The Sydney Russell School

State-Funded School

the-sydney-russell-school-barking-and-dagenham-london

LondonRegion

Barking and DagenhamLocal Authority

BarkingConstituency

RM9 5QTPostcode

7.8

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

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

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 2,568 pupils. The Sydney Russell School is part of Partnership Learning.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 12 May 2026 · published 18 Jun 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Strong standard
Achievement
Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Exceptional
Early years
Strong standard
Post-16 provision
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Strong standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 51.2
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 52.5%
EBacc average point score: 4.79

Ethnicity

White

38%

Asian

33%

Black

17%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

2,568

Total Pupils

48%Boys

52%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

26%

England average

27%

First language not English

33%

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: Deprived
Total pupils: 2,568
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: Partnership Learning

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
18 Jan 2022	Good	Good	Outstanding	Outstanding	Good
10 Jun 2013	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

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.