Goresbrook School
About the school
Goresbrook School is an open all-through school in Barking and Dagenham.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 15 October 2024
- Published
- 26 November 2024
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
- Latest outcome
- Not judged
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Outstanding
Sixth form
Outstanding
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 55.6
- Barking and Dagenham
- 48.4
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Barking and Dagenham
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 64.00%
- Barking and Dagenham
- 47.50%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 77.20%
- Barking and Dagenham
- 68.00%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 75.40%
- Barking and Dagenham
- 40.50%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 5.24
- Barking and Dagenham
- 4.19
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- B-
Average A-level points
- School
- 36.3
AAB or better
- School
- 10.00%
Key Stage 2 results
Combined attainment
Reading, writing and maths expected standard
- School
- 75%
- Barking and Dagenham
- 67%
- England
- 62%
Reading, writing and maths higher standard
- School
- 4%
- Barking and Dagenham
- 8%
- England
- 8%
Subject attainment
Reading expected standard
- School
- 85%
- Barking and Dagenham
- 79%
- England
- 75%
Writing expected standard
- School
- 78%
- Barking and Dagenham
- 75%
- England
- 72%
Maths expected standard
- School
- 91%
- Barking and Dagenham
- 79%
- England
- 74%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling expected
- School
- 71%
- Barking and Dagenham
- 78%
- England
- 73%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling higher
- School
- 24%
- Barking and Dagenham
- 41%
- England
- 30%
Science expected standard
- School
- 84%
- Barking and Dagenham
- 83%
- England
- 82%
Scaled scores
Reading average scaled score
- School
- 105
- Barking and Dagenham
- 106
- England
- 106
Maths average scaled score
- School
- 105
- Barking and Dagenham
- 106
- England
- 105
Grammar average scaled score
- School
- 105
- Barking and Dagenham
- 107
- England
- 105
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1036
Girls
49.61%
Boys
50.39%
SEN support
10.81%
Education, health and care plan
1.35%
English as an additional language
51.10%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
33.04%
Overall absence
4.81
Persistent absence
13.66
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
101
Sustained education or employment
92%
Education
89%
Apprenticeship
2%
Employment
1%
Not sustained
5%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
57
Sustained education or employment
93%
Higher education
89%
Further education
0%
Apprenticeship
0%
Employment
2%