What did Ofsted judge Jo Richardson Community School's overall effectiveness to be?

Ofsted judged Jo Richardson Community School's overall effectiveness as Outstanding at its inspection in May 2024, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend Jo Richardson Community School?

Jo Richardson Community School has 1,696 pupils on roll.

What are Jo Richardson Community School’s exam results?

In 2025-26 (DfE’s provisional figures), its average Attainment 8 score was 47.4: DfE’s measure of pupils’ results across eight GCSE-level subjects. In 2024-25, A-level students averaged 37.18 points per A-level entry. Trends and the detail behind each figure are on the Results tab.

What ages does Jo Richardson Community School take?

Jo Richardson Community School admits pupils aged 11 to 19.

Where is Jo Richardson Community School located?

Jo Richardson Community School is located in Dagenham, RM9 4UN, Barking and Dagenham.

How do I apply to Jo Richardson Community School?

Jo Richardson Community School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.

How close do you need to live to get into Jo Richardson Community School?

On offer day for 2026-27 (Year 7), the furthest place offered at Jo Richardson Community School was 1.356 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.

How are Year 7 places decided at Jo Richardson Community School?

When Jo Richardson Community School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Children in local authority care — Children who are or were in the care of a local authority; 2. Distance — Children who live closest to the school, measured in kilometres in a straight line (as the crow flies). The school offers 300 places at this entry point. Tie-break: If two or more children have an equal claim to a place in any one category, we will give priority to children who live closest to the school, measured in kilometers in a straight line (as the crow flies)... When children have an equal claim to a place because their measurements are the same (for example, from a block of flats), we will use a lottery system (random allocation) to offer places to children.

What is the largest ethnic background at Jo Richardson Community School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 31.5% of pupils at Jo Richardson Community School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

Jo Richardson Community School: Ofsted, Results & Catchment

School AtlasBarking and Dagenham

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School AtlasBarking and Dagenham

Barking and Dagenham

Jo Richardson Community SchoolEst. 2002

StateSecondarySEN Unit

Community schoolProfile updated · DfE GIASTRI £3,000/teacher

SEND provision: This school has an SEN unit

Castle Green, Gale Street, RM9 4UN Website02082706222

Last offer 1.36 mi

Verified from official sources

OutstandingMay 2024

Inspected May 2024

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Ages11 - 19

Pupils1,696

OutstandingMay 2024

Ages11 - 19

Pupils1,696

Inspected May 2024 · View report

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Pupils (January 2026 census)

1,696

97.7% of capacity (1,692 on roll) · DfE capacity survey 2024-25

DfE

Attainment 8

47.4

2025-26 (provisional)

DfE2025-26

Last Offered Distance

1.4 miles

2026-27

Council2026-27

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At a Glance

Rated Outstanding.

InspectionOutstanding

Inspected May 2024

Results

Stable

Attainment 8: 47.4 (2025-26, provisional)

Admissions

Last distance: 1.36 miles (Year 7, 2026-27)

SENDSEN Unit

24 funded places (DfE school capacity survey, 2024-25)

The GIAS register records 26 places.

This school has a special educational needs (SEN) unit, where pupils are taught mainly in separate classes for at least half of the time.

69.2%

Go to university

2023-24 leavers

Type

Community

Phase

Secondary

Age Range

11 - 19

Gender

Co-educational

Governance

Community school

Sixth Form

Yes

Sixth Form Places

219 of 231 (95%)

Headteacher

Ms Lisa Keane

Sixth Form Places: sixth-form pupils on roll against funded places, from the council's return to the DfE school-capacity survey (SCAP), 2024-25.

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Where this data comes from

DfE GIASschool register· May 2026DfE School Censusabsence & staffingOfsted Parent Viewrecommend rateFSAfood hygieneInspectorategrade & date· May 2024IMD 2025deprivation

Key Metrics

Comparative & Financial

Borough ComparisonAbsence 6.2% — in line with the average for secondary schools in this borough

School Capacity1,692 pupils on roll — 97.7% of capacity · DfE capacity survey 2024-25

Key admissions dates

Offer daySecondary National Offer Day

Monday, 1 March 2027

in 120 days

How to apply via GOV.UK All UK admissions deadlines

Statutory dates set in law (apply to all state schools in England). Confirm exact local windows with your council.

Place & Setting

Local Context

AreaEastbury · Barking and Dagenham · Barking · Urban

Area deprivation

IMD Decile 2Most deprived

Food hygiene

Flood Zone 1Low risk

Neighbourhood safety· within ½ mileAround LA average

Crimes per month 104

Barking and Dagenham peer median: 124 per month

12-month total1,242

Top categories

Violent crime

418 (34%)

Anti-social behaviour

228 (18%)

Vehicle crime

121 (10%)

and 11 smaller categories

Source: data.police.uk · ½ mile radius · Jul 2025 – Jun 2026 · vs 211 Barking and Dagenham schools.

