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Barking Abbey School, A Specialist Sports and Humanities College

URN: 101241

Address: Sandringham Road, Barking, Essex, IG11 9AG

Rating and reports

Inspection outcome

The overall outcome of the inspection on 31 January 2024 was:

Outstanding

Quality of education:

Outstanding

Behaviour and attitudes:

Outstanding

Personal development:

Outstanding

Leadership and management:

Outstanding

Sixth form provision:

Outstanding

Outstanding

All reports

  1. School inspection: OutstandingSchool inspection, PDF - 05 March 2024
    PDF – Published

  2. School inspection School inspection, PDF - 01 February 2023
    PDF – Published

  3. Short inspection Short inspection, PDF - 15 May 2017
    PDF – Published

  4. Full inspection: GoodFull inspection, PDF - 18 October 2012
    PDF – Published

  5. Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit, PDF - 14 January 2010
    PDF – Published

  6. Full inspection: OutstandingFull inspection, PDF - 14 October 2008
    PDF – Published

  7. Full inspection Full inspection, PDF - 25 May 2004
    PDF – Published
  8. Opened

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About Barking Abbey School, A Specialist Sports and Humanities College

  • Type: Secondary
  • Boarding: No
  • Religious character: Does Not Apply
  • Local authority: Barking and Dagenham

Pupils

  • Age Range: 11 - 18
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Number of pupils: 2323
  • School capacity: 2334

Location

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  • Address: Sandringham Road, Barking, Essex, IG11 9AG
  • Region: London

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