Barking Abbey School, A Specialist Sports and Humanities College is a secondary school located in Barking. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 27/09/2012. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.3%, which is 1.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Sandringham Road, Barking, IG11 9AG
Website: http://www.barkingabbeyschool.co.uk/
Telephone: 02039677030
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Barking and Dagenham
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Tony Roe
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 101241

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 27/09/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 2132
Number of Pupils: 2198
Number of Boys: 1145
Number of Girls: 1053

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 13.2% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Above Average: 0.31 Confidence interval 0.16 to 0.47
Of the 271 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 259 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:38%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:97%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:49%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:49.3
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.24
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Manor Junior School
Sandringham Road , IG11 9AG
3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Manor Infants' School/Manor Longbridge
Sandringham Road , IG11 9AG
3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Eastbury Primary School
Dawson Avenue , IG11 9QQ
3out of 4 754 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Ripple Primary School
Suffolk Road , IG11 7QS
3out of 4 1,148 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Dorothy Barley Infants' School
Davington Road , RM8 2LL
3out of 4 1,167 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Barking Abbey School, A Specialist Sports and Humanities College
Sandringham Road , IG11 9AG
3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Greatfields School
St. Marys , IG11 7TD
3out of 4 1,746 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Jo Richardson Community School
Gale Street , Castle Green RM9 4UN
3out of 4 2,193 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
The Palmer Catholic Academy
Aldborough Road South , Seven Kings IG3 8EU
3out of 4 2,682 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Riverside School
Renwick Road , IG11 0FU
3out of 4 2,840 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Eastbury Community School
Hulse Avenue , IG11 9UW
3out of 4 851 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Loxford School
Loxford Lane , IG1 2UT
4out of 4 1,245 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Ark Isaac Newton Academy
1 Cricklefield Place , IG1 1FY
4out of 4 2,383 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Sydney Russell School
Parsloes Avenue , RM9 5QT
4out of 4 2,462 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Goresbrook School
Cook Road , RM9 6XW
3out of 4 2,508 yd Free schools Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Frobel Independent School
67-73 Longbridge Road , IG11 8TG
- not rated 1,362 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Alamiyah School
113-115 Marlborough Road , Dagenham RM8 2ES
- not rated 1,648 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Lady Aisha Academy
Victoria Road , 2 (Annex Building) IG11 8PY
- not rated 1,823 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
Oak House School
61 South Park Drive , IG3 9AB
- not rated 1,919 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Pathways School
40 Thames Road , IG11 0HZ
- not rated 2,197 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.