Road Safety Nearby

Recorded collisions within 500m (2021–2025)66

Source: DfT road safety data

Greenspace Nearby

Greenspace sites within 800m10

Nearest site85m

Includes3 public parks, 3 play spaces, 2 sports facilities, 1 allotments

Source: OS Open Greenspace

Road Noise

Road noiseModerate — 59.3 dB daytime, peaking at 68.2 dB nearby

Source: Defra strategic noise mapping

Air Quality

Nitrogen dioxide (NO₂): modelled annual mean for the school's 1 km square, with the yardsticks that apply
Item	µg/m³
Nitrogen dioxide (NO₂)	14.8 µg/m³
The legal limit in England (40)	40
The WHO guideline (10)	10

Within the legal limit in England (40) · above the WHO guideline (10)

Fine particulate matter (PM₂.₅): modelled annual mean for the school's 1 km square, with the yardsticks that apply
Item	µg/m³
Fine particulate matter (PM₂.₅)	9.2 µg/m³
The legal limit in England (20)	20
England’s 2040 target (10)	10
The WHO guideline (5)	5

Within the legal limit in England (20) · within England’s 2040 target (10) · above the WHO guideline (5)

Particulate matter (PM₁₀): modelled annual mean for the school's 1 km square, with the yardsticks that apply
Item	µg/m³
Particulate matter (PM₁₀)	16.2 µg/m³
The legal limit in England (40)	40
The WHO guideline (15)	15

Within the legal limit in England (40) · above the WHO guideline (15)

Modelled annual mean for 2025, for the 1 km square containing the school. Not a measurement.

Source: DEFRA, Air quality compliance assessment 2025: modelled data and reports (GOV.UK) (CMAQ-Urban model) © Crown copyright, Defra. Open Government Licence v3.0Limits and guideline: The Air Quality Standards Regulations 2010, Schedule 2; WHO global air quality guidelines (2021), Table 0.1; The Environmental Targets (Fine Particulate Matter) (England) Regulations 2023, regulation 4

Building energy rating

Operational rating from actual metered usage (Display Energy Certificate)

Band B · score 35 · 2021

Heating: Natural Gas · 533 m²

MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings register (OGL v3)

Data from:Inspection: May 2024Results: 2025-26Admissions: 2026-27Profile updated: May 2026

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1.356miles

was the furthest place offered on offer day for 2026-27 (Year 7). That is how far the last place reached in ONE year — not a boundary, and not a guarantee. It moves with the number of applicants, so treat it as a guide rather than a line on a map.

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How places are decided at Jo Richardson Community School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Children in local authority care — Children who are or were in the care of a local authority
2Distance — Children who live closest to the school, measured in kilometres in a straight line (as the crow flies)

If two applications tie: If two or more children have an equal claim to a place in any one category, we will give priority to children who live closest to the school, measured in kilometers in a straight line (as the crow flies)... When children have an equal claim to a place because their measurements are the same (for example, from a block of flats), we will use a lottery system (random allocation) to offer places to children.

Local-authority coordinated default oversubscription criteria for London Borough of Barking and Dagenham's community and voluntary-controlled schools (the council is the admission authority). Some community/voluntary-controlled schools in this authority apply catchment-area, feeder-school or priority-area variants — check the individual school for its exact arrangements. This ordered list applies to Barking and Dagenham community secondary schools and is also used by Dagenham Park Church of England School (voluntary-controlled), Greatfields, Riverside, Sydney Russell and Warren schools. Goresbrook School uses a different criteria order (LAC, then sibling, then distance).

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.

Jo Richardson Community School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Jo Richardson Community School's overall effectiveness to be?: Ofsted judged Jo Richardson Community School's overall effectiveness as Outstanding at its inspection in May 2024, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Jo Richardson Community School?: Jo Richardson Community School has 1,696 pupils on roll.
What are Jo Richardson Community School’s exam results?: In 2025-26 (DfE’s provisional figures), its average Attainment 8 score was 47.4: DfE’s measure of pupils’ results across eight GCSE-level subjects. In 2024-25, A-level students averaged 37.18 points per A-level entry. Trends and the detail behind each figure are on the Results tab.
What ages does Jo Richardson Community School take?: Jo Richardson Community School admits pupils aged 11 to 19.
Where is Jo Richardson Community School located?: Jo Richardson Community School is located in Dagenham, RM9 4UN, Barking and Dagenham.
How do I apply to Jo Richardson Community School?: Jo Richardson Community School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.
How close do you need to live to get into Jo Richardson Community School?: On offer day for 2026-27 (Year 7), the furthest place offered at Jo Richardson Community School was 1.356 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.

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Jo Richardson Community SchoolEst. 2002

StateSecondarySEN Unit

Community schoolProfile updated · DfE GIASTRI £3,000/teacher

SEND provision: This school has an SEN unit

Castle Green, Gale Street, RM9 4UN Website02082706222

Last offer 1.36 mi

Verified from official sources

OutstandingMay 2024

Inspected May 2024

View full report

Ages11 - 19

Pupils1,696

OutstandingMay 2024

Ages11 - 19

Pupils1,696

Inspected May 2024 · View report

How close did you need to live?

Would your address have got an offer?

