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

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%
Pupil ethnicities
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%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-0.1
WritingBelow average-2.1
MathsAverage-0.2
Year 2022-2023

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
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Speech & DramaTechnical Award14
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE19
BengaliGCSE1
BiologyGCSE24
ChemistryGCSE24
English LanguageGCSE101
English LiteratureGCSE101
FrenchGCSE71
GeographyGCSE56
HistoryGCSE44
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

Goresbrook School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
36
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
35
2nd preference
18
3rd preference
17
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
35
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
1
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 classes24.3
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher20.4
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29.4
Year 2023-2024

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
Year 2023-2024

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%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022