Robert Clack School

General Info

Education Phase
All-through
Ofsted rating
Good
Nov 22 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
2900 (68% of total capacity)
Boys
52.2%
Girls
47.8%
First language not English
26.3%
Free school meals (FSM)
27.8%
Persistent absence
21.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
11.5%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 24.9%
African 16.6%
Other White 11.6%
Bangladeshi 9.9%
Mixed 9.7%
Pakistani 8.8%
Indian 6.1%
Other Asian 3.2%
Caribbean 3%
Other Black 2.1%
Other 2.1%
Unclassified 1%
Chinese 0.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

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
49
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
46
2nd preference
48
3rd preference
38
From another Local Authority
13
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
46
2nd preference
3
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
3
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes23.5
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29.8
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
59
30
29
Year 1
30
16
14
Year 2
30
19
11
Year 7
533
292
241
Year 8
534
281
253
Year 9
531
284
247
Year 10
477
223
254
Year 11
342
182
160
Year 12
183
88
95
Year 13
181
98
83
Year 2023-2024

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