The Sydney Russell School
Dagenham, RM9 5QT · Barking and Dagenham · all-through school
4th 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 — 8.9/10 against 856 of them, against 7.9/10 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 | 86 | 35% | 3.02 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths 2024/25 | 52.5 · 69 | 30% | 2.08 |
| Progress 8 2023/24 | 0.72 · 91 | 25% | 2.29 |
| Attainment 8 2024/25 | 51.2 · 75 | 10% | 0.75 |
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. The school is rated Good by Ofsted, inspected in May 2026. In 2024/25, 52.5% of pupils achieved Grade 5 or above in English and maths. Attainment 8 was 51.2, compared to the national median of 44.6. Progress 8 was +0.72 in 2023/24, indicating better progress than pupils nationally who started from the same place. Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still (8.9 out of 10 against similar schools, 7.9 out of 10 against all schools).
Beyond the classroom. Pupils join clubs for chess, science, humanities, maths, computers, languages, and dance. Sports include football, cricket, netball, rugby, basketball, and athletics. Arts activities feature choir, orchestra, steel band, jazz festival, Christmas concert, school musical, Festival of Classical Music, and Battle of the Bands. Trips go to Trewern Outdoor Centre, Danbury Camp, a watersports centre in the South of France, and a ski resort in Austria. An after-school club is available, but there is no breakfast club.
Getting in. There are 2640 pupils in a school with 2670 places, leaving 30 spare places. The school is close to full, so places are likely to be competitive.
Worth asking on a visit. How does the school support pupils who need extra help to reach the national median in Attainment
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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