Goresbrook School

Cook Road, Dagenham, RM9 6XW

Free schools for ages 4–18 in Dagenham. Mixed intake, Multi-faith.

Goresbrook School is a mixed multi-faith all-through free school in Dagenham, within Barking and Dagenham, teaching pupils aged 4 to 18. It has nursery classes, a sixth form and around 1,040 pupils. Ofsted's most recent inspection in November 2024 did not give an overall grade. The school's outcomes span phases: 75% met the expected standard at Key Stage 2, the

GCSE Attainment 8 score was 55.6, the A-level average grade was B-, and 89% progressed to higher education.

Ages 4–18 · All-through

1,036 pupils · On roll

Free schools · Mixed

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OfstedReport published Nov 2024

KS2 reading, writing and maths75%

(share of 11-year-olds reaching the level expected for their age in all three subjects at the end of primary school; 4% reached the higher standard — national average is 62%)

GCSE Attainment 855.6

(pupils averaged about grade 5+, the old grade B/C, in every subject — national average is 46.1)

GCSE grade 5+ in English and maths64%

(a grade 5 is a "strong pass", between the old C and B — this is the share of pupils managing it in both subjects; national average is 45.4%)

A-level average resultB−

(the government's average across A-level entries — results cluster around grade B; 10% of A-level students achieved AAB or higher, including at least two facilitating subjects)

DfE performance tables · 2024/25

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