Brook Sixth Form and Academy, Dagenham

From the headteacher's welcome: "Brook Sixth Form & Academy is a STEM-focused academy based in Dagenham, built for ambitious students who want to achieve highly and progress confidently to university or apprenticeships. We deliver a rigorous academic curriculum alongside technical learning in a modern, purpose-built environment. Our facilities include industry-standard engineering workshops, fully equipped science laboratories and a professional Media Suite."

Coming up: an open evening on Friday 6 November 2026, an open evening on Thursday 12 November 2026, an open evening on Thursday 19 November 2026 and an open evening on Tuesday 19 January 2027. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2026, pupils at Brook Sixth Form and Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 42.9, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 48.4 in Barking and Dagenham and 47 across England.

36% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 48% in Barking and Dagenham and 47% in England.

That is up from 38.7 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.6: pupils made well below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 9 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Physics, Biology and Chemistry.

Across Barking and Dagenham, 82% of families were offered their first-choice secondary school for 2026 entry, and 96% were offered one of the schools they named.

In 2026, families in Barking and Dagenham lodged 137 appeals against secondary school offers; 74 reached a hearing and 11 succeeded (14.9% of those heard).

The nearest other state secondary schools to Brook Sixth Form and Academy are Eastbrook School (0.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 39.6); Dagenham Park CofE School (1.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 40.5); The Brittons Academy (1.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 42); and Robert Clack School (1.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 51.1).

Brook Sixth Form and Academy's 2026 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Brook Sixth Form and Academy is one of 20 schools run by Partnership Learning, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 49.4 in 2024/25.

13 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Brook Sixth Form and Academy (as of September 2025): 85% would recommend the school, 92% say their child is happy there and 50% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they are kept well informed about progress (100%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (50%).

Of the 16 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 100% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 31% to a further education college.

Of the 60 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 43% went on to university or other higher education, 12% to apprenticeships and 15% into work. 4% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

30.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Black (45%), Asian (26%) and Mixed (7%).

In 2026, 23 pupils (8.4%) received SEN support and 5 (1.8%) 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.

Brook Sixth Form and Academy had 20 teachers in 2026, one for every 12 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical secondary school, at about one for every 17.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Dagenham East, about 440 metres away (roughly a 5-minute walk).

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Reede Road / Dagenham East, 310 metres away.

Brook Sixth Form and Academy recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.

The primary schools closest to Brook Sixth Form and Academy are John Perry Primary School (0.4 miles), Hunters Hall Primary School (0.5 miles), Richard Alibon Primary School with ARP for Cognitive and Learning Difficulties : SEN Base (0.8 miles) and The Leys Primary School (0.8 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.