Barking Abbey School, A Specialist Sports and Humanities College
Barking, IG11 9AG · Barking and Dagenham · secondary school
7th of 13 secondary schools in Barking and Dagenham we can score. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still — 7.6/10 against 801 of them, against 6.1/10 nationally. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.
How this is worked out
| Measure | Percentile | Weight | Adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ofsted | 94 | 35% | 3.28 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths 2024/25 | 50.7 · 66 | 30% | 2.00 |
| Progress 8 2023/24 | 0.02 · 52 | 25% | 1.30 |
| Attainment 8 2024/25 | 49.7 · 70 | 10% | 0.70 |
Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.
Get to know the school
How it's doing. In 2024/25, 50.7% of pupils achieved Grade 5 or above in English and maths. Attainment 8 was 49.7, compared to the national median of 44.6. Progress 8 was +0.02 in 2023/24, indicating pupils did slightly better than those nationally who started from the same place. Ofsted rated the school Outstanding in March 2024. Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still (7.6 out of 10 against similar schools, 6.1 out of 10 against all schools).
Beyond the classroom. Pupils participate in netball, football, rugby, handball, table tennis, basketball, rounders, and cricket.
Getting in. The school has 2418 pupils in a capacity of 2420, leaving only 2 spare places. The school is close to full, so places are likely to be competitive.
Worth asking on a visit. How does the school manage the competitive entry process with only 2 places remaining? What specific support is available for pupils who need to close the gap to the national median in attainment? How does the specialist sports college status influence the daily timetable for non-specialist students?
Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.
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