The Sydney Russell School

General Info

Education Phase
All-through
Ofsted rating
Good
Sept 16 2021 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 18 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Barking and Dagenham
Unique reference
141683
Address
Parsloes Avenue, RM9 5QT

Pupils

Number of Pupils
2557 (94% of total capacity)
Boys
50.4%
Girls
49.6%
First language not English
33.8%
Free school meals (FSM)
24.7%
Persistent absence
12.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
11.2%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 22.5%
African 16.6%
Other White 16.5%
Bangladeshi 12%
Pakistani 10%
Mixed 8.6%
Indian 3.8%
Other Asian 3.6%
Other 1.8%
Caribbean 1.5%
Unclassified 1.3%
Other Black 1.2%
Chinese 0.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Capacity %, Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2022-2023

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage1.4
WritingAverage0.9
MathsAbove average2.7
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 69%
Local authority average 61%
England average 60%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 10%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 107
Local authority average 105
England average 104
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Art & DesignGCSE73
BiologyGCSE123
Business Studies:SingleGCSE113
ChemistryGCSE123
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE81
Design & TechnologyGCSE74
EconomicsGCSE55
English LanguageGCSE338
English LiteratureGCSE337
FrenchGCSE162
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

The Sydney Russell School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
90
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
85
2nd preference
73
3rd preference
27
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
84
2nd preference
5
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2023-2024

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes23
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29.3
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29.3
Year 2022-2023

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
84
41
43
Year 1
90
36
54
Year 2
88
44
44
Year 3
89
38
51
Year 4
89
43
46
Year 5
88
47
41
Year 6
84
44
40
Year 7
367
188
179
Year 8
363
180
183
Year 9
347
188
159
Year 10
352
187
165
Year 11
339
169
170
Year 12
83
41
42
Year 13
94
44
50
Year 2022-2023

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
93.0%
92.9%
86.5%
Further education
47.0%
32.4%
34.7%
School sixth form
44.0%
54.0%
37.9%
Sixth form college
2.0%
5.9%
13.1%
Other education destinations
SP
0.6%
0.9%
Entering employment
1.0%
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
SP
1.9%
1.0%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
90.0%
74.0%
64.0%
Top third higher education institutions
25.0%
17.9%
19.7%
Russell Group
22.0%
16.8%
17.7%
Oxford or Cambridge
1.0%
0.6%
1.0%
Other study at level 4 or 5
0.0%
1.4%
2.6%
Higher apprenticeships
1.0%
1.3%
1.7%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2019-2020 England: Year 2019-2020
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