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The Sydney Russell School[1]

Secondary · All-through · ages 4–18

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Headline results

Attainment 8
A8 51 50.9 2025/26[2]
A-level average grade
AL B- B- 2024/25[3]
KS2 reading, writing & maths: expected standard
KS2 83% 83% 2024/25[4]

Results

GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
50.9 2025/26[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
54.5% 2025/26[2]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
20% 2025/26[2]
Progress 8
+0.72 2023/24[5]
Progress 8, 2025/26
Not calculated[6]
Progress 8, 2024/25
Not calculated[6]
Earlier years
Year Attainment 8 Grade 5+ in English & maths Grade 7+ in English & maths Progress 8
2024/25 51.2[7] 52.5%[7]
2023/24 53.4[5] 58%[5] +0.72[5]
2022/23 51.5[8] 55%[8] +0.38[8]
2021/22 52.8[9] 60%[9] +0.26[9]

A level (16–18)

A-level average grade
B- 2024/25[3]
AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
15% 2024/25[3]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[10]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[10]
Earlier years
Year A-level average grade AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
2023/24 B-[11] 11.9%[11]
2022/23 B-[12] 8.6%[12]
2021/22 B-[13] 8.8%[13]
2018/19 C+[14] 8%[14]

Primary (key stage 2)

Expected standard (reading, writing & maths)
83% 2024/25[4]
Higher standard (reading, writing & maths)
7% 2024/25[4]
Reading, average scaled score
108 2024/25[4]
Maths, average scaled score
108 2024/25[4]
All results, 2021/22
Not published[15]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[15]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[15]
Earlier years
Year Expected standard (reading, writing & maths) Higher standard (reading, writing & maths) Reading, average scaled score Maths, average scaled score
2023/24 70%[16] 2%[16] 107[16] 108[16]
2022/23 69%[17] 10%[17] 106[17] 107[17]
2018/19 80%[18] 3%[18] 105[18] 108[18]

Destinations after GCSEs

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
94% 2022/23[19]
School sixth form
48% 2022/23[19]
Sixth-form college
2% 2022/23[19]
Further education college
42% 2022/23[19]
Apprenticeship
1% 2022/23[19]
Employment
1% 2022/23[19]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment School sixth form Sixth-form college Further education college Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 95%[20] 37%[20] 4%[20] 52%[20] 1%[20] 2%[20]
2020/21 96%[21] 44%[21] 2%[21] 47%[21] 2%[21] 1%[21]
2019/20 93%[22] 39%[22] 4%[22] 48%[22] 1%[22] 1%[22]
2018/19 96%[23] 36%[23] 2%[23] 54%[23] 3%[23] 1%[23]

Destinations after 16–18 study

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
93% 2022/23[24]
Education
77% 2022/23[24]
Apprenticeship
4% 2022/23[24]
Employment
12% 2022/23[24]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment Education Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 93%[25] 83%[25] 2%[25] 8%[25]
2020/21 88%[26] 79%[26] 2%[26] 7%[26]
2019/20 89%[27] 82%[27] 2%[27] 5%[27]
2018/19 85%[28] 72%[28] 5%[28] 9%[28]

Higher education after 16–18 study

Progressed to higher education
88% 2021/22[29]
Top third of most selective universities
30% 2021/22[29]
Russell Group universities
22% 2019/20[30]
Oxford or Cambridge
1% 2019/20[30]
Earlier leavers
Left in Progressed to higher education Top third of most selective universities Russell Group universities Oxford or Cambridge
2020/21 82%[31] 25%[31]
2019/20 90%[30] 25%[30] 22%[30] 1%[30]
2018/19 84%[32] 13%[32] 12%[32] 3%[32]
2017/18 81%[33] 21%[33] 21%[33] 1%[33]

Shares of the pupils who left in the year shown. Russell Group and Oxford or Cambridge figures were published for leavers up to 2019/20 only.

Ofsted

Latest inspection
12 May 2026[34]
Type
S5 Inspection[34]
Report published
18 Jun 2026[34]
Inclusion
Strong standard[34]
Achievement
Strong standard[34]
Safeguarding standards
Met[34]
Curriculum and teaching
Strong standard[34]
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard[34]
Leadership and governance
Strong standard[34]
Early years (where applicable)
Strong standard[34]
Personal development and wellbeing
Exceptional[34]
Post-16 provision (where applicable)
Expected standard[34]
Earlier inspections
InspectionTypeOverall
15 Sep 2021[35] S5 Inspection[35] Good[35]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Year 7

Applications per place
3.0 Entry Sept 2026[36]
Applications (any preference)
1061 Entry Sept 2026[36]
First preferences
361 Entry Sept 2026[36]
Places offered
357 Entry Sept 2026[36]
First preferences per place
1.0 Entry Sept 2026[36]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 1067[36] 321[36] 359[36] 3.0[36] 0.9[36]
Entry Sept 2024 1218[36] 423[36] 356[36] 3.4[36] 1.2[36]
Entry Sept 2023 1261[36] 428[36] 359[36] 3.5[36] 1.2[36]
Entry Sept 2022 1403[36] 497[36] 359[36] 3.9[36] 1.4[36]

Applications and offers, Reception

Applications per place
2.4 Entry Sept 2026[36]
Applications (any preference)
183 Entry Sept 2026[36]
First preferences
70 Entry Sept 2026[36]
Places offered
76 Entry Sept 2026[36]
First preferences per place
0.9 Entry Sept 2026[36]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 173[36] 69[36] 69[36] 2.5[36] 1.0[36]
Entry Sept 2024 204[36] 71[36] 73[36] 2.8[36] 1.0[36]
Entry Sept 2023 245[36] 85[36] 90[36] 2.7[36] 0.9[36]
Entry Sept 2022 283[36] 99[36] 90[36] 3.1[36] 1.1[36]

Character & practicalities

Type
Academy converter[1]
Ages
4–18[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Admissions
Non-selective[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
2670[1]
Trust
PARTNERSHIP LEARNING[1]
Local authority
Barking and Dagenham[1]
Website
http://sydneyrussellschool.com/[1]
District
Barking and Dagenham[37]
Postcode
RM9 5QT[1]
URN
141683[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
2640 2024/25[38]
English as an additional language
32.5% 2024/25[38]
SEN support
11% 2024/25[38]
EHC plan
2.7% 2024/25[38]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
29.3% 2024/25[38]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White
38.2%[39]
Mixed
9.2%[39]
Asian
33.1%[39]
Black
16.6%[39]
Any other ethnic group
2%[39]
Unclassified
1%[39]

The school census's major ethnic groups as shares of the school's pupils, summed by us from the published counts. For information only: never used to rank, filter or colour schools.

Sources

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    Quote
    It is not possible to calculate Progress 8 for academic years 2024/25 and 2025/26 due to gaps in the baseline caused by COVID-19 disruption.
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    Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the summer exam series was cancelled in both 2020 and 2021, and alternative processes were set up to award grades.
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    We will not publish key stage 2 data for academic year 2021/22 in performance tables (also known as Compare School and College Performance).
    This is the first publication of key stage 2 attainment statistics since 2019 due to cancellation of 2020 and 2021 assessments during the pandemic.
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