Goresbrook School

State-Funded School

goresbrook-school-barking-and-dagenham-london

LondonRegion

Barking and DagenhamLocal Authority

BarkingConstituency

RM9 6XWPostcode

8.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

Not judged

About the School

Goresbrook School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 4–18, located in Barking and Dagenham, London.

It currently serves 1,089 pupils. Goresbrook School is part of UNITED LEARNING TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 55.6
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 64%
EBacc average point score: 5.24

Ethnicity

White

24%

Asian

26%

Black

36%

Mixed

10%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

1,089

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

31%

England average

27%

First language not English

54%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 4 – 18
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 1,089
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: UNITED LEARNING TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
26 Nov 2024	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Not judged
9 Jul 2019	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.