Councils · England · Barking and Dagenham
Schools in Barking and Dagenham, and the dates that matter.
Every state school in the council area — 49 primary, 13 secondary — with Barking and Dagenham’s application deadlines, offer days, and where to apply. One page, kept current from official sources.
September 2027 entry · Sources: Primary scheme (PDF) · Secondary scheme (PDF)
Primary · Reception 2027
15 January 2027
National deadline. Offers arrive 16 April. We suggest submitting by 8 January to stay clear of the rush.
Apply on Barking and Dagenham’s portal →Verify the exact date on the council’s scheme →Secondary · Year 7 2027
31 October 2026
National deadline. Offers arrive 1 March. Grammar tests, where they apply, happen even earlier. We suggest submitting by 24 October to stay clear of the rush.
Apply on Barking and Dagenham’s portal →Verify the exact date on the council’s scheme →01 / EVERY SCHOOL IN BARKING AND DAGENHAM
Find your shortlist.
All 67state and independent schools in the council area, straight from the Department for Education’s register. Open any school for admissions details, Ofsted history and open days.
Primary · 49
Beam Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Dagenham
Ofsted · Good
Becontree Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Dagenham
Ofsted · Good
Dorothy Barley Infants' School
Community school · Ages 3-7 · Mixed · Dagenham
Ofsted · Good
Dorothy Barley Junior Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Dagenham
Ofsted · Good
Eastbrook School
Community school · Ages 4-19 · Mixed · Dagenham
Ofsted · Good
Eastbury Community School
Community school · Ages 3-19 · Mixed · Barking
Ofsted · Good
Eastbury Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Barking
Ofsted · Good
Five Elms Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Dagenham
Ofsted · Good
Furze Infant School
Community school · Ages 3-7 · Mixed · Romford
Ofsted · Good
Gascoigne Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Barking
Ofsted · Good
George Carey Church of England Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Barking
Ofsted · Good
Godwin Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Dagenham
Ofsted · Good
Goresbrook School
Free schools · Ages 4-18 · Mixed · Dagenham
Ofsted · Not judged
Grafton Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Dagenham
Ofsted · Outstanding
Greatfields Primary School
Free schools · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Barking
Not judged yet
Henry Green Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Dagenham
Ofsted · Good
Hunters Hall Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Dagenham
Ofsted · Good
John Perry Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Dagenham
Ofsted · Good
Manor Junior School
Community school · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Barking
Ofsted · Good
Manor Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Dagenham
Ofsted · Good
Marsh Green Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Dagenham
Ofsted · Good
Monteagle Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Dagenham
Ofsted · Good
Northbury Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Barking
Ofsted · Good
Parsloes Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Dagenham
Ofsted · Good
Richard Alibon Primary School with ARP for Cognitive and Learning Difficulties : SEN Base
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Dagenham
Ofsted · Good
Ripple Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Barking
Ofsted · Good
Riverside Primary School
Free schools · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Barking
Ofsted · Good
Robert Clack School
Community school · Ages 3-18 · Mixed · Dagenham
Ofsted · Good
Roding Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Dagenham
Ofsted · Good
Rose Lane Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Romford
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Rush Green Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Romford
Ofsted · Good
Southwood Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Dagenham
Ofsted · Good
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Dagenham
Ofsted · Good
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Barking
Ofsted · Good
St Margarets CofE Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Barking
Ofsted · Good
St Peter's Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Dagenham
Ofsted · Good
St Vincent's Catholic Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Dagenham
Ofsted · Good
Thames View Infants
Academy converter · Ages 3-7 · Mixed · Barking
Ofsted · Outstanding
Thames View Junior School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Barking
Ofsted · Good
The James Cambell Primary School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Dagenham
Ofsted · Good
The Leys Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Dagenham
Ofsted · Good
The St Teresa Catholic Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Dagenham
Ofsted · Not judged
The Sydney Russell School
Academy converter · Ages 4-18 · Mixed · Dagenham
Ofsted · Good
Thomas Arnold Primary School, Rowdowns Road
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Dagenham
Ofsted · Good
Valence Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Dagenham
Ofsted · Good
Village Infants' School
Community school · Ages 3-7 · Mixed · Dagenham
Ofsted · Good
Warren Junior School
Community school · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Romford
Ofsted · Outstanding
William Bellamy Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Dagenham
Ofsted · Good
William Ford CofE Junior School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Dagenham
Ofsted · Good
Secondary · 13
All Saints Catholic School and Technology College
Voluntary aided school · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Dagenham
Ofsted · Outstanding
Barking Abbey School, A Specialist Sports and Humanities College
Community school · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Barking
Ofsted · Outstanding
Brook Sixth Form and Academy
University technical college · Ages 14-19 · Mixed · Dagenham
Ofsted · Not judged
Dagenham Park CofE School
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 11-19 · Mixed · Dagenham
Ofsted · Good
Eastbrook School
Community school · Ages 4-19 · Mixed · Dagenham
Ofsted · Good
Eastbury Community School
Community school · Ages 3-19 · Mixed · Barking
Ofsted · Good
Goresbrook School
Free schools · Ages 4-18 · Mixed · Dagenham
Ofsted · Not judged
Greatfields School
Free schools · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Barking
Ofsted · Good
Jo Richardson Community School
Community school · Ages 11-19 · Mixed · Dagenham
Ofsted · Outstanding
Riverside School
Free schools · Ages 11-19 · Mixed · Barking
Ofsted · Outstanding
Robert Clack School
Community school · Ages 3-18 · Mixed · Dagenham
Ofsted · Good
The Sydney Russell School
Academy converter · Ages 4-18 · Mixed · Dagenham
Ofsted · Good
The Warren School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Romford
Ofsted · Outstanding
Special & other · 10
Al Madina School for Girls
Other independent school · Ages 11-16 · Girls · Barking
Ofsted · Good
Barking and Dagenham College
Further education · Ages 16-99 · Mixed · Romford
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Hopewell School
Other independent special school · Ages 5-19 · Mixed · Essex
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Northstar New School
Other independent special school · Ages 7-16 · Mixed
Ofsted · Outstanding
Northstar Nurture School
Other independent special school · Ages 7-16 · Mixed · Dagenham
Not judged yet
Oxlow Bridge School
Free schools special · Ages 3-19 · Mixed · Dagenham
Not judged yet
Pathways School
Free schools special · Ages 6-19 · Mixed · Dagenham
Ofsted · Good
Riverside Bridge School
Free schools special · Ages 4-16 · Mixed · Barking
Ofsted · Good
SENARP Vibe Independent School
Other independent special school · Ages 7-18 · Mixed · Dagenham
Not judged yet
Trinity School
Community special school · Ages 3-19 · Mixed · Dagenham
Ofsted · Outstanding
02 / HOW APPLYING WORKS HERE
One form, through Barking and Dagenham.
If you live in Barking and Dagenham, you apply through the council’s own portal — even for schools in another council’s area.
Preferences
List as many schools as the form allows — you’ll see the limit when you start your application. Rank in your true order; schools never see it.
Own-criteria schools
Some Barking and Dagenham secondaries are academies or faith schools that set their own entry criteria — check each school’s page for extra forms before the deadline.
Plain-English guides
Primary admissions, explained
The 15 January deadline and how Reception offers work.
Secondary admissions, explained
The 31 October deadline and the traps that come earlier.
How school appeals work
Your right to appeal, and honest odds of success.
Waiting lists, explained
How they're ordered, and why positions move both ways.
03 / NEARBY
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