Dagenham Park CofE School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 22 2020 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 19 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Church of England
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Barking and Dagenham
- Unique reference
- 136028
- Address
- School Road, RM10 9QH
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1451 (89% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.9%
- Girls
- 46.1%
- First language not English
- 42%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 34.5%
- Persistent absence
- 25.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.7%
African 22.1%
White British 20.9%
Other White 17%
Bangladeshi 10.4%
Mixed 8.8%
Pakistani 4.5%
Unclassified 3.3%
Other Asian 2.7%
Gypsy/Roma 2.3%
Indian 2.2%
Caribbean 2.1%
Other Black 1.6%
Other 1.4%
Chinese 0.5%
Irish 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.36
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.24
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 42%
Local authority average 45%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 44%
Local authority average 49%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 43.1
Local authority average 48
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.85
Local authority average 4.19
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music Studies (General) | Technical Award | 15 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 57 |
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 1 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 65 |
| Bengali | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 63 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 58 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 63 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
Admissions
Dagenham Park CofE School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 187
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 165
- 2nd preference
- 74
- 3rd preference
- 59
- From another Local Authority
- 13
Offers
- 1st preference
- 165
- 2nd preference
- 17
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 4
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 258 131 127 |
| Year 8 | 245 142 103 |
| Year 9 | 255 137 118 |
| Year 10 | 212 117 95 |
| Year 11 | 245 129 116 |
| Year 12 | 148 78 70 |
| Year 13 | 88 48 40 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 91.0% 92.9% 86.5% |
Further education | 31.0% 32.4% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 53.0% 54.0% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 6.0% 5.9% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.6% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 1.2% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | SP 0.8% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 3.3% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 1.9% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 92.0% 74.0% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 14.0% 17.9% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 12.0% 16.8% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 0.0% 0.6% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 1.4% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 2.0% 1.3% 1.7% |