Barking Abbey School, A Specialist Sports and Humanities College
Secondary · Community school · Ages 11–18 · Barking, Barking and Dagenham
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
1.19 miles
Published by London Borough of Barking and Dagenham · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
Barking Abbey School, A Specialist Sports and Humanities College is a secondary school in Barking, Barking and Dagenham for ages 11–18 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 31 January 2024. Barking and Dagenham has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2019 to 2026 entry.
Barking Abbey School, A Specialist Sports and Humanities College catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 1.19 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 1.21 mi |
| Year 7 2024 | 1.40 mi |
| Year 7 2023 | 1.28 mi |
| Year 7 2022 | 1.44 mi |
| Year 7 2021 | 1.26 mi |
| Year 7 2020 | 1.31 mi |
| Year 7 2019 | 1.17 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Year 7 2026, the last child offered a place lived 1.19 miles away, the 2nd shortest of 4 Barking and Dagenham secondary schools with a published last distance.
- The Year 7 last distance in 2026 was about the same as in 2025 and 2019, and stayed close to the year before in every year published.
- For Year 7 2026 there were 423 first-choice applications for 359 offers; 321 offers went to first-choice families and 102 first-choice families (24%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 51% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the Attainment 8 score was 49.7 (England 46).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Barking and Dagenham schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Sandringham Road, Barking, IG11 9AG
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Barking and Dagenham
- Pupils on roll
- 2,418 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 25.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 31 January 2024
Strengths
- “This is a large and diverse school where difference is valued.”
- “Pupils demonstrate a very positive attitude to their education.”
- “This is because leaders have set high expectations, which reflect the school motto ‘give and expect the best’.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 5 March 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 51% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 49.7 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | B | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 423 first-preference applications, 359 offers in total, 321 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Barking and Dagenham.
- Greatfields School 1.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Jo Richardson Community School 1.2 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Riverside School 1.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Dagenham Park CofE School 2.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- All Saints Catholic School and Technology College 2.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Brook Sixth Form and Academy 2.9 mi Not judged
- The Warren School 2.9 mi Outstanding Last distance published