Robert Clack School
All-through · Community school · Ages 3–18 · Dagenham, Barking and Dagenham
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From London Borough of Barking and Dagenham · offers on 2 March 2026
Reception 2025: Not published
Year 7 last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Robert Clack School is an all-through school in Dagenham, Barking and Dagenham for ages 3–18 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 22 November 2023. Barking and Dagenham has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 and Reception 2019 to 2026 entry.
Robert Clack School 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | Not published |
| Year 7 2025 | Not published |
| Reception 2024 | Not published |
| Year 7 2024 | 1.70 mi |
| Reception 2023 | Not published |
| Year 7 2023 | 1.56 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 0.43 mi |
| Year 7 2022 | 2.03 mi |
| Reception 2021 | 0.28 mi |
| Year 7 2021 | 3.33 mi |
| Year 7 2020 | 1.66 mi |
| Year 7 2019 | 1.02 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Year 7 in 2026 there were 430 first-choice applications for 507 offers; 425 offers went to first-choice families and 5 first-choice families (1%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, the average A level grade was B- (England B-), and progress from GCSE to A level was below average.
- The school had 3,231 pupils on roll in January 2026.
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
- Gosfield Road, Dagenham, RM8 1JU
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- All-through
- Ages
- 3–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Barking and Dagenham
- Pupils on roll
- 3,231 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 29.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 22 November 2023
Strengths
- “From the Reception Year through to the sixth form, pupils and students at Robert Clack School learn to be confident and principled.”
- “They develop a keen sense of social justice and are active citizens.”
- “Students in the sixth form make positive contributions to their community.”
To improve
- “While assessment is used effectively in some areas, this is not consistent.”
- “Errors and misconceptions in pupils’ understanding are not consistently identified or addressed.”
- “In these instances, pupils do not secure the same depth of understanding.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 January 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) | 50% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 50.5 | 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 Reception entry: 55 first-preference applications, 59 offers in total, 51 offers to first-preference applicants.
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 430 first-preference applications, 507 offers in total, 425 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 special, independent and other schools
Straight-line distance, in Barking and Dagenham.
- Trinity School 0.7 mi School remains Outstanding
- Eastbrook School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Oxlow Bridge School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade
- The Sydney Russell School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Mayesbrook Park School 2.1 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
- Northstar Nurture School 2.1 mi No Ofsted grade
- Hopewell School 2.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- Pathways School 2.2 mi Good