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The Warren School

Mixed · ages 11–18 · with sixth formBarking and Dagenham, London · Romford RM6 6SBTrust: Loxford School Trust LimitedSchool website
Pupils on roll
1,392of 1,380 places
Free school meals
31.0%
Year 11 cohort 2025
205
Ofsted
Outstanding, 15 May 2024Read the Ofsted report

Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: The Warren Comprehensive School (URN 101240, until 13 August 2014).

What the data says

Of the 209 pupils who finished Year 11 at The Warren School in 2023, 59% stayed on in The Warren School’s own sixth form (Barking and Dagenham average 49%), 31% went to a further education college and 1% started an apprenticeship.

Among the 135 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 79% went to university (Barking and Dagenham 45%, England 37%), and 31% 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 47.6 against 46.1 across England and 48.4 in Barking and Dagenham, with 45% 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.

The Warren School
Barking and Dagenham
England
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
MeasureThe Warren SchoolBarking and DagenhamEngland
Pupils in the cohort2093,042607,348
Any sustained destination94%93%92%
Stayed in education91%92%86%
— school sixth form59%49%34%
— sixth form college1%6%13%
— further education college31%35%37%
— other education0%1%2%
Apprenticeship1%1%3%
Employment1%1%3%
No sustained destination4%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.

The Warren School
Barking and Dagenham
England
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
MeasureThe Warren SchoolBarking and DagenhamEngland
Students in the cohort1352,379541,441
Any sustained destination88%75%79%
University (higher education)79%45%37%
— most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students31%18%19%
Further education1%9%5%
Apprenticeship2%5%7%
Employment6%17%28%
No sustained destination8%17%16%

GCSE results 2025

MeasureThe Warren SchoolBarking and DagenhamEngland
Attainment 8 (average points per pupil)47.648.446.1
Grade 5 or above in English and maths45%48%45%
Grade 4 or above in English and maths71%68%65%
Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects67%41%41%
EBacc average point score4.284.194.09
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort34%32%28%
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils40.341.634.9
Attainment 8 — other pupils51.451.650.4
Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2)
English as an additional language26%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
English Language20198%89%19%20%71%
Mathematics20198%88%18%22%73%
English Literature20198%86%27%21%81%
Religious Studies19696%31%22%32%66%
Combined Science13968%65%10%9%51%
Geography11054%41%12%25%45%
History8441%41%29%26%69%
Business Studies7235%18%25%20%72%
Spanish7235%19%11%27%56%
French6431%18%23%29%70%
Chemistry6230%23%34%47%79%
Biology5627%23%36%45%95%
Physics5627%23%29%46%86%
Photography5024%6%4%19%64%
Sociology4924%4%29%21%73%
Physical Education3819%11%24%24%84%
Computer Science2512%13%28%30%80%
Design and Technology2010%11%30%23%80%
Art and Design189%7%17%24%72%
Media Studies178%4%6%20%65%
Drama157%7%7%27%47%
Music84%5%38%33%75%
Turkish31%0%71%
Portuguese31%0%50%
Urdu21%1%42%
Russian10%0%87%
Polish10%1%84%
German10%5%33%

Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Manufacturing Engineering5267%

A levels and other level 3 courses

MeasureThe Warren SchoolBarking and DagenhamEngland
Students at the end of 16–18 study280
— of whom A level students781,019261,341
Average A level gradeC+C+B-
Average points per A level entry33.4034.7835.00
Average grade, best 3 A levelsC+C+B-
AAB or better with two facilitating subjects7%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
Mathematics3140%31%
Economics2329%13%
Biology2026%20%
Physics1823%12%
Chemistry1621%17%
Business Studies1621%13%
English Literature1519%11%
History1519%13%
Psychology1215%23%
Sociology1013%13%
Religious Studies810%4%
Film Studies79%2%
Politics79%6%
French1%
Italian0%
Further Mathematics5%
Art and Design1%

Applied, technical and other level 3 courses

SubjectQualificationEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Business StudiesBTEC National Extended Diploma L3 - Band N - PPP-D*D*D*2026%
Applied SciencesBTEC National Extended Diploma L3 - Band N - PPP-D*D*D*1823%
Engineering StudiesBTEC National Extended Diploma L3 - Band N - PPP-D*D*D*1519%
Finance / Accounting (General)VRQ Level 31317%
Business StudiesBTEC National Foundation Diploma L3 - Band H - P-D*

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

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.