Robert Clack School

General Info

Education Phase
All-through
Ofsted rating
Good
Nov 23 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 18 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Barking and Dagenham
Unique reference
101245
Address
Gosfield Road, RM8 1JU

Pupils

Number of Pupils
2657 (68% of total capacity)
Boys
51.5%
Girls
48.5%
First language not English
28.3%
Free school meals (FSM)
27.3%
Persistent absence
25.4%
Special education needs (SEN)
11.1%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 26.2%
African 17.4%
Other White 11.5%
Bangladeshi 9.5%
Mixed 9.4%
Pakistani 7.8%
Indian 4.9%
Other Asian 3.3%
Caribbean 2.9%
Other Black 2.7%
Other 2.2%
Unclassified 1.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.4%
Chinese 0.3%
Capacity %, Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2022-2023

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
0.11
Local authority average, state-funded schools
0.24
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 9%
Local authority average 45%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 48%
Local authority average 49%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 50.5
Local authority average 48
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 4.06
Local authority average 4.19
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
ArabicGCSE3
Art & DesignGCSE27
BiologyGCSE115
ChemistryGCSE113
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE76
Design & TechnologyGCSE27
EconomicsGCSE1
English LanguageGCSE336
English LiteratureGCSE331
FrenchGCSE72
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

Robert Clack School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
50
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
45
2nd preference
49
3rd preference
37
From another Local Authority
13
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
45
2nd preference
5
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2023-2024

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes22.9
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher30.5
Year 2022-2023

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
29
15
14
Year 1
31
20
11
Year 7
538
275
263
Year 8
521
282
239
Year 9
470
220
250
Year 10
349
188
161
Year 11
338
175
163
Year 12
184
96
88
Year 13
197
97
100
Year 2022-2023

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
92.0%
92.9%
86.5%
Further education
35.0%
32.4%
34.7%
School sixth form
56.0%
54.0%
37.9%
Sixth form college
1.0%
5.9%
13.1%
Other education destinations
1.0%
0.6%
0.9%
Entering employment
1.0%
1.2%
3.9%
Entering apprenticeships
1.0%
0.8%
3.4%
Not in education or employment
5.0%
3.3%
5.2%
Destination unknown
2.0%
1.9%
1.0%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
78.0%
74.0%
64.0%
Top third higher education institutions
21.0%
17.9%
19.7%
Russell Group
19.0%
16.8%
17.7%
Oxford or Cambridge
0.0%
0.6%
1.0%
Other study at level 4 or 5
1.0%
1.4%
2.6%
Higher apprenticeships
3.0%
1.3%
1.7%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2019-2020 England: Year 2019-2020
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