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Brook Sixth Form and Academy

Secondary · Dagenham · RM10 7FN

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SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: OutstandingPersonal development: OutstandingLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 19 November 2024

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At a glance

273 pupils · 46% of 600 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
University technical college
Age range
14–19
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
42.9% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
42.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
9.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
2.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
Sixth form
Yes
URN
148932

In figures

At its inspection on 19 November 2024 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 3.6% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

GCSE results (2024/2025)

26 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in 2024/2025

Attainment 8 score
38.7
England 46.1
Grade 4 or above in English & maths GCSEs
46.2%
England 64.8%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
26.9%
England 45.4%
EBacc average point score
2.9
England 4.1

Progress 8 is suspended nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26. These cohorts sat no key stage 2 tests (COVID), so there is no baseline to measure progress from.

A-level results (2024/2025)

A-level points per entry (England: 35 ≈ B-) D+
23.9
England 35

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Attainment 8, 2024/2025

This school38.7
Median of its 12 closest peers37.2
Barking and Dagenham average48.1
England46.1

On attainment 8, this school is in line with the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedAttainment 8
South Bank University AcademyLondon · 12 miles awayExpected standard41.5
Logic Studio SchoolFeltham · 26 miles awayGood (2019)34.2
Harris Science Academy East LondonLondon · 8 miles awayOutstanding56.9
All Saints Catholic High SchoolLondon · 11 miles awayGood44.1
Lammas SchoolLondon · 8 miles awayNeeds attention36.3
Wapping High SchoolLondon · 10 miles awayGood46.9
Hewens CollegeHayes · 26 miles awayRequires improvement34
Star King Solomon AcademyBirmingham · 109 miles awaySpecial measures34.1
Christ The King Catholic High SchoolPreston · 194 miles awayNeeds attention35.9
Phoenix AcademyLondon · 18 miles awayOutstanding49.6
Mulberry UTCLondon · 8 miles awayGood30.3
Greater Peterborough UTCPeterborough · 74 miles awayGood38.2

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

Black African 33% (Barking and Dagenham 21%, England 5%) · Any other Black background 11% (Barking and Dagenham 2%, England 1%) · Asian Bangladeshi 10% (Barking and Dagenham 13%, England 2%) · Not recorded 7% (Barking and Dagenham 2%, England 2%) · Asian Pakistani 7% (Barking and Dagenham 11%, England 5%) · White British 7% (Barking and Dagenham 16%, England 59%) · Any other White background 5% (Barking and Dagenham 12%, England 7%) · Asian Indian 5% (Barking and Dagenham 5%, England 4%) · Any other Asian background 4% (Barking and Dagenham 3%, England 3%) · Any other Mixed background 4% (Barking and Dagenham 3%, England 3%) · Any other ethnic group 3% (Barking and Dagenham 2%, England 3%) · Black Caribbean 2% (Barking and Dagenham 2%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black African 2% (Barking and Dagenham 2%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (Barking and Dagenham 2%, England 2%)

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
3.6%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
7.1%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.00 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, secondary schools: 21.24 suspensions and 0.23 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Barking and Dagenham: 5.95 suspensions and 0.14 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
14.5
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

80% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 6% moved to another state school · 15% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, secondary academies: 0.45% vacant, 0.33% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

47.1% of teachers took sickness absence, 2.4 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £62,033; 15% on the leadership pay range · England, secondary schools: £53,766, 11.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£12,021
Typical secondary school£7,846

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for secondary schools in brackets: Staff 68% (77%) · premises 6% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 11% (6%) · supplies and services 15% (11%) · educational supplies 5% (6%) · bought-in professional services 4% (1%) · catering 4% (3%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £1,000; in-year balance -£634,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

Where pupils go after GCSEs

In sustained education, work or training
90%
Continuing in education
90%
Apprenticeship
0%
Employment
0%

Where students go after sixth form

To university / higher education
64%
Apprenticeship
16%
Employment
7%
Any sustained destination
88%

Destinations measured the year after leaving, DfE destination measures in the 2024/2025 performance tables.

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
2/10among the most deprived fifth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
4/10more deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher33.6%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications23.7%18.1%
In managerial or professional work23.4%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways20.7%18.1%
Residents in very good health49.3%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier66.7%62.3%
Social housing4.7%17.1%
Privately rented28.7%20.5%
Detached houses6.4%22.9%
Flats10.6%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms18.9%21.1%
Households with no car or van27.6%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01000036 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£380,000229 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£253,000–£435,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (6)£596,500
Semi-detached (40)£425,000
Terraced (127)£400,000
Flat (56)£204,000

Homes around this school are dearer than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
2an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
8an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
31an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
5an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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