The Warren School
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Barking and Dagenham
Whalebone Lane North, Romford, RM6 6SB
69
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded 15/05/2024
Application demand
98%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
93.2%
20.5% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,392
Capacity used
Over capacity101%
1,380 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
98%
1st preference success rate
199 of 203 families who put it first got an offer
239
Places offered
527
Total applications
2.2
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 203 | 199 | ● 98% |
| 2nd preference | 94 | 21 | ● 22% |
| 3rd preference | 88 | 6 | ● 7% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 142 | 12 | ● 8% |
| Total | 527 | 238 | 45% |
1st preference success by year
Barking and Dagenham lets families list 6 preferences. 132 applications came from outside the council area (45 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Jessica McQuaid
- Address
- Whalebone Lane North, Chadwell Heath, Romford, RM6 6SB
- Phone
- 02082704500
- Local authority
- Barking and Dagenham
- Ward / constituency
- Chadwell Heath · Ilford South
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 141178
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 31% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 40% | — | — |
| SEN support | 13% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: LOXFORD SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED
1,392 pupils · 1,380 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
15 May 2024
Full graded inspection
Outstanding overall effectivenessSixth form Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding - 23
08 February 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,172 pupils
Attendance
93.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
6.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
20.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.1%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 48.2 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.37 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 51% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 66% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.22 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 36.95 | — | — |
Average grade: B- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 47.6 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 44.9% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 71.2% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 67.3% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.28 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 205 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 33.4 | 35 |
| Average grade | C+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 6.7% | 17% |
| A-level students | 78 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 201 | 18% | 49% | 73% | |
| English Language | 201 | 19% | 53% | 71% | |
| English Literature | 201 | 27% | 63% | 81% | |
| Religious Studies | 196 | 22% | 52% | 66% | |
| Combined Science | 139 | 10% | 30% | 51% | |
| Geography | 110 | 12% | 33% | 45% | |
| History | 84 | 29% | 56% | 69% | |
| Spanish | 72 | 11% | 35% | 56% | |
| Business | 72 | 25% | 61% | 72% | |
| Art and Design | 68 | 7% | 49% | 66% | |
| French | 64 | 23% | 56% | 70% | |
| Chemistry | 62 | 34% | 71% | 79% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 31 | 10% | 35% | 65% | |
| Economics | 23 | 0% | 9% | 61% | |
| Biology | 20 | 0% | 5% | 15% | |
| Physics | 18 | 0% | 6% | 33% | |
| Chemistry | 16 | 0% | 6% | 31% | |
| Business Studies | 16 | 0% | 13% | 63% | |
| History | 15 | 0% | 13% | 33% | |
| English Literature | 15 | 7% | 7% | 27% | |
| Psychology | 12 | 0% | 0% | 42% | |
| Sociology | 10 | 0% | 40% | 80% | |
| Religious Studies | 8 | 13% | 13% | 25% | |
| Film Studies | 7 | 0% | 0% | 86% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 14183: The Warren School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 73% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 4% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 76% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Barking and Dagenham council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.