Community school

Eastbury Community School

Mixed · ages 3–19 · with sixth formBarking and Dagenham, London · Barking IG11 9UWSchool website
Pupils on roll
2,039of 2,236 places
Free school meals
28.5%
Year 11 cohort 2025
274
Ofsted
School remains Good, 20 March 2024Read the Ofsted report
What the data says

Of the 299 pupils who finished Year 11 at Eastbury Community School in 2023, 42% stayed on in Eastbury Community School’s own sixth form (Barking and Dagenham average 49%), 36% went to a further education college and none started an apprenticeship.

Among the 114 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 70% went to university (Barking and Dagenham 45%, England 37%), and 23% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.

Sociology is unusually popular at GCSE: 24% of the year group took it, against 4% of pupils across England.

GCSE results in 2025 were in line with the national picture: Attainment 8 of 44.8 against 46.1 across England and 48.4 in Barking and Dagenham, with 38% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).

Where pupils went after Year 11

Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Barking and Dagenham and England.

Eastbury Community School
Barking and Dagenham
England
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
MeasureEastbury Community SchoolBarking and DagenhamEngland
Pupils in the cohort2993,042607,348
Any sustained destination91%93%92%
Stayed in education89%92%86%
— school sixth form42%49%34%
— sixth form college10%6%13%
— further education college36%35%37%
— other education1%2%
Apprenticeship0%1%3%
Employment1%1%3%
No sustained destination7%5%6%
Destination unknown2%2%3%

Where students went after sixth form

Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.

Eastbury Community School
Barking and Dagenham
England
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
MeasureEastbury Community SchoolBarking and DagenhamEngland
Students in the cohort1142,379541,441
Any sustained destination89%75%79%
University (higher education)70%45%37%
— most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students23%18%19%
Further education0%9%5%
Apprenticeship3%5%7%
Employment13%17%28%
No sustained destination5%17%16%

GCSE results 2025

MeasureEastbury Community SchoolBarking and DagenhamEngland
Attainment 8 (average points per pupil)44.848.446.1
Grade 5 or above in English and maths38%48%45%
Grade 4 or above in English and maths61%68%65%
Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects6%41%41%
EBacc average point score3.534.194.09
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort33%32%28%
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils41.641.634.9
Attainment 8 — other pupils46.451.650.4
Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2)
English as an additional language48%38%19%

Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.

Subjects taken at GCSE

Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEnglandGrades 7–9EnglandGrades 4–9
Mathematics275100%88%14%22%68%
English Language273100%89%10%20%60%
English Literature27099%86%16%21%70%
Religious Studies26496%31%16%32%61%
Combined Science22783%65%8%9%54%
Computer Science9635%13%17%30%58%
Business Studies8932%18%15%20%58%
History8029%41%15%26%46%
Geography7527%41%20%25%55%
Sociology6624%4%14%21%70%
Psychology6223%3%15%22%61%
3D Design5319%2%9%16%70%
Physical Education4818%11%2%24%29%
Chemistry4617%23%46%47%96%
Biology4617%23%43%45%98%
Physics4617%23%46%46%93%
Design and Technology269%11%4%23%54%
Statistics259%5%40%20%92%
Drama228%7%14%27%41%
Textiles197%2%11%27%68%
French176%18%47%29%82%
Music176%5%18%33%65%
Art and Design155%7%33%24%67%
Photography124%6%17%19%58%
Italian52%0%53%
Turkish31%0%71%
Portuguese31%0%50%
Russian21%0%87%
Spanish21%19%27%
Urdu10%1%42%
Punjabi10%0%48%
German10%5%33%
Chinese10%1%75%

Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Hospitality / Catering Studies3933%

A levels and other level 3 courses

MeasureEastbury Community SchoolBarking and DagenhamEngland
Students at the end of 16–18 study243
— of whom A level students1191,019261,341
Average A level gradeCC+B-
Average points per A level entry30.0334.7835.00
Average grade, best 3 A levelsCC+B-
AAB or better with two facilitating subjects3%12%18%
Average grade, applied general courses
Average grade, T levels

A level subjects

Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Psychology4538%23%
Sociology4034%13%
Mathematics3731%31%
Economics3429%13%
Business Studies3429%13%
Chemistry2824%17%
Biology2420%20%
Computer Science2017%5%
Politics1613%6%
History1513%13%
English Literature119%11%
Religious Studies108%4%
Physics108%12%
Art and Design87%1%
Italian0%
Geography10%
Urdu0%
Physical Education3%
Further Mathematics5%

Applied, technical and other level 3 courses

SubjectQualificationEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Finance / Accounting (General)VRQ Level 36050%
Study SkillsExtended Project (Diploma)3328%
Further MathematicsGCE AS level (Not continued to A2)
3D DesignGCE AS level (All)
Further MathematicsGCE AS level (All)
3D DesignGCE AS level (Not continued to A2)

Other secondary schools in Barking and Dagenham

Dagenham Park CofE School

Voluntary controlled school · sixth form · 1,414 pupils

93% stayed in education · Attainment 8 42.1

Eastbrook School

Community school · sixth form · 1,320 pupils

88% stayed in education · Attainment 8 37.2

Goresbrook School

Free schools · sixth form · 1,089 pupils

89% stayed in education · Attainment 8 55.6

Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.