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School Atlas lists 44 state primary schools, 8 state secondary schools, 5 all-through schools, 4 special schools, 1 alternative provision school and 1 post-16 school or college in Barking and Dagenham. It also lists 5 independent schools and 86 nurseries and other early-years settings.
Of the state primary, secondary and all-through schools, 11 have a religious character: 6 Roman Catholic, 4 Church of England and 1 Multi-faith.
Of the 57 state primary, secondary and all-through schools in Barking and Dagenham, 39 hold an Ofsted overall-effectiveness grade from their last graded inspection: 8 Outstanding, 30 Good and 1 Requires improvement.
Ofsted stopped giving state schools a single overall grade in September 2024. Since November 2025 its report cards grade each area separately; 7 of these schools have had one.
Barking and Dagenham doesn't publish catchment boundaries, so there’s no boundary map to check. Distance usually decides a place.
We also hold last-distance-offered records for 24 schools. That distance is not always a cut-off: at a school with places to spare it is simply the furthest applicant.
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