Dagenham Park Church Of England School
Dagenham Park is an average sized comprehensive school for students between 11 and 18 years.
The school has students from a wide range of ethnic groups and a designated unit for 50 students with moderate learning difficulties.
Local Issues
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.
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.
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.
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.
References
- ^ "Dagenham Park Community School". BBC News. 13 January 2010. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ http://www.education.gov.uk/cgi-bin/performancetables/dfe1x1_04.pl?Mode=&Code=&School=3014022&Type=&back=&No=301
- ^ "Dagenham Park CofE School - GOV.UK". www.get-information-schools.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- ^ Youle, Emma (10 January 2018). "Dagenham mum