Goresbrook School
General Info
- Education Phase
- All-through
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 13 2019 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 4 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Free Schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Not available
- Religious Character
- Multi-faith
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Barking and Dagenham
- Unique reference
- 140962
- Address
- Cook Road, RM9 6XW
- Website
- www.goresbrookschool.org.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1102 (83% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.1%
- Girls
- 50.9%
- First language not English
- 41.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 32.2%
- Persistent absence
- 18.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.3%
African 29.5%
White British 20.4%
Other White 14.2%
Mixed 9.5%
Pakistani 6.7%
Bangladeshi 6.5%
Caribbean 3.8%
Unclassified 1.8%
Other Asian 1.7%
Other Black 1.7%
Indian 1.6%
Other 1.3%
Irish 0.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.4%
Chinese 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-0.1
WritingBelow average-2.1
MathsAverage-0.2
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 47%
Local authority average 61%
England average 60%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 1%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 103
Local authority average 105
England average 104
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 14 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 19 |
| Bengali | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 24 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 24 |
| English Language | GCSE | 101 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 101 |
| French | GCSE | 71 |
| Geography | GCSE | 56 |
| History | GCSE | 44 |
Admissions
Goresbrook School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 30
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 30
- 2nd preference
- 25
- 3rd preference
- 22
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 30
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.5 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 25.8 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 27.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 1 1 0 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 1 0 1 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 22 9 13 |
| Reception, Full-time | 44 18 26 |
| Year 1 | 59 30 29 |
| Year 2 | 51 26 25 |
| Year 3 | 57 25 32 |
| Year 4 | 57 26 31 |
| Year 5 | 80 43 37 |
| Year 6 | 80 47 33 |
| Year 7 | 109 43 66 |
| Year 8 | 118 63 55 |
| Year 9 | 115 66 49 |
| Year 10 | 109 47 62 |
| Year 11 | 104 51 53 |
| Year 12 | 38 16 22 |
| Year 13 | 57 30 27 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 89.0% 92.9% 86.5% |
Further education | 27.0% 32.4% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 56.0% 54.0% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 6.0% 5.9% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.6% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 1.2% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 0.8% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 3.3% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 1.9% 1.0% |
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