Dagenham Park CofE School
Secondary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 11–19 · 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
Year 7 last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Dagenham Park CofE School is a secondary school in Dagenham, Barking and Dagenham for ages 11–19 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 24 April 2025. Barking and Dagenham has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2019 to 2026 entry.
Dagenham Park CofE 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2022 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2021 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2020 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2019 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For 2026 Year 7 entry, every applicant was offered a place, as at 2 of the 6 other Barking and Dagenham secondary schools with a published outcome.
- For 2026 Year 7 entry, there were 147 first-choice applications for 170 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, 23 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 2024/25 GCSE English and maths grade 5 or above: 34% (England 45%), 2nd lowest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 nearest secondary schools in Barking and Dagenham.
- In 2024/25 the A level 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 Barking and Dagenham schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- School Road, Dagenham, RM10 9QH
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–19
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Barking and Dagenham
- Pupils on roll
- 1,414 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 40.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 13.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 24 April 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy here and appreciate the help and support that they receive from staff.”
- “All pupils, and students in the sixth form, are welcomed to this highly inclusive community.”
- “Pupils are encouraged to be the best version of themselves.”
To improve
- “Previously, pupils have not fully benefitted from the changes made to the curriculum in different subjects.”
- “At times, the curriculum for a small number of pupils is not sufficiently adapted to meet their needs.”
- “This hinders these pupils’ progress through the curriculum.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 May 2025 (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) | 34% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 42.1 | 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: 147 first-preference applications, 170 offers in total, 147 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.
- Brook Sixth Form and Academy 1.1 mi Not judged
- Jo Richardson Community School 1.3 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Riverside School 1.8 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- All Saints Catholic School and Technology College 2.0 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Barking Abbey School, A Specialist Sports and Humanities College 2.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- The Warren School 3.0 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Greatfields School 3.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published