Greatfields School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 15 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Free Schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Barking and Dagenham
- Unique reference
- 142908
- Address
- Net Street, IG11 7QG
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1224 (64% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.7%
- Girls
- 47.3%
- First language not English
- 75.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 33.5%
- Persistent absence
- 26.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.0%
African 26.1%
Bangladeshi 15.1%
Other White 14.2%
Pakistani 10.7%
White British 8.7%
Mixed 6.7%
Indian 5.1%
Other Asian 4.2%
Other 3.6%
Other Black 2%
Unclassified 1.5%
Caribbean 1.3%
Chinese 0.5%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 48%
Local authority average 41%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 42%
Local authority average 47%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 45.4
Local authority average 48.3
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.06
Local authority average 4.18
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 18 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 51 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 5 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 25 |
| Bengali | GCSE | 2 |
| Biology | GCSE | 33 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 32 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 27 |
| English Language | GCSE | 172 |
Admissions
Greatfields School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 159
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 149
- 2nd preference
- 70
- 3rd preference
- 83
- From another Local Authority
- 17
Offers
- 1st preference
- 149
- 2nd preference
- 4
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 4
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 226 120 106 |
| Year 8 | 222 120 102 |
| Year 9 | 206 113 93 |
| Year 10 | 178 98 80 |
| Year 11 | 182 87 95 |
| Year 12 | 116 52 64 |
| Year 13 | 94 55 39 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 95.0% 91.6% 85.5% |
Further education | 28.0% 35.3% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 56.0% 50.1% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 10.0% 5.8% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 0.8% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 0.9% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 4.6% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 2.1% 3.0% |