Jo Richardson Community School
Secondary · Community school · Ages 11–19 · Dagenham, Barking and Dagenham
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
1.36 miles
Published by London Borough of Barking and Dagenham · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
Jo Richardson Community School is a secondary school in Dagenham, Barking and Dagenham for ages 11–19 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 8 May 2024. Barking and Dagenham has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2019 to 2026 entry.
Jo Richardson Community 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 | 1.36 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 1.17 mi |
| Year 7 2024 | 1.10 mi |
| Year 7 2023 | 1.16 mi |
| Year 7 2022 | 1.11 mi |
| Year 7 2021 | 1.11 mi |
| Year 7 2020 | 1.03 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 1.36 miles away, the longest among 4 Barking and Dagenham secondary schools with a published last distance.
- The Year 7 last distance for 2026 was further than in 2025 and 2019, and the 2026 figure was the longest of the 8 years with a published distance.
- In Year 7 2026 there were 296 first-choice applications for 299 offers; 252 offers went to first-choice families, and 44 first-choice families (15%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 49% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), 4th highest of this school and the 7 nearest Barking and Dagenham secondary schools.
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
- Gale Street, Castle Green, Dagenham, RM9 4UN
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–19
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Barking and Dagenham
- Pupils on roll
- 1,696 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 35.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 8 May 2024
Strengths
- “The work done by this school in supporting pupils to develop into successful young adults is exceptional.”
- “The school forges strong partnerships with its local community to enrich pupils’ wider experiences.”
- “Staff’s highly positive working relationships with pupils also strongly support pupils’ academic and personal development, and their attitudes towards learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 June 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) | 49% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 50.2 | 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: 296 first-preference applications, 299 offers in total, 252 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.
- Riverside School 0.9 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Barking Abbey School, A Specialist Sports and Humanities College 1.2 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Dagenham Park CofE School 1.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Greatfields School 1.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Brook Sixth Form and Academy 2.1 mi Not judged
- All Saints Catholic School and Technology College 2.3 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- The Warren School 3.1 mi Outstanding Last distance published