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The Sydney Russell School

Parsloes Avenue, Dagenham, RM9 5QT

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Good

At a glance

Key published figures for this school.

OfstedGood
Attendance95.9%
AttainmentProgress 8: +0.72
AdmissionsNot published from capacity data
Pupils2568

Ofsted inspection

Latest outcome

Good

Latest visit (Jun 2026): renewed Ofsted format (no single overall grade) — post-16 provision expected standard; inclusion, curriculum and teaching, achievement, attendance and behaviour, leadership and governance and early years strong standard; personal development and wellbeing exceptional. See the full Ofsted report.

Inspection history

  1. Previous gradedOutstanding

This page shows previous graded and latest ungraded outcomes when Ofsted publishes them in the national file. Full history stays on the Ofsted report.

View on Ofsted

School figures

Coloured bars compare this school with the average for other schools in RM9. Where we have them, council (Barking and Dagenham) and England figures appear under FSM, SEN and attendance. FSM, SEN and EAL are context, not quality scores. For attendance, higher is usually better.

Pupils on roll
2568
Free school meals
27.2%
5.4% below district average (32.6%)

Also: Barking and Dagenham 26.6% · England 24%

SEN
13.6%
12.5% below district average (26.1%)

Also: Barking and Dagenham 17.2% · England 19.6%

EAL
32.5%
12.5% below district average (45%)
Attendance
95.9%
2.6% above district average (93.3%)

Also: Barking and Dagenham 94.1% · England 93.4%

Persistent absence
8%
Attainment
Progress 8: +0.72

Each metric uses its own colour so you can tell the rows apart. The lighter bar is the RM9 average; the darker bar is this school.

Trends over time

Attendance

Autumn and spring term attendance from DfE pupil absence data (where published for this URN).

  • 2020/2197%
  • 2021/2294.4%
  • 2022/2394.7%
  • 2023/2495.2%
  • 2024/2594.8%

KS2 attainment

Share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (all pupils).

  • 2022/2369%
  • 2023/2470%
  • 2024/2583%

Admissions

Demand signal
Not published from capacity data
Published capacity (GIAS)
2088
Pupils on roll
2568

Indicative signal from published roll versus GIAS capacity. Not applications versus offers, and not a guarantee of a place.

Published admission number (PAN) and applications versus offers are not in our national datasets yet. Use your council booklet.

Check your council admissions booklet via the Barking and Dagenham page.

SEN support

SEN %
13.6%
On-site provision
Resourced provision · ASD
Need types
ASD

A higher SEN percentage can mean experience with support needs, or more demand on staff. Ask the SENCO what is available day to day.

Sources and freshness

  • School year for most DfE figures: 2024/25.
  • Pipeline last checked: Sept 2026.
  • Council and England attendance / FSM tables: 2024/25.
  • School figures from DfE / GIAS / Ofsted where published. District averages use other schools in this postcode district. Council and England figures use DfE local authority and national tables for the matching phase.
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