School admissions in Dagenham
How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. 19 of these schools also have a published admissions cutoff distance. Sorted by first preferences per place. We don't invent rankings: the order is arithmetic on a published figure, not a view about which school is better.
Dagenham in figures
For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 30 schools in Dagenham first 1,540 times for 1,579 places: 0.98 first choices per place. 4 of the 30 had more first choices than places. For 2025 entry, one school here gave its last places on distance: Henry Green Primary School, to 1.05 miles.
For Year 7 places in September 2026, families named the 8 schools in Dagenham first 1,850 times for 2,046 places: 0.90 first choices per place. 2 of the 8 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, 3 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 0.85 miles (The Sydney Russell School) to 1.36 miles (Jo Richardson Community School).
Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.
Reception places, September 2026
30 schools. 4 received more first preferences than they had places.
First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.
Year 7 places, September 2026
8 schools. 2 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places | Cutoff distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Saints Catholic School and Technology College | 1.20 | 240 | not published |
| The Sydney Russell School | 1.01 | 357 | 1.363 km (≈0.85 mi) |
| Jo Richardson Community School | 0.99 | 299 | 2.183 km (≈1.36 mi) |
| Goresbrook School | 0.92 | 124 | 2.12 km (≈1.32 mi) |
| Dagenham Park CofE School | 0.86 | 170 | not published |
| Robert Clack School | 0.85 | 507 | 2.74 km (≈1.70 mi) |
| Eastbrook School | 0.64 | 117 | not published |
| Mayfield School | 0.60 | 232 | not published |
First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.