Robert Clack School
Gosfield Road, Dagenham, RM8 1JU
- Phase
- All-through
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr R V A Taylor
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- SEN provision
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Dagenham and Rainham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 2,500
- Pupils on roll
- 3,231
- URN
- 101245
- Local authority
- Barking and Dagenham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02082704200
About this school
Robert Clack School is a community all-through school in Dagenham. It teaches children aged 3 to 18 and has 3,231 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Good
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 338 | 342 | 466 |
| Attainment 8 score | 50.5 | 49.1 | 50.5 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.11 -0.04 to +0.27 | +0.16 0.00 to +0.31 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 48% | 50% | 50.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 66% | 69.3% | 72.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 9% | 8.8% | 7.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.0 |
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 Robert Clack 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 | 50.5 | 44.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 49.1 | 41.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 50.5 | 43.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 2,657 |
| 2023/24 | 2,900 |
| 2024/25 | 3,129 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Robert Clack School compares
Robert Clack School ranked 5th of 13 secondary schools in Barking and Dagenham for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 77% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 19% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50.5 | 7.6% | 32.1% | 3,231 | — |
| Eastbrook School | 37.2 | 9.2% | 39.8% | 1,320 | 0.9 miles |
| The Sydney Russell School | 51.2 | 5.4% | 29.3% | 2,568 | 1.3 miles |
| Atam Academy | 57.2 | 6.7% | 11.9% | 1,083 | 2.0 miles |
| Goresbrook School | 55.6 | 4.8% | 33% | 1,089 | 2.3 miles |
| Ark Isaac Newton Academy | 56.7 | 4.4% | 31.9% | 1,777 | 2.7 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)
- 32.12%
- English as an additional language
- 25.2%
- Overall absence
- 7.62%
- Persistent absence
- 22.14%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Eastbrook School0.9 miles
All-through · Dagenham
-
The Sydney Russell School1.3 miles
All-through · Dagenham
-
Atam Academy2.0 miles
All-through · Romford
-
Goresbrook School2.3 miles
All-through · Dagenham
-
Ark Isaac Newton Academy2.7 miles
All-through · Ilford
Other schools in Dagenham
Robert Clack School ranks 4th of the 9 ranked secondary schools in Dagenham.
- Eastbrook School All-through
- Goresbrook School All-through
- The Sydney Russell School All-through
- Beam Primary School Primary
- Becontree Primary School Primary
- Dorothy Barley Infants' School Primary
- Dorothy Barley Junior Academy Primary
- Five Elms Primary School Primary
- Godwin Primary School Primary
- Grafton Primary School Primary
- Henry Green Primary School Primary
- Hunters Hall Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Robert Clack School teach?
- Robert Clack School teaches children aged 3 to 18. It is an all-through school in Dagenham.
- Who is the headteacher of Robert Clack School?
- The headteacher of Robert Clack School is Mr R V A Taylor, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Robert Clack School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Robert Clack 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 big is Robert Clack School?
- Robert Clack School has 3,231 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 18.
- Is Robert Clack School full?
- Robert Clack School has capacity for 2,500 pupils and 3,231 on roll (129%), so it is at or above 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 Robert Clack School a faith school?
- No. Robert Clack School has no designated religious character.
- Is Robert Clack School a selective school?
- No. Robert Clack School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Robert Clack School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Robert Clack School as having no nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Robert Clack School have?
- The schools register lists Robert Clack School's special educational needs provision as: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Robert Clack School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 50.5 in 2022/23 and 50.5 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Robert Clack School rank locally?
- Robert Clack School ranked 5th of 13 secondary schools in Barking and Dagenham for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 77% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 19% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Robert Clack School's absence rate?
- Robert Clack School's overall absence rate is 7.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Robert Clack School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Robert Clack 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.