Goresbrook School is a
mixed all-through free school in
Dagenham
Dagenham () is a town in East London, England, within the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. Dagenham is centred east of Charing Cross.
It was historically a rural parish in the Becontree Hundred of Essex, stretching from Hainault Forest ...
in the
London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. The school is run by the
United Learning organisation.
The school opened in September 2014 on the site of the Goresbrook Leisure Centre. At full capacity the school will accommodate 1,355 children aged 3–18.
[Barking and Dagenham Post, http://www.barkinganddagenhampost.co.uk/news/education/super_school_planned_for_barking_and_dagenham_1_3031384]
Description
The principal of the secondary phase was appointed in April 2018. The principal of the primary phase has been in post since April 2017. Goresbrook School is a member of the United Learning Trust, a
multi-academy trust governed by a trust board.
The trust has established a
local governing body
An academy school in England is a state-funded school which is directly funded by the Department for Education and independent of local authority control. The terms of the arrangements are set out in individual Academy Funding Agreements. Most ...
with delegated powers for Goresbrook School. There is a year R entry, which filtered upwards through
Key Stage 1 Key Stage 1 is the legal term for the two years of schooling in maintained schools in England and Wales normally known as Year 1 and Year 2, when pupils are aged between 5 and 7. This Key Stage normally covers pupils during infant school, although i ...
and
Key Stage 2 Key Stage 2 is the legal term for the four years of schooling in maintained schools in England and Wales normally known as Year 3, Year 4, Year 5 and Year 6, when the pupils are aged between 7 and 11 years.
England and Wales
Legal definition
The t ...
. The primary school is now full.
The secondary phase of the school catered at first for pupils in
Key Stage 3
Key Stage 3 (commonly abbreviated as KS3) is the legal term for the three years of schooling in maintained schools in England and Wales normally known as Year 7, Year 8 and Year 9, when pupils are aged between 11 and 14. In Northern Ireland the ...
, and now
Key Stage 4 as well. In 2020 it had its first Year 5
GCSE
The General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) is an academic qualification in a particular subject, taken in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. State schools in Scotland use the Scottish Qualifications Certificate instead. Private sc ...
exam entry. The proportion of disadvantaged pupils is above the national average and the proportion of pupils with
SEND is above that of other schools. The proportion of pupils who have an education, health and care plan is below the national average.
[ Text was copied from this source, which is available under a]
Open Government Licence v3.0
© Crown copyright.
Building
The school is built on the site of the Goresbrook Leisure Centre, and the new school building took the existing two storey leisure facilities and gyms, and extended it by interlinking with two new build three storey teaching wings. The contract for the project was won by Blue Sky Architect Group. The structure was built primarily off-site, using modular construction.
References
{{authority control
Free schools in London
United Learning schools
Primary schools in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
Secondary schools in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
Educational institutions established in 2014
2014 establishments in England