Schools in Dagenham

Dagenham forms the eastern half of the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham and its 42 schools reflect the borough's dense residential character - primarily primary schools serving each housing estate, from Becontree in the west to Marks Gate in the east. The London Borough of Barking and Dagenham acts as the admissions authority for community schools and coordinates pan-London secondary applications.

Primary school catchments in Dagenham are small: with many schools sitting close together across the Becontree estate, the last-admitted distance at popular schools can be as little as a few hundred metres. Siblings and looked-after children take precedence, then straightforward home-to-school distance.

Secondary school choices open up beyond Dagenham itself through the pan-London application process, but schools in the immediate area include Robert Clack School (outstanding), Jo Richardson Community School and Sydney Russell. Application data from the borough shows most secondary pupils attend schools within or immediately adjacent to Dagenham.