Jo Richardson Community School
Secondary school in Dagenham, Barking and Dagenham. Outstanding (May 2024).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 8 May 2024, report published 20 June 2024, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
Outstanding overall. The top grade under the previous system. 12% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Outstanding.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Sixth form | Outstanding |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around May 2028
The last inspection was in May 2024. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2029 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby secondary schools
- 0.2 milesGoresbrook School
No overall grade. Quality of education outstanding (Oct 2024)
- 0.9 milesRiverside School
Outstanding (Oct 2022)
- 1.1 milesThe Sydney Russell School
Report card, May 2026: 1 exceptional, 6 strong, 1 expected
- 1.2 milesBarking Abbey School, A Specialist Sports and Humanities College
Outstanding (Jan 2024)
- 1.3 milesDagenham Park CofE School
Standards maintained (Apr 2025)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.