Goresbrook School
General Info
- Education Phase
- All-through
- School rating
- Outstanding Oct 15 2024 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
- 1036 (81% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.4%
- Girls
- 49.6%
- First language not English
- 51.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 29.2%
- Persistent absence
- 13.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.8%
African 30.7%
White British 15.6%
Other White 13%
Mixed 9.9%
Pakistani 8.9%
Bangladeshi 8.4%
Caribbean 2.8%
Other 2.4%
Indian 2.2%
Other Asian 1.8%
Other Black 1.5%
Unclassified 1.5%
Gypsy/Roma 0.4%
Chinese 0.4%
Irish 0.3%
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 48%
Local authority average 66%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 5%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 103
Local authority average 106
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 103
Local authority average 106
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 13 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 14 |
| Bengali | GCSE | 5 |
| Biology | GCSE | 28 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 28 |
| English Language | GCSE | 114 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 114 |
| French | GCSE | 79 |
| Geography | GCSE | 53 |
Admissions
Goresbrook School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 29
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 29
- 2nd preference
- 22
- 3rd preference
- 18
- From another Local Authority
- 4
Offers
- 1st preference
- 29
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 21.8 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 27.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 10 7 3 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 21 11 10 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 1 1 0 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 2 1 1 |
| Reception, Full-time | 37 15 22 |
| Year 1 | 48 22 26 |
| Year 2 | 39 16 23 |
| Year 3 | 57 28 29 |
| Year 4 | 50 25 25 |
| Year 5 | 60 32 28 |
| Year 6 | 58 24 34 |
| Year 7 | 115 64 51 |
| Year 8 | 113 70 43 |
| Year 9 | 111 44 67 |
| Year 10 | 115 62 53 |
| Year 11 | 114 68 46 |
| Year 12 | 54 15 39 |
| Year 13 | 31 17 14 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 89.0% 91.6% 85.5% |
Further education | 35.0% 35.3% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 49.0% 50.1% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 6.0% 5.8% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 0.8% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 0.9% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 4.6% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 2.1% 3.0% |