Catchment distances
Barking and Dagenham school catchment areas: last distance offered
The last distance offered at 16 Barking and Dagenham schools, 2023 to 2026, copied from the allocation figures Barking and Dagenham council publishes after offer day. Open a school for its admission rules, the source document and how your postcode compares.
Starting school in September 2027
- Secondary (Year 7): apply by 31 October 2026; offers on 1 March 2027.
- Primary (Reception): apply by 15 January 2027; offers on 16 April 2027.
National dates for England. You apply through the council where you live, even for a school in another council.
Reception (primary and infant schools)
10 Barking and Dagenham schools · last distance offered, 2024–2025
Shortest distances in 2025: Eastbury Community School (0.78 km), Becontree Primary School (0.90 km) and Grafton Primary School (0.94 km).
| School | 2025 | 2024 | Applications per place |
|---|---|---|---|
| Becontree Primary SchoolRM8 2QR | 0.90 km0.56 miles | 0.90 km0.56 miles | 3.9 (2025) |
| Dorothy Barley Infants' SchoolRM8 2LL | 1.73 km1.07 miles | 1.73 km1.07 miles | 2.3 (2025) |
| Eastbury Community SchoolIG11 9UW | 0.78 km0.48 miles | 0.87 km0.54 miles | 2.5 (2025) |
| Grafton Primary SchoolRM8 3EX | 0.94 km0.58 miles | 1.96 km1.22 miles | 2.2 (2025) |
| Henry Green Primary SchoolRM8 1UR | 1.70 km1.05 miles | — | 3.1 (2025) |
| Manor Primary SchoolRM8 2FL | 3.49 km2.17 miles | 2.80 km1.74 miles | — |
| Monteagle Primary SchoolRM9 4RB | — | 0.79 km0.49 miles | 1.9 (2024) |
| Northbury Primary SchoolIG11 8JA | 2.38 km1.48 miles | — | 1.9 (2025) |
| The Sydney Russell SchoolRM9 5QT | — | 1.48 km0.92 miles | 2.3 (2024) |
| Valence Primary SchoolRM8 3AR | — | 1.30 km0.81 miles | 1.7 (2024) |
Year 7 (secondary schools)
7 Barking and Dagenham schools · last distance offered, 2024–2026
Shortest distances in 2026: The Sydney Russell School (1.36 km), All Saints Catholic School and Technology College (1.73 km) and Barking Abbey School, A Specialist Sports and Humanities College (1.91 km).
| School | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | Applications per place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Saints Catholic School and Technology CollegeRM8 1JT | 1.73 km1.08 miles | 6.04 km3.75 miles | — | 2.9 (2026) |
| Barking Abbey School, A Specialist Sports and Humanities CollegeIG11 9AG | 1.91 km1.19 miles | 1.95 km1.21 miles | 2.25 km1.40 miles | 3.1 (2026) |
| Goresbrook SchoolRM9 6XW | 2.12 km1.32 miles | — | 2.20 km1.37 miles | 4.8 (2026) |
| Jo Richardson Community SchoolRM9 4UN | 2.18 km1.36 miles | 1.88 km1.17 miles | 1.78 km1.10 miles | 2.9 (2026) |
| Robert Clack SchoolRM8 1JU | — | — | 2.74 km1.70 miles | 2.5 (2024) |
| The Sydney Russell SchoolRM9 5QT | 1.36 km0.85 miles | 1.67 km1.04 miles | 1.20 km0.75 miles | 3.2 (2026) |
| The Warren SchoolRM6 6SB | 2.07 km1.29 miles | 3.66 km2.27 miles | — | 2.6 (2026) |
Reading these figures
- “All offered” means every applicant who named the school was offered a place that year, so there was no cut-off.
- A dash means the council published no distance for that school and year: it may have filled on other rules, such as faith or banding.
- Distances move every year with sibling numbers and year-group size. Check several years, and the council’s admission arrangements for the year you apply.