The Sydney Russell School
All-through · Academy converter · Ages 4–18 · Dagenham, Barking and Dagenham
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
0.85 miles
Published by London Borough of Barking and Dagenham · offers on 2 March 2026
Reception 2025: Every applicant was offered a place
Year 7 last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
The Sydney Russell School is an all-through school in Dagenham, Barking and Dagenham for ages 4–18 (academy converter). Barking and Dagenham has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 and Reception 2017 to 2026 entry.
The Sydney Russell 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 | 0.85 mi |
| Reception 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | 1.04 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 0.92 mi |
| Year 7 2024 | 0.75 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 0.92 mi |
| Year 7 2023 | 0.82 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 0.92 mi |
| Year 7 2022 | 0.71 mi |
| Reception 2021 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2021 | 0.87 mi |
| Reception 2020 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2020 | 0.89 mi |
| Reception 2019 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2019 | 0.86 mi |
| Reception 2018 | Not published |
| Reception 2017 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026 the last child offered a Year 7 place lived 0.85 miles away, nearer than in 2025 and about the same as in 2019.
- The Year 7 last distance swung sharply between some years, with the biggest move from 2024 to 2025.
- For Year 7 in 2026 there were 361 first-choice applications for 357 offers; 254 offers went to first-choice families, and 107 first-choice families (30%) were not offered a place.
- A level 2024/25: average grade B- (England B-), with progress from GCSE to A level described as 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
- Parsloes Avenue, Dagenham, RM9 5QT
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- All-through
- Ages
- 4–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Barking and Dagenham
- Pupils on roll
- 2,568 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 26.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 12 May 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy learning and develop their interests and talents beyond the classroom.”
- “From the beginning of each school day, pupils keenly meet leaders' high expectations in all respects.”
- “Pupils across all phases behave very well in class and around the school.”
To improve
- “In recent years, the proportion of pupils who achieved the highest standards in writing in Year 6 was below average.”
- “These improvements are not reflected in the school's published results.”
- “This, in part, is because some of the strengths in teaching are new.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 June 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 83% | 62% |
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 53% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 51.2 | 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 Reception entry: 70 first-preference applications, 76 offers in total, 70 offers to first-preference applicants.
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 361 first-preference applications, 357 offers in total, 254 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.
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- Mayesbrook Park School 0.8 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
- Northstar Nurture School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade
- Oxlow Bridge School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade
- Hopewell School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade
- Goresbrook School 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Robert Clack School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Eastbrook School 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published