All Saints Catholic School and Technology College
Voluntary aided school · sixth form · 1,345 pupils
94% stayed in education · Attainment 8 56.1
Free schools
Goresbrook School
- Pupils on roll
- 1,089of 1,500 places
- Free school meals
- 32.5%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 114
- Ofsted
- Inspected, 15 October 2024Read the Ofsted report
What the data says
Of the 101 pupils who finished Year 11 at Goresbrook School in 2023, 49% stayed on in Goresbrook School’s own sixth form (Barking and Dagenham average 49%), 35% went to a further education college and 2% started an apprenticeship.
Among the 57 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 89% went to university (Barking and Dagenham 45%, England 37%).
GCSE results in 2025 were well above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 55.6 against 46.1 across England and 48.4 in Barking and Dagenham, with 64% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Statistics is unusually popular at GCSE: 28% of the year group took it, against 5% of pupils across England.
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.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Goresbrook School | Barking and Dagenham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 101 | 3,042 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 92% | 93% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 89% | 92% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 49% | 49% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 6% | 6% | 13% |
| — further education college | 35% | 35% | 37% |
| — other education | 0% | 1% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 2% | 1% | 3% |
| Employment | 1% | 1% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 5% | 5% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 3% | 2% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Goresbrook School | Barking and Dagenham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 57 | 2,379 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 93% | 75% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 89% | 45% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | — | 18% | 19% |
| Further education | 0% | 9% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 5% | 7% |
| Employment | 2% | 17% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 2% | 17% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Goresbrook School | Barking and Dagenham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 55.6 | 48.4 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 64% | 48% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 77% | 68% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 75% | 41% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.24 | 4.19 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 27% | 32% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 48.7 | 41.6 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 58.2 | 51.6 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 58% | 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.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Literature | 114 | 100% | 86% | 47% | 21% | 87% |
| Mathematics | 114 | 100% | 88% | 31% | 22% | 79% |
| English Language | 114 | 100% | 89% | 32% | 20% | 80% |
| Combined Science | 86 | 75% | 65% | 10% | 9% | 67% |
| French | 79 | 69% | 18% | 33% | 29% | 76% |
| History | 60 | 53% | 41% | 27% | 26% | 77% |
| Geography | 53 | 46% | 41% | 45% | 25% | 70% |
| Statistics | 32 | 28% | 5% | 50% | 20% | 94% |
| Religious Studies | 31 | 27% | 31% | 55% | 32% | 84% |
| Chemistry | 28 | 25% | 23% | 71% | 47% | 100% |
| Sociology | 28 | 25% | 4% | 25% | 21% | 79% |
| Biology | 28 | 25% | 23% | 61% | 45% | 100% |
| Physics | 28 | 25% | 23% | 46% | 46% | 100% |
| Physical Education | 23 | 20% | 11% | 17% | 24% | 87% |
| Drama | 15 | 13% | 7% | 13% | 27% | 73% |
| Fine Art | 14 | 12% | 9% | 21% | 28% | 100% |
| Graphic Communication | 13 | 11% | 1% | 8% | 23% | 62% |
| Music | 9 | 8% | 5% | 11% | 33% | 67% |
| Bengali | 5 | 4% | 0% | — | 35% | — |
| Spanish | 3 | 3% | 19% | — | 27% | — |
| Russian | 2 | 2% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
| Urdu | 2 | 2% | 1% | — | 42% | — |
| Portuguese | 2 | 2% | 0% | — | 50% | — |
| Arabic | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 47% | — |
| German | 1 | 1% | 5% | — | 33% | — |
| Persian | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 77% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | 30 | 100% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | Goresbrook School | Barking and Dagenham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 86 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 30 | 1,019 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | B- | C+ | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 36.30 | 34.78 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | B- | C+ | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 10% | 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.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 21 | 70% | 23% |
| Economics | 14 | 47% | 13% |
| Mathematics | 13 | 43% | 31% |
| Politics | 10 | 33% | 6% |
| English Literature | 10 | 33% | 11% |
| History | 9 | 30% | 13% |
| French | — | — | 1% |
| Chemistry | — | — | 17% |
| Physical Education | — | — | 3% |
| Physics | — | — | 12% |
| Polish | — | — | 0% |
| Biology | — | — | 20% |
| Turkish | — | — | 0% |
Other secondary schools in Barking and Dagenham
Barking Abbey School, A Specialist Sports and Humanities College
Community school · sixth form · 2,418 pupils
93% stayed in education · Attainment 8 49.7
Brook Sixth Form and Academy
University technical college · sixth form · 273 pupils
90% stayed in education · Attainment 8 38.7
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
Eastbury Community School
Community school · sixth form · 2,039 pupils
89% stayed in education · Attainment 8 44.8
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.