My child is happy at this school
Strongly agree
41%Agree
45%Disagree
8%Strongly disagree
5%Don't know
1%Barking Abbey School, A Specialist Sports and Humanities College
Community school — Secondary
IG11 9AG / 11–18 / Does not apply
Outstanding
Ofsted
49.7
Attainment 8
82%
parents recommend
🏆 Strong sixth form
Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in 2024
Outstanding
Outstanding
Inspected 2024
Safeguarding: Effective
Quality of EducationOutstanding
Behaviour & AttitudesOutstanding
Personal DevelopmentOutstanding
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding
Early Years
Sixth FormOutstanding
Recognised with 1 performance badge
🏆 Strong sixth form
GCSE Results
- Attainment 8 score
- 49.7
- Progress 8
- 0.02
- Grade 5+ English & Maths
- 50.7%
A-Level Results
- APS per entry
- 38.77
- Achieving AAB+
- 21.6%
82% of parents would recommend this school
373 responses
Each question shows the full Ofsted Parent View answer split.
My child feels safe at this school
Strongly agree
39%Agree
49%Disagree
8%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
1%The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved
Strongly agree
39%Agree
43%Disagree
10%Strongly disagree
4%Don't know
4%My child has not been bullied
Strongly agree
7%Agree
14%Disagree
9%Strongly disagree
5%Don't know
9%Not applicable
56%The school lets me know what my child will be learning during the year
Strongly agree
32%Agree
40%Disagree
16%Strongly disagree
9%Don't know
3%When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly
Strongly agree
24%Agree
26%Disagree
10%Strongly disagree
7%Don't know
2%Not applicable
31%My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities
Yes
16%No
84%My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed
Answered by about 60 parents
Strongly agree
31%Agree
31%Disagree
21%Strongly disagree
12%Don't know
5%The school has high expectations for my child
Strongly agree
49%Agree
34%Disagree
9%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
5%My child does well at this school
Strongly agree
42%Agree
42%Disagree
10%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
3%The school lets me know how my child is doing
Strongly agree
39%Agree
43%Disagree
11%Strongly disagree
6%Don't know
1%There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school
Strongly agree
41%Agree
48%Disagree
6%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
3%My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school
Strongly agree
48%Agree
40%Disagree
5%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
5%The school supports my child's wider personal development
Strongly agree
33%Agree
39%Disagree
12%Strongly disagree
7%Don't know
9%I would recommend this school to another parent
Yes
82%No
18%11.7% of pupils receive SEN support with dedicated provision
11.7%
SEN support
4.3%
EHCP
SEN UnitResourced Provision
- Autism (ASD)
- 3.6%
- Social, Emotional & Mental Health
- 1.1%
- Speech, Language & Communication
- 3%
- Specific Learning Difficulty
- 0.8%
- Moderate Learning Difficulty
- 2.7%
85.7% of places went to first-preference applicants
- Policy
- Non-selective
- Oversubscribed
- Yes
- Accepted as 1st preference
- 85.7%
57% of leavers entered higher education
After Year 11
- Continued in education
- 93%
- Started an apprenticeship
- 1%
After Sixth Form
- Entered higher education
- 57%
- Entered top-third university
- 18%
- Achieved a degree
- 75%
Pupil-to-teacher ratio of 14.6:1
- Free school meals
- 25.7%
- Pupil:teacher ratio
- 14.6:1
- Overall absence
- 6.31%
- Persistent absence
- 17.21%
- English as additional language
- 28%
- Teachers with QTS
- 93.1%
- White
- 18.2%
- Mixed
- 8%
- Asian
- 52.5%
- Black
- 5.4%
- Other
- 1.8%
White British9%
Other White9%
Irish0.1%
Gypsy / Roma0.1%
Other Mixed2.2%
White & Asian2.1%
White & Black Caribbean2%
White & Black African1.7%
Bangladeshi26.2%
Pakistani16.8%
Indian5.7%
Other Asian3.4%
Chinese0.4%
Caribbean2%
African1.7%
Other Black1.7%