Barking and Dagenham school admissions

For a September 2027 start, secondary applications close on 31 Oct 2026 and primary applications on 15 Jan 2027. Always confirm details on the council's own admissions page.

How to apply

Apply online through the council where you live, naming several schools in order of preference — including schools in other council areas. Every preference is considered equally against each school's admission criteria, and you're offered the highest-ranked school that can offer you a place.

We haven't yet confirmed the council's admissions page link.

GOV.UK: School admissions

Key dates for September 2027

Secondary applications close	31 Oct 2026	School Admissions Code 2021, para 2.24
Primary (reception) applications close	15 Jan 2027	School Admissions Code 2021, para 2.24
Secondary national offer day	1 Mar 2027	1 March or next working day
Primary national offer day	16 Apr 2027	16 April or next working day

Appeals

The council hasn't published a single appeal date we've confirmed. By law you must have at least 20 school days from the date of your refusal letter.

Source: School Admissions Code and School Admission Appeals Code (Open Government Licence v3.0).

Applications and offers by school, 2026/27

Catchment areas and admission decisions are made by the school's admissions authority (the local council or, for academies and many faith schools, the school or trust). Distances and past figures don't guarantee a place.

Secondary schools (12)

School	Places offered	All applications	First preferences	First preferences offered	Applications per offer
All Saints Catholic School and Technology College	240	697	287	206	2.9 per offer
Barking Abbey School, A Specialist Sports and Humanities College	359	1097	423	321	3.1 per offer
Dagenham Park CofE School	170	373	147	147	2.2 per offer
Eastbrook School	117	343	75	74	2.9 per offer
Eastbury Community School	170	445	104	104	2.6 per offer
Goresbrook School	124	559	114	74	4.5 per offer
Greatfields School	166	359	145	145	2.2 per offer
Jo Richardson Community School	299	864	296	252	2.9 per offer
Riverside School	294	558	219	219	1.9 per offer
Robert Clack School	507	1147	430	425	2.3 per offer
The Sydney Russell School	357	1061	361	254	3.0 per offer
The Warren School	240	611	239	204	2.5 per offer

Primary schools (44)

School	Places offered	All applications	First preferences	First preferences offered	Applications per offer
Beam Primary School	71	160	65	65	2.3 per offer
Becontree Primary School	60	189	63	53	3.2 per offer
Dorothy Barley Infants' School	45	120	43	43	2.7 per offer
Eastbrook School	36	104	33	33	2.9 per offer
Eastbury Community School	60	173	73	60	2.9 per offer
Eastbury Primary School	81	210	75	75	2.6 per offer
Five Elms Primary School	40	207	40	40	5.2 per offer
Furze Infant School	125	187	120	120	1.5 per offer
Gascoigne Primary School	127	289	123	123	2.3 per offer
George Carey Church of England Primary School	64	136	63	63	2.1 per offer
Godwin Primary School	35	89	35	35	2.5 per offer
Goresbrook School	51	125	47	47	2.5 per offer
Grafton Primary School	109	287	103	103	2.6 per offer
Greatfields Primary School	30	151	31	30	5.0 per offer
Henry Green Primary School	44	146	38	38	3.3 per offer
Hunters Hall Primary School	65	153	64	64	2.4 per offer
John Perry Primary School	67	124	67	67	1.9 per offer
Manor Primary School	103	164	101	101	1.6 per offer
Marsh Green Primary School	37	105	37	37	2.8 per offer
Monteagle Primary School	67	138	66	66	2.1 per offer
Northbury Primary School	77	167	77	77	2.2 per offer
Parsloes Primary School	34	129	34	34	3.8 per offer
Richard Alibon Primary School with ARP for Cognitive and Learning Difficulties : SEN Base	60	141	55	55	2.4 per offer
Ripple Primary School	28	141	28	28	5.0 per offer
Riverside Primary School	86	178	85	85	2.1 per offer
Robert Clack School	59	171	55	51	2.9 per offer
Roding Primary School	5	58	4	4	11.6 per offer
Rose Lane Primary School	49	70	47	47	1.4 per offer
Rush Green Primary School	120	204	119	112	1.7 per offer
Southwood Primary School	57	103	56	56	1.8 per offer
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School	37	119	37	37	3.2 per offer
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School	30	89	33	29	3.0 per offer
St Margarets CofE Primary School	59	145	56	56	2.5 per offer
St Peter's Catholic Primary School	39	89	39	39	2.3 per offer
St Vincent's Catholic Primary School	23	55	22	22	2.4 per offer
Thames View Infants	120	219	130	120	1.8 per offer
The James Cambell Primary School	61	126	61	61	2.1 per offer
The Leys Primary School	30	95	34	30	3.2 per offer
The St Teresa Catholic Primary School	30	78	36	30	2.6 per offer
The Sydney Russell School	76	183	70	70	2.4 per offer
Thomas Arnold Primary School, Rowdowns Road	44	106	44	44	2.4 per offer
Valence Primary School	52	172	49	49	3.3 per offer
Village Infants' School	71	113	70	70	1.6 per offer
William Bellamy Primary School	78	156	76	76	2.0 per offer

Source: DfE secondary and primary school applications and offers (Open Government Licence v3.0).

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Questions

When is the Barking and Dagenham secondary school application deadline?

31 October for a September start, set nationally by the School Admissions Code. Late applications are usually considered only after on-time ones.

How long do I have to appeal?

Admission authorities must give you at least 20 school days from the date of your refusal letter (usually offer day). Many councils publish a specific date — use the council's date where shown.

Does this page tell me my chance of getting a place?

No. Places depend on each school's oversubscription criteria, which change every year. Only the admissions authority decides.