Greatfields School

Greatfields School is maintaining the standards set during its last inspection in 2019, evidenced by its commitment to creating a safe and supportive environment where pupils feel valued. The school implements high expectations through its 'Great Expectations' framework, supporting students' academic and personal development effectively. With a robust curriculum and targeted support for students with special educational needs, the school has cultivated an engaging learning atmosphere where pupils achieve well across various subjects.

Strengths

• Pupils feel safe and are well supported.
• The curriculum is ambitious and well sequenced.
• Teachers are well-trained and have strong subject knowledge.
• Pupils with SEND are included in all aspects of school life.
• A strong focus on personal, social, health, and economic education.
• Effective careers programme aiding students' future planning.
• High expectations around behavior promote a respectful school culture.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent use of assessment to check pupil understanding.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Greatfields School attended 90.7% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 32.5% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 5.7% of pupils at Greatfields School were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 8 pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Greatfields School had 14.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 10.1% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 12.4% of pupils at Greatfields School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 1.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Greatfields School received £9,480 and spent £9,483 for each of its 1,226 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £1,634,000 (£1,333 per pupil).

Across all 18 schools of Partnership Learning, income was £9,377 and spending £9,407 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Barking And Dagenham · Barking and Dagenham local authority: places and applications

Greatfields School is part of Partnership Learning, which runs 20 schools. The nearest others:

• Greatfields Primary School Barking
• Eastbury Primary School Barking
• Thames View Junior School Barking
• Riverside Primary School Barking
• Riverside School Barking
• Riverside Bridge School Barking
• The James Cambell Primary School Dagenham
• The Sydney Russell School Dagenham
• Oxlow Bridge School Dagenham
• Park Primary Academy Rainham

What is Greatfields School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Greatfields School is Good, from an inspection in December 2024.

When was Greatfields School last inspected by Ofsted?

Greatfields School was last inspected in December 2024.

How many pupils does Greatfields School have?

Greatfields School has 1,248 pupils on roll.

What age range does Greatfields School cover?

Greatfields School for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are Greatfields School's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 45.8, and 45% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Greatfields School?

Greatfields School is at Net Street, Barking, IG11 7QG.