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 council source · Secondary council source
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 67 state 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
Ofsted · Good
Becontree Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Dorothy Barley Infants' School
Ofsted · Good
Dorothy Barley Junior Academy
Ofsted · Good
Eastbrook School
Ofsted · Good
Eastbury Community School
Ofsted · Good
Eastbury Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Five Elms Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Furze Infant School
Ofsted · Good
Gascoigne Primary School
Ofsted · Good
George Carey Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Godwin Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Goresbrook School
Ofsted · Not judged
Grafton Primary School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Greatfields Primary School
Not judged yet
Henry Green Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Hunters Hall Primary School
Ofsted · Good
John Perry Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Manor Junior School
Ofsted · Good
Manor Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Marsh Green Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Monteagle Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Northbury Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Parsloes Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Richard Alibon Primary School with ARP for Cognitive and Learning Difficulties : SEN Base
Ofsted · Good
Ripple Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Riverside Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Robert Clack School
Ofsted · Good
Roding Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Rose Lane Primary School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Rush Green Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Southwood Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Margarets CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Peter's Catholic Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Vincent's Catholic Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Thames View Infants
Ofsted · Outstanding
Thames View Junior School
Ofsted · Good
The James Cambell Primary School
Ofsted · Good
The Leys Primary School
Ofsted · Good
The St Teresa Catholic Primary School
Ofsted · Not judged
The Sydney Russell School
Ofsted · Good
Thomas Arnold Primary School, Rowdowns Road
Ofsted · Good
Valence Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Village Infants' School
Ofsted · Good
Warren Junior School
Ofsted · Outstanding
William Bellamy Primary School
Ofsted · Good
William Ford CofE Junior School
Ofsted · Good
Secondary · 13
All Saints Catholic School and Technology College
Ofsted · Outstanding
Barking Abbey School, A Specialist Sports and Humanities College
Ofsted · Outstanding
Brook Sixth Form and Academy
Ofsted · Not judged
Dagenham Park CofE School
Ofsted · Good
Eastbrook School
Ofsted · Good
Eastbury Community School
Ofsted · Good
Goresbrook School
Ofsted · Not judged
Greatfields School
Ofsted · Good
Jo Richardson Community School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Riverside School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Robert Clack School
Ofsted · Good
The Sydney Russell School
Ofsted · Good
The Warren School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Special & other · 10
Al Madina School for Girls
Ofsted · Good
Barking and Dagenham College
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Hopewell School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Northstar New School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Northstar Nurture School
Not judged yet
Oxlow Bridge School
Not judged yet
Pathways School
Ofsted · Good
Riverside Bridge School
Ofsted · Good
SENARP Vibe Independent School
Not judged yet
Trinity School
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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