The Sydney Russell School is a all-through school located in Dagenham. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 15/05/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is well above average, progress in reading and progress in writing are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.1%, which is 0.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Parsloes Avenue, Dagenham, RM9 5QT
Website: http://sydneyrussellschool.com/
Telephone: 02039599900
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: All-through
Local authority: Barking and Dagenham
Headteacher / Principal: Ms Clare Cross
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 141683

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 15/05/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 2088
Number of Pupils: 2496
Number of Boys: 1299
Number of Girls: 1197

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 2.3 Confidence interval -0.1 to 4.8
Writing
Average: 1 Confidence interval -1.2 to 3.3
Maths
Well Above Average: 3.5 Confidence interval 1.4 to 5.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:80%
England Average:65%

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

School:3%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:108
England Average:105

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Above Average: 0.38 Confidence interval 0.24 to 0.53
Of the 315 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 309 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:67%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:95%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:49%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:50.1
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.44
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Southwood Primary School
Keppel Road , RM9 5LT 		2out of 4 368 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Roding Primary School
Hewett Road , RM8 2XS 		3out of 4 484 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
The St Teresa Catholic Primary School
Bowes Road , RM8 2XJ 		- not rated 619 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Connor Road , RM9 5UL 		3out of 4 962 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Parsloes Primary School
Spurling Road , RM9 5RH 		3out of 4 1,084 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Robert Clack School
Gosfield Road , RM8 1JU 		3out of 4 1,865 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Jo Richardson Community School
Gale Street , Castle Green RM9 4UN 		3out of 4 1,930 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Mayfield School
Pedley Road , RM8 1XE 		3out of 4 2,110 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
All Saints Catholic School and Technology College
Terling Road , Wood Lane RM8 1JT 		3out of 4 2,207 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Barking Abbey School, A Specialist Sports and Humanities College
Sandringham Road , IG11 9AG 		3out of 4 2,462 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Sydney Russell School
Parsloes Avenue , RM9 5QT 		4out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Goresbrook School
Cook Road , RM9 6XW 		3out of 4 1,962 yd Free schools Yes Mixed More About School
Eastbrook School
Dagenham Road , RM10 7UR 		2out of 4 2,374 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Alamiyah School
113-115 Marlborough Road , Dagenham RM8 2ES 		- not rated 929 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Trinity School
Heathway , RM10 7SJ 		4out of 4 1,318 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Mayesbrook Park School
75-77 Arden Crescent , RM9 6TJ 		3out of 4 1,458 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Hopewell School
Harmony House , Baden Powell Close RM9 6XN 		- not rated 1,928 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Al-Noor Primary School
619-629 Green Lane , Ilford IG3 9RP 		- not rated 2,129 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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