Free school · Barking and Dagenham

Goresbrook School

All-through
Ages 2–18
Multi-faith
Sixth form

Term dates

Free schools 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.

2026/27

2027/28

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Admissions

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

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For the sixth form, apply to the school directly.

About and location

Type: Free school
Phase: All-through
Ages: 2–18
Pupils: 1089 (capacity 1500)
Gender: Mixed
Religious character: Multi-faith
Academy trust: UNITED LEARNING TRUST
Phone: 02035976666
Address: Cook Road, Dagenham, RM9 6XW
Website: goresbrookschool.org.uk

Official school record, including Ofsted reports

School details from the Department for Education's register of schools (Open Government Licence). Report a correction.