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
- 1083 (83% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.8%
- Girls
- 50.2%
- First language not English
- 46.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 30.8%
- Persistent absence
- 13.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.7%
African 31.5%
White British 18.1%
Other White 12.9%
Mixed 9.8%
Pakistani 7.5%
Bangladeshi 7.3%
Caribbean 3%
Indian 2.2%
Other 1.8%
Unclassified 1.8%
Other Asian 1.6%
Other Black 1.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.5%
Chinese 0.4%
Irish 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
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 62%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 1%
Local authority average 7%
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
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
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
- 36
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 35
- 2nd preference
- 18
- 3rd preference
- 17
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 35
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
Class type | Class size |
---|---|
Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.3 |
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 20.4 |
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.4 |
Cohort sizes
Class type | Total Boys Girls |
---|---|
Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 1 0 1 |
Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 9 3 6 |
Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 11 5 6 |
Reception, Full-time | 48 22 26 |
Year 1 | 44 16 28 |
Year 2 | 58 27 31 |
Year 3 | 58 29 29 |
Year 4 | 59 26 33 |
Year 5 | 59 25 34 |
Year 6 | 89 49 40 |
Year 7 | 117 74 43 |
Year 8 | 111 46 65 |
Year 9 | 118 63 55 |
Year 10 | 114 69 45 |
Year 11 | 117 52 65 |
Year 12 | 32 17 15 |
Year 13 | 38 16 22 |
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% |