Greatfields School
Secondary · Free schools · Ages 11–18 · Barking, 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, 2020–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Greatfields School is a secondary school in Barking, Barking and Dagenham for ages 11–18 (free schools). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 16 October 2024. Barking and Dagenham has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2019 to 2026 entry.
Greatfields 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 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every Year 7 applicant was offered a place in 2026, as at 2 of the 6 other Barking and Dagenham secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 outcome.
- For Year 7 2026 there were 145 first-choice applications for 166 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 21 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 42% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the Attainment 8 score was 45.6 (England 46).
- Ofsted's latest outcome here was Standards maintained (16 October 2024), while 5 of the 7 nearest secondary schools in Barking and Dagenham have Outstanding outcomes.
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
- Net Street, Barking, IG11 7QG
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Barking and Dagenham
- Pupils on roll
- 1,248 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 35% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 16 October 2024
Strengths
- “Greatfields School is a warm and welcoming school where pupils feel safe and are kept safe.”
- “This helps to ensure that most pupils are ready to learn and are well motivated and focused during lessons.”
- “They typically work hard and produce work of high quality.”
To improve
- “However, this is not consistent.”
- “On occasion, teachers move the class on without checking pupils’ understanding.”
- “In these instances, new learning for some pupils is not secure, and opportunities to address misconceptions are missed.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 6 December 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) | 42% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 45.6 | 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: 145 first-preference applications, 166 offers in total, 145 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.
- Barking Abbey School, A Specialist Sports and Humanities College 1.0 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Riverside School 1.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Jo Richardson Community School 1.8 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Dagenham Park CofE School 3.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- All Saints Catholic School and Technology College 3.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Brook Sixth Form and Academy 3.8 mi Not judged
- The Warren School 3.9 mi Outstanding Last distance published