The Sydney Russell School

Term dates

Academies can set their own term dates. Many follow Barking and Dagenham council's dates, shown below as a guide, but check with the school, especially for INSET days.

• Term
• Holiday
• INSET day
• Exeat

See Barking and Dagenham's full dates

Admissions

Places for Year 7 are applied for through your home council, not the school.

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How places are given: there's no entrance test. When there are more applicants than places, places usually go by criteria such as siblings, distance or catchment area. Check the council's or school's admissions policy for the exact rules.

For the sixth form, apply to the school directly.

How many families applied: Year 7

For September 2026, 361 families put this school as their first choice, and 357 places were offered. 254 of the families who put it first got a place (70%). More families put it first than there were places.

How many families applied: Reception

For September 2026, 70 families put this school as their first choice, and 76 places were offered. 70 of the families who put it first got a place (100%).

Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.

Before and after school

No club is registered with Ofsted at this school's address. Ask the school about breakfast or after-school care, or find clubs nearby.

Ofsted inspection

Report card, 12 May 2026. Ofsted now grades each area separately, from exceptional to urgent improvement, with no single overall grade.

Inclusion

Strong standard

Curriculum and teaching

Strong standard

Achievement

Strong standard

Attendance and behaviour

Strong standard

Personal development and wellbeing

Exceptional

Early years

Strong standard

Sixth form

Expected standard

Leadership and governance

Strong standard

Safeguarding standards: met.

Previous inspection, 15 September 2021. Overall: Good

Read the Ofsted reports

From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.

About and location

Type

Academy

Phase

All-through

Ages

4–18

Pupils

2568 (capacity 2670)

Gender

Mixed

Academy trust

PARTNERSHIP LEARNING

Phone

02039599900

Address

Parsloes Avenue, Dagenham, RM9 5QT

Website

sydneyrussellschool.com

Official school record, including Ofsted reports