Eastbrook School, Dagenham
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 10 months agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Sixth Form
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Eastbrook has made real improvements in attendance and behaviour, creating a safer environment where students feel secure. The school supports students who speak English as an additional language particularly well, helping them make good progress. Leadership is committed to raising standards, with early improvements visible in English and mathematics teaching.
Key Strengths
- Student attendance has improved considerably and persistent absence has reduced
- Students feel safe in school, behaviour is improving, and exclusions have fallen
- Students who speak English as an additional language make good progress
- The headteacher and senior leaders are committed to raising standards with actions already improving mathematics teaching
- Students are making better progress in English than in the past
Areas for Improvement
- Student progress is not consistently good, particularly in mathematics
- White British students and those supported at school action plus are not progressing as well as other groups
- The sixth form has inconsistent progress and variable outcomes across subjects
- Teaching quality is too variable - some lessons lack effective planning matched to different student abilities
- Students' attitudes to learning are not consistently positive across year groups and subjects
Safeguarding
Students feel safe in school with improving behaviour and falling exclusions, though the report does not provide a specific safeguarding effectiveness rating.
Extracurricular Activities
Vocational courses at Barking and Dagenham College, Havering Business Education Partnership, local community farm
Eastbrook Comprehensive School requires improvement after previously being rated good. The school has not ensured consistent progress for all students, particularly in mathematics, and teaching quality varies too much across subjects.
At a Glance
34.3%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
Yes
Sixth Form
SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 71% to 84%. Maths has declined from 77% to 68%. Writing has improved from 71% to 77%.
Class Sizes
21.3
Avg class size
28.3
Infant (KS1)
30.0
KS2
52
Total classes
2 classes with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
50%
Available places
1,320 pupils
2,638 capacity
1,318 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Dagenham
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Admissions Demand - Barking and Dagenham
Places available
3,540
Applications
2,982
Got 1st preference
87.0%
Got preferred school
97.8%
Secondary admissions across Barking and Dagenham (2025/26)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
9.17553%
Overall absence
31.62675%
Persistent absence
1,211
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Eastbrook School
Hunters Hall Primary School
Richard Alibon Primary School with ARP for Cognitive and Learning Difficulties : SEN Base
William Bellamy Primary School
John Perry Primary School
Five Elms Primary School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Rush Green Primary School
Parsloes Primary School
William Ford CofE Junior School
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