| Dagenham Park Church of England School | |
| Coordinates: | 51.5346°N 0.1558°W |
| Type: | Voluntary controlled school |
| Religious Affiliation: | Church of England |
| Head Label: | Head of School |
| Head: | Chris Ash |
| Address: | School Road |
| City: | Dagenham |
| County: | London |
| Country: | England |
| Postcode: | RM10 9QH |
| Local Authority: | Barking and Dagenham |
| Urn: | 136028 |
| Ofsted: | yes |
| Enrolment: | 1262 |
| Gender: | Coeducational |
| Lower Age: | 11 |
| Upper Age: | 18 |
| Website: | http://www.dp.bardaglea.org.uk/wp/ |
Dagenham Park Church of England School or Dagenham Park School is a secondary school located in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. It was formerly called Dagenham Priory. The school has improving GCSE results.[1]
Dagenham Park is an average sized comprehensive school for students between 11 and 18 years.[2] The school has students from a wide range of ethnic groups and a designated unit for 50 students with moderate learning difficulties.[3]
There have been significant issues with youth violence in the Barking and Dagenham area, including towards Dagenham Park pupils. Knife attacks on under-25s in the area rose by 178% between 2013 and 2018.[4] [5]
On 19 March 2017, former Dagenham Park School pupil David Adegbite, 18, was ambushed by a gang who surrounded him in a car park in Barking before shooting him in the head, killing him.[6]
On 23 June 2017, former Dagenham Park School pupil Tyler Dawson, 18, was stabbed five times in the groin, leading to his right leg being amputated.[7]
On 1 August 2021, former Dagenham Park School pupil Joshua Bwalya who was 16, was stabbed to death by local youths. Two friends with him were also stabbed but survived.[8]