Mayfield School
Secondary · Foundation school · Ages 11–18 · Dagenham, Redbridge
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From London Borough of Redbridge · offers on 2 March 2026
2022–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Mayfield School is a secondary school in Dagenham, Redbridge for ages 11–18 (foundation school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 17 April 2024. Redbridge has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2022 to 2026 entry.
Mayfield 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 |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Year 7 2026 had 140 first-choice applications for 232 offers, 0.6 first choices per offer, the 6th lowest of 15 Redbridge secondary schools; every first-choice family was offered a place.
- Every applicant was offered a Year 7 place in 2026, as at 5 of the 14 other Redbridge secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 outcome.
- 2024/25: 37% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), the lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Redbridge.
- In A level results for 2024/25, the average grade was C (England B-), and progress from GCSE to A level was average.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Redbridge schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Pedley Road, Dagenham, RM8 1XE
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Redbridge
- Pupils on roll
- 1,790 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 39.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 17 April 2024
Strengths
- “This is a large and diverse school, where difference is valued.”
- “Pupils benefit from the carefully designed curriculum, which supports pupils in building their knowledge and understanding over time.”
- “As a result, most pupils achieve well in a range of subjects and are well prepared for the next stage of their learning.”
To improve
- “In some instances, staff do not maximise opportunities to engage pupils in discussion and debate.”
- “Occasionally, however, the activities pupils complete do not match the ambition of the intended curriculum.”
- “In these instances, pupils are not as well supported to develop the deep body of knowledge that they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 May 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) | 37% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 45 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C | 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: 140 first-preference applications, 232 offers in total, 140 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 Redbridge.
- Chadwell Heath Academy 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The Palmer Catholic Academy 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Oaks Park High School 1.6 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- The Ursuline Academy Ilford 2.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Valentines High School 2.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- King Solomon High School 2.5 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Ilford County High School 2.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Forest Academy 3.1 mi Good Last distance published