Jo Richardson Community School
About the school
Jo Richardson Community School is an open secondary 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
- 8 May 2024
- Published
- 20 June 2024
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
- Latest outcome
- Outstanding
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Outstanding
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 50.2
- 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
- 48.50%
- Barking and Dagenham
- 47.50%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 69.10%
- Barking and Dagenham
- 68.00%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 12.70%
- Barking and Dagenham
- 40.50%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4
- Barking and Dagenham
- 4.19
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- B-
Average A-level points
- School
- 37.18
AAB or better
- School
- 6.20%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1686
Girls
48.40%
Boys
51.60%
SEN support
9.07%
Education, health and care plan
3.26%
English as an additional language
22.60%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
38.63%
Overall absence
6.15
Persistent absence
18.33
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
284
Sustained education or employment
92%
Education
89%
Apprenticeship
2%
Employment
1%
Not sustained
5%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
131
Sustained education or employment
90%
Higher education
76%
Further education
0%
Apprenticeship
4%
Employment
10%