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Last distance offered at Jo Richardson Community School, year by year →

Pupils (January 2026 census)

1,696

97.7% of capacity (1,692 on roll) · DfE capacity survey 2024-25

DfE

Attainment 8

47.4

2025-26 (provisional)

DfE2025-26

Last Offered Distance

1.4 miles

2026-27

Council2026-27

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At a Glance

Rated Outstanding.

InspectionOutstanding

Inspected May 2024

Results

Stable

Attainment 8: 47.4 (2025-26, provisional)

Admissions

Last distance: 1.36 miles (Year 7, 2026-27)

SENDSEN Unit

24 funded places (DfE school capacity survey, 2024-25)

The GIAS register records 26 places.

This school has a special educational needs (SEN) unit, where pupils are taught mainly in separate classes for at least half of the time.

69.2%

Go to university

2023-24 leavers

Type

Community

Phase

Secondary

Age Range

11 - 19

Gender

Co-educational

Governance

Community school

Sixth Form

Yes

Sixth Form Places

219 of 231 (95%)

Headteacher

Ms Lisa Keane

Sixth Form Places: sixth-form pupils on roll against funded places, from the council's return to the DfE school-capacity survey (SCAP), 2024-25.

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Where this data comes from

DfE GIASschool register· May 2026DfE School Censusabsence & staffingOfsted Parent Viewrecommend rateFSAfood hygieneInspectorategrade & date· May 2024IMD 2025deprivation

Key Metrics

Comparative & Financial

Borough ComparisonAbsence 6.2% — in line with the average for secondary schools in this borough

School Capacity1,692 pupils on roll — 97.7% of capacity · DfE capacity survey 2024-25

Key admissions dates

Offer daySecondary National Offer Day

Monday, 1 March 2027

in 120 days

How to apply via GOV.UK All UK admissions deadlines

Statutory dates set in law (apply to all state schools in England). Confirm exact local windows with your council.

Place & Setting

Local Context

AreaEastbury · Barking and Dagenham · Barking · Urban

Area deprivation

IMD Decile 2Most deprived

Food hygiene

Flood Zone 1Low risk

Neighbourhood safety· within ½ mileAround LA average

Crimes per month 104

Barking and Dagenham peer median: 124 per month

12-month total1,242

Top categories

Violent crime

418 (34%)

Anti-social behaviour

228 (18%)

Vehicle crime

121 (10%)

and 11 smaller categories

Source: data.police.uk · ½ mile radius · Jul 2025 – Jun 2026 · vs 211 Barking and Dagenham schools.

Road Safety Nearby

Recorded collisions within 500m (2021–2025)66

Source: DfT road safety data

Greenspace Nearby

Greenspace sites within 800m10

Nearest site85m

Includes3 public parks, 3 play spaces, 2 sports facilities, 1 allotments

Source: OS Open Greenspace

Road Noise

Road noiseModerate — 59.3 dB daytime, peaking at 68.2 dB nearby

Source: Defra strategic noise mapping

Air Quality

Nitrogen dioxide (NO₂): modelled annual mean for the school's 1 km square, with the yardsticks that apply
Item	µg/m³
Nitrogen dioxide (NO₂)	14.8 µg/m³
The legal limit in England (40)	40
The WHO guideline (10)	10

Within the legal limit in England (40) · above the WHO guideline (10)

Fine particulate matter (PM₂.₅): modelled annual mean for the school's 1 km square, with the yardsticks that apply
Item	µg/m³
Fine particulate matter (PM₂.₅)	9.2 µg/m³
The legal limit in England (20)	20
England’s 2040 target (10)	10
The WHO guideline (5)	5

Within the legal limit in England (20) · within England’s 2040 target (10) · above the WHO guideline (5)

Particulate matter (PM₁₀): modelled annual mean for the school's 1 km square, with the yardsticks that apply
Item	µg/m³
Particulate matter (PM₁₀)	16.2 µg/m³
The legal limit in England (40)	40
The WHO guideline (15)	15

Within the legal limit in England (40) · above the WHO guideline (15)

Modelled annual mean for 2025, for the 1 km square containing the school. Not a measurement.

Building energy rating

Operational rating from actual metered usage (Display Energy Certificate)

Band B · score 35 · 2021

Heating: Natural Gas · 533 m²

MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings register (OGL v3)

Data from:Inspection: May 2024Results: 2025-26Admissions: 2026-27Profile updated: May 2026

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Jo Richardson Community School

Jo Richardson Community SchoolEst. 2002

Quick summary

At a Glance

Key Metrics

Comparative & Financial

Key admissions dates

Place & Setting

Local Context

Neighbourhood safety· within ½ mileAround LA average

Road Safety Nearby

Greenspace Nearby

Road Noise

Air Quality

Building energy rating

Nearby schools within 5 km

How close did you need to live?

How places are decided at Jo Richardson Community School

Jo Richardson Community School: key facts

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Jo Richardson Community SchoolEst. 2002

Quick summary

At a Glance

Key Metrics

Comparative & Financial

Key admissions dates

Place & Setting

Local Context

Neighbourhood safety· within ½ mileAround LA average

Road Safety Nearby

Greenspace Nearby

Road Noise

Air Quality

Building energy rating

Nearby schools within 5 km