Schools in Barking
Barking sits within the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham and is served by 18 schools: 12 primaries and 3 secondaries including Barking Abbey School, Riverside School, and Greatfields School. The London Borough of Barking and Dagenham co-ordinates admissions and participates in the pan-London secondary process, with preferences due by the October 31 deadline.
Two of Barking's 18 schools are currently at or above their published admission number, and 5 hold a Good or Outstanding Ofsted rating. Three schools carry a religious character. Barking's secondaries draw from a wide catchment across the borough, and with the pan-London system, families can also consider schools in neighbouring boroughs. Always check each academy's own admissions policy, as academies set criteria independently of the borough.
School demand in Barking
Across the 18 schools in Barking with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 81%. 2 of them are currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.
3 schools in Barking have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
5 of the schools in Barking are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of Barking and Dagenham, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.
5 of the schools in Barking have a current Ofsted rating, of which 5 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary schools in Barking: 1 oversubscribed (12)
Manor Junior School
Primary · Community school
Barking · IG11 9AG
Northbury Primary School
Primary · Community school
Barking · IG11 8JA
Ripple Primary School
Primary · Community school
Barking · IG11 7QS
Gascoigne Primary School
Primary · Community school
Barking · IG11 7DR
George Carey Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Barking · IG11 0FJ
Thames View Infants
Primary · Academy converter
Barking · IG11 0LG
Thames View Junior School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Barking · IG11 0LG
Riverside Primary School
Primary · Free schools
Barking · IG11 0FU
Eastbury Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Barking · IG11 9QQ
Greatfields Primary School
Primary · Free schools
Barking · IG11 7BL
St Margarets CofE Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Barking · IG11 8AS
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Barking · IG11 7AR
Secondary Schools in Barking (3)
Barking Abbey School, A Specialist Sports and Humanities College
Secondary · Community school
Barking · IG11 9AG
Riverside School
Secondary · Free schools
Barking · IG11 0FU
Greatfields School
Secondary · Free schools
Barking · IG11 7QG
Other Schools in Barking (3)
Eastbury Community School
Special · Community school
Barking · IG11 9UW
Al Madina School for Girls
Not applicable · Other independent school
Barking · IG11 8PY
Riverside Bridge School
Not applicable · Free schools special
Barking · IG11 0FU
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Barking are set by Barking and Dagenham and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.