Greatfields School
Net Street, Barking, IG11 7QG
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- PARTNERSHIP LEARNING
- Executive Principal
- Mr Matthew Gillham
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Partnership Learning
- Constituency
- Barking
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,824
- Pupils on roll
- 1,248
- URN
- 142908
- Local authority
- Barking and Dagenham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02039465900
About this school
Greatfields School is a secondary academy in Barking. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,248 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Greatfields School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 16 October 2024, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. 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 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 149 | 205 | 172 |
| Attainment 8 score | 45.3 | 44.3 | 45.6 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.40 +0.15 to +0.66 | +0.30 +0.08 to +0.51 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 44% | 42% | 41.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 60% | 59.5% | 65.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 79% | 56.6% | 47.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.1 |
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 Greatfields 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 | 45.3 | 44.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 44.3 | 41.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 45.6 | 43.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 967 |
| 2023/24 | 1,163 |
| 2024/25 | 1,224 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Greatfields School compares
Greatfields School ranked 9th of 13 secondary schools in Barking and Dagenham for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 60% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 45.6 | 9.3% | 36.8% | 1,248 | — |
| Barking Abbey School, A Specialist Sports and Humanities College | 49.7 | 6.9% | 30.8% | 2,418 | 1.0 miles |
| Little Ilford School | 47.6 | 7.8% | 50.1% | 1,781 | 1.5 miles |
| Plashet, City of London Academy | — | — | — | 1,469 | 1.6 miles |
| Riverside School | 55.5 | 4% | 33.9% | 1,550 | 1.6 miles |
| Jo Richardson Community School | 50.2 | 6.2% | 38.6% | 1,696 | 1.8 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)
- 36.79%
- English as an additional language
- 75.3%
- Overall absence
- 9.31%
- Persistent absence
- 32.53%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Barking Abbey School, A Specialist Sports and Humanities College1.0 miles
Secondary · Barking
-
Little Ilford School1.5 miles
Secondary · London
-
Plashet, City of London Academy1.6 miles
Secondary · London
-
Riverside School1.6 miles
Secondary · Barking
-
Jo Richardson Community School1.8 miles
Secondary · Dagenham
Other schools in Barking
- Barking Abbey School, A Specialist Sports and Humanities College Secondary
- Riverside School Secondary
- 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
Common questions
- What ages does Greatfields School teach?
- Greatfields School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Barking.
- Who is the executive principal of Greatfields School?
- The executive principal of Greatfields School is Mr Matthew Gillham, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Greatfields School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Greatfields 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 Greatfields School?
- Greatfields School has 1,248 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Greatfields School full?
- Greatfields School has capacity for 1,824 pupils and 1,248 on roll (68%), 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 Greatfields School a faith school?
- No. Greatfields School has no designated religious character.
- Is Greatfields School a selective school?
- No. Greatfields School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Greatfields School part of an academy trust?
- Greatfields School is part of PARTNERSHIP LEARNING. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Greatfields School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 45.3 in 2022/23 and 45.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Greatfields School compare with other schools in Barking and Dagenham?
- Greatfields School ranked 9th of 13 secondary schools in Barking and Dagenham for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 60% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Greatfields School's absence rate?
- Greatfields School's overall absence rate is 9.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Greatfields School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Greatfields 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 2 July 2026.