Best Schools in Dagenham

How many schools are there in Dagenham?

Dagenham has 43 open schools: 28 state primary, 9 state secondary or all-through, 5 special and 1 other.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Dagenham are rated Outstanding?

4 schools in Dagenham were rated Outstanding at their most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Jo Richardson Community School, All Saints Catholic School and Technology College, Grafton Primary School and Trinity School. Counting Good as well, 100% of the 37 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

Jo Richardson Community SchoolAll Saints Catholic School and Technology CollegeGrafton Primary SchoolTrinity School

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Dagenham get the best GCSE results?

Of the 10 schools in Dagenham with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Goresbrook School, with an Attainment 8 score of 56.6 and 63% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; All Saints Catholic School and Technology College, with an Attainment 8 score of 53.8 and 57% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and Robert Clack School, with an Attainment 8 score of 51.1 and 55% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Goresbrook SchoolAll Saints Catholic School and Technology CollegeRobert Clack School

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Dagenham have the best SATs results?

Of the 29 primary schools in Dagenham with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at The Sydney Russell School (92% in reading, 91% in maths); St Peter's Catholic Primary School (88% in reading, 92% in maths); and Godwin Primary School (90% in reading, 87% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

The Sydney Russell SchoolSt Peter's Catholic Primary SchoolGodwin Primary School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Dagenham?

No. None of the state secondary schools in Dagenham selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Do schools in Dagenham have catchment areas?

Most state schools in Dagenham have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, the council allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.

How do I apply for a school place in Dagenham?

Apply to your council - Barking and Dagenham or Redbridge, depending on your address - through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.