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All Saints Catholic School and Technology College, Dagenham

Outstanding
Secondary
Voluntary aided school
Mixed
Roman Catholic
Ages 11–18

All Saints Catholic School and Technology College is a secondary school for pupils aged 11 to 18 in Dagenham. It has a Roman Catholic religious character. It was rated Outstanding at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in May 2024. Its 2026 GCSE results were the 2nd-highest of the 9 schools in Dagenham with published results, and 581st of 3,298 across England. It was 82% full in 2025.

GCSE results
Above England average
Ofsted
Outstanding (2024)
Demand
Oversubscribed
Attendance
Better than England average
Progress (2024)
Well above average
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Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Barking and Dagenham (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.

Data last updated 26 Oct 2026

All Saints Catholic School and Technology College in detail

Results

In 2026, pupils at All Saints Catholic School and Technology College averaged an Attainment 8 score of 53.8, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 48.4 in Barking and Dagenham and 47 across England.

57% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 48% in Barking and Dagenham and 47% in England.

That is down from 56.1 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.72: pupils made well above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 49.6, against 55.2 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 5.6 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 22 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and Business Studies.

Getting a place at All Saints Catholic School and Technology College

For September 2026 entry, 287 families put All Saints Catholic School and Technology College as their first choice and 697 named it as one of their preferences, for 240 places offered. That is 1.2 first choices for every place. 81 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

Admissions history and your chances at All Saints Catholic School and Technology College

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state secondary schools to All Saints Catholic School and Technology College are Robert Clack School (0.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 51.1); St Edward's Church of England Academy (0.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 47.4); Eastbrook School (0.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 39.6); and The Warren School (1.1 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 46.4).

All Saints Catholic School and Technology College's 2026 results were higher than all 4 of them.

Robert Clack SchoolSt Edward's Church of England AcademyEastbrook SchoolThe Warren School

Where pupils go next

Of the 237 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 96% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 21% to a further education college, 1% to an apprenticeship and 0% into work.

Of the 115 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 79% went on to university or other higher education, 2% to apprenticeships and 8% into work. 20% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

Who goes there

52.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Black (58%), Mixed (11%) and White British (9%).

In 2026, 145 pupils (10.8%) received SEN support and 44 (3.3%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Chadwell Heath Station, about 1 mile away in a straight line.

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Becontree Heath Leisure Centre, 190 metres away.

The area around the school

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood All Saints Catholic School and Technology College stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, All Saints Catholic School and Technology College issued 2 suspensions, 0.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

Primary schools nearby

The primary schools closest to All Saints Catholic School and Technology College are William Bellamy Primary School (0.3 miles), Grafton Primary School (0.5 miles), Five Elms Primary School (0.6 miles) and Furze Infant School (0.8 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.

William Bellamy Primary SchoolGrafton Primary SchoolFive Elms Primary SchoolFurze Infant School

Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE destination measures; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Ms Clare Cantle
Pupils:1,345
LA:Barking and Dagenham
Phone:02082704242
Address:Terling Road, Wood Lane, Dagenham, RM8 1JT
Admissions:Non-selective
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 2 years ago
Outstanding

Overall

Outstanding

Quality of Education

Outstanding

Behaviour & Attitudes

Outstanding

Personal Development

Outstanding

Leadership & Management

Outstanding

Sixth Form

Inspected 1 May 2024View full report
URN:101247
UKPRN:10000222
Diocese:Diocese of Brentwood
Constituency:Dagenham and Rainham
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

From Ofsted's May 2024 inspection report.

What This School Does Well

All Saints excels at combining high academic standards with strong pastoral care and character development. The school provides a richly varied curriculum and an extensive range of clubs and activities that help every child succeed, including those with additional needs. Pupils consistently demonstrate excellent behaviour and develop into thoughtful, mature young people who embrace the school's core values of respect and understanding.

Key Strengths

  • Ambitious, well-designed curriculum for all pupils including those with SEND, based on the best thinking across subjects
  • Excellent teaching with strong subject knowledge and effective checks on pupil understanding and recall
  • Extensive extra-curricular programme including judo, computing, dance, orchestras, choirs and school plays
  • Outstanding behaviour and attitudes - pupils are focused, respectful and self-controlled
  • Very well-supported pupils with SEND who receive tailored teaching and follow the same ambitious curriculum

Safeguarding

Safeguarding arrangements are effective.

Extracurricular Activities

judo, computing, dance, orchestra, two choirs, school plays, Dragons' Den business competition, languages day, psychology club, mathematics challenge, art gallery visits, historical palace visits, voice coaching, first aid, well-being and anti-bullying ambassador roles, form captain roles, school council, charity fundraising

All Saints Catholic School and Technology College is an outstanding secondary school that successfully encourages pupils to meet exceedingly high academic expectations while demonstrating respect and consideration for others. Pupils achieve very well across all ages, with strong GCSE and sixth-form results.

At a Glance

25.2%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

Yes

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Secondary Performance (GCSE)

Academic year 2025/26

GCSE Results

2023
2024
2025
2026
Attainment 8 GCSE Eng+Maths

2025/26 academic year

Progress 8 has improved from 0.45 to 0.72 (2023 to 2024). Attainment 8 has declined from 54.0 to 53.8 (2023 to 2026). GCSE English & Maths 5+ has remained stable at around 57% (2023 to 2026).

Performance by Group

GroupProgress 8Attainment 8Eng+Maths 5+
All pupils-53.857.3%
Disadvantaged(58)-49.648.3%
Not known to be disadvantaged(176)-55.260.2%
Boys(117)-53.257.3%
Girls(117)-54.357.3%
Show more breakdowns (2)
Known or believed to be other than English(137)-55.260.6%
Non mobile(227)-54.258.6%

2025/26 academic year - DfE performance tables data

GCSE Subjects Offered

Mathematics464
English Language464
Religious Studies462
English Literature462
Combined Science372
Business Studies318
History256
French218
Geography214
Spanish186
Computer Science96
Physics92
Biology92
Chemistry92
Design and Technology78
Information and Communication Technology78
Drama74
Food Preparation and Nutrition74
Sports Studies72
Art and Design50

+ 2 more subjects

2025/26 academic year - entries by number of pupils

After GCSEs - Leaver Destinations

After GCSEs (Year 11) - 237 students

Continued education96%
Further education21%
Apprenticeships1%
Employment0%
Not in education/employment1%

2023/24 data

Exclusions & Suspensions

1

Permanent exclusions

0.07%

Exclusion rate

2

Suspensions

0.15%

Suspension rate

2 pupils received one or more suspensions out of 1,353 pupils

2024/25 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

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Getting There

Bus Stops

Becontree Heath Leisure Centre (Stop G)
194m · 3 min walk
James Avenue (Stop T)
310m · 5 min walk
CU London University / Wood Lane (Stop P)
335m · 5 min walk
CU London University / Rainham Road North (Stop M)
365m · 6 min walk
Whalebone Lane South (Stop B)
371m · 6 min walk

Free school transport

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
79
Fatal
0
Serious
8
Children hurt
12

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 79 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 8 serious and 71 slight.

12 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 9 on foot and 3 in a vehicle or otherwise.

12 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.

The typical figure for schools in Barking and Dagenham is 65 (the median across 68 schools, same distance and years).

Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

82%

Available places

1,352 pupils

1,644 places

292 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Dagenham

Medium pressure
New homes approved:3,730
Projected new pupils:671

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Dagenham

Across Barking and Dagenham council

Low demand council-wide0.88 applications per place

Places available

3,518

Applications

3,094

Got 1st preference

81.9%

Got preferred school

96.4%

All secondary applications across Barking and Dagenham council (2026/27), not just this school.

This school: Oversubscribed

Inspection History(8)

1 May 2024
OutstandingReport
Quality of EducationOutstanding
Behaviour & AttitudesOutstanding
Personal DevelopmentOutstanding
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding
Sixth FormOutstanding
8 March 2023

Ungraded inspection: The school remains Good and may be improving; its next inspection will be a full graded one.

16 January 2018

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

145

SEN Support

44

EHC Plans

14.1%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Speech, Language & Communication60
Autistic Spectrum Disorder39
Social, Emotional & Mental Health38
Moderate Learning Difficulty24
Specific Learning Difficulty6
Hearing Impairment6
Visual Impairment6
Physical Disability5
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
8.6%
Asian
6.8%
Black
58.1%
Mixed
11.4%
Chinese
0.1%
Other
5.1%
Unclassified
0.8%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals25.2%
English as Additional Language52.6%

1,345

Total Pupils

740

Boys

605

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

93

Teachers

14.5:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£65,649

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£8,035

Per pupil

£9936k

Total funding

£332k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£1,277,139
EAL funding£114,430
Lump sum£163,682

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

3.5%

Overall absence

6.3%

Persistent absence

1,208

Enrolments

Authorised2.5%
Unauthorised1.0%
Persistent (10%+)6.3%
Severe (50%+)0.7%

Absence trend

2.9%
18/19
2.0%
20/21
3.5%
21/22
3.7%
22/23
3.6%
23/24
3.5%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Questions parents ask about All Saints Catholic School and Technology College

What are GCSE results like at All Saints Catholic School and Technology College?

In the 2026 results, pupils at All Saints Catholic School and Technology College achieved an Attainment 8 score of 53.8. 57% passed GCSE English and maths at grade 5 or above.

What is All Saints Catholic School and Technology College's Ofsted rating?

All Saints Catholic School and Technology College was rated Outstanding at its most recent Ofsted inspection in May 2024. At its previous graded inspection in 2013 it was rated Good.

What is the catchment area for All Saints Catholic School and Technology College?

No fixed boundary. When All Saints Catholic School and Technology College is oversubscribed, Barking and Dagenham allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

Is it hard to get a place at All Saints Catholic School and Technology College?

All Saints Catholic School and Technology College was not full in 2025: it ran at 82% of its 1644 places.

How big are the classes at All Saints Catholic School and Technology College?

Classes at All Saints Catholic School and Technology College average 21.3 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to All Saints Catholic School and Technology College?

All Saints Catholic School and Technology College has around 1345 pupils on roll. 25% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at All Saints Catholic School and Technology College?

3.5% of sessions were missed at All Saints Catholic School and Technology College in 2024/25. 6.3% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to All Saints Catholic School and Technology College?

Apply through Barking and Dagenham's coordinated admissions process, naming All Saints Catholic School and Technology College on your application. Applications for Year 7 places starting in September 2027 close on Saturday 31 October 2026, and offers are made on Monday 1 March 2027.

How many road collisions happen near All Saints Catholic School and Technology College?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 79 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 8 serious and 71 slight. 12 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 9 on foot and 3 in a vehicle or otherwise. 12 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Barking and Dagenham is 65 (the median across 68 schools, same distance and years).

Where is All Saints Catholic School and Technology College?

All Saints Catholic School and Technology College is at Terling Road, Wood Lane, Dagenham, Essex, RM8 1JT.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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