Jo Richardson Community School is a secondary school located in Dagenham. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's management effectiveness is outstanding, overall effectiveness, quality of education and outcomes for pupils are good. The school inspection was carried out on 22/05/2013. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.6%, which is 1.6 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Gale Street, Dagenham, RM9 4UN
Website: http://jorichardson.org.uk/
Telephone: 02082706222
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Barking and Dagenham
Headteacher / Principal: Ms Lisa Keane
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 133561

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 22/05/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 19
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1700
Number of Pupils: 1679
Number of Boys: 844
Number of Girls: 835

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 14.6% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Above Average: 0.37 Confidence interval 0.2 to 0.54
Of the 221 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 219 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:5%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:91%
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:3.95
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The James Cambell Primary School
Langley Crescent , RM9 6TD
3out of 4 373 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Monteagle Primary School
Burnham Road , RM9 4RB
3out of 4 800 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Godwin Primary School
Finnymore Road , RM9 6JH
3out of 4 1,099 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Peter's Catholic Primary School
Goresbrook Road , RM9 6UU
3out of 4 1,372 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Thomas Arnold Primary School
Rowdowns Road , RM9 6NH
3out of 4 1,476 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Jo Richardson Community School
Gale Street , Castle Green RM9 4UN
3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Riverside School
Renwick Road , IG11 0FU
3out of 4 1,550 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Barking Abbey School, A Specialist Sports and Humanities College
Sandringham Road , IG11 9AG
3out of 4 2,193 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Dagenham Park CofE School
School Road , RM10 9QH
3out of 4 2,229 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Greatfields School
St. Marys , IG11 7TD
3out of 4 3,145 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Goresbrook School
Cook Road , RM9 6XW
3out of 4 325 yd Free schools Yes Mixed More About School
The Sydney Russell School
Parsloes Avenue , RM9 5QT
4out of 4 1,930 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Eastbury Community School
Hulse Avenue , IG11 9UW
3out of 4 2,947 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Mayesbrook Park School
75-77 Arden Crescent , RM9 6TJ
3out of 4 494 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Hopewell School
Harmony House , Baden Powell Close RM9 6XN
- not rated 781 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Riverside Bridge School
Renwick Road , IG11 0FU
1out of 4 1,542 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School
Pathways School
40 Thames Road , IG11 0HZ
- not rated 1,966 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School
Alamiyah School
113-115 Marlborough Road , Dagenham RM8 2ES
- not rated 2,013 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.