Greatfields School
Secondary · Free schools · Ages 11–18 · Barking, Barking and Dagenham
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.
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Key facts
- Address
- Net Street, Barking, IG11 7QG
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- 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.
Last distance offered and catchment
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Year 7 2019 to 2026, as Barking and Dagenham published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Where pupils go after they leave
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
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