
All-through · Ilford
-
Seven Kings School1.8 miles
All-through · Ilford
-
Goresbrook School1.9 miles
All-through · Dagenham
Other schools in Barking
Eastbury Community School ranks 3rd of the 11 ranked primary schools in Barking.
- Eastbury Primary School Primary
- Gascoigne Primary School Primary
- George Carey Church of England Primary School Primary
- Greatfields Primary School Primary
- Manor Junior School Primary
- Northbury Primary School Primary
- Ripple Primary School Primary
- Riverside Primary School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Margarets CofE Primary School Primary
- Thames View Infants Primary
- Thames View Junior School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Eastbury Community School teach?
- Eastbury Community School teaches children aged 3 to 19. It is an all-through school in Barking.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Eastbury Community School?
- The executive headteacher of Eastbury Community School is Ms Sharon Gladman, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Eastbury Community School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Eastbury Community School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Eastbury Community School?
- Eastbury Community School has 2,039 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 19.
- Is Eastbury Community School full?
- Eastbury Community School has capacity for 2,236 pupils and 2,039 on roll (91%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Eastbury Community School a faith school?
- No. Eastbury Community School has no designated religious character.
- Is Eastbury Community School a selective school?
- No. Eastbury Community School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Eastbury Community School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Eastbury Community School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Eastbury Community School have?
- The schools register lists Eastbury Community School's special educational needs provision as: Not Applicable. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Eastbury Community School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 57% in 2022/23 and 84% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Eastbury Community School compare with other schools in Barking and Dagenham?
- Eastbury Community School ranked 10th of 13 secondary schools in Barking and Dagenham for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 56% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Eastbury Community School's absence rate?
- Eastbury Community School's overall absence rate is 7.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Eastbury Community School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Eastbury Community School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
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. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.