The Sydney Russell School
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The Sydney Russell School is a comprehensive specialist school in Dagenham.
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It is near the junction of the A124 and Porters Avenue (A1153). It is around two miles north of the Ford Dagenham plant.Grammar school
Dagenham County High School had around five hundred boys and girls. It was built on the Becontree Estate, which had twenty seven thousand houses. From 1965 it was administered by the London Borough of Barking.Academic performance
The school gets above average results at GCSE, the fourth best in the borough. At A-level the borough gets low results, but the school is the third best in the borough, although under the England average. The best school at A level in the borough is the Robert Clack SchoolRobert Clack School
Robert Clack School is a comprehensive school in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham.Since 1997, Sir Paul Grant has been the Headmaster of Robert Clack. Before hand, Robert Clack was a failing school with cause for concern from the LEA and the council....
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Dagenham County High School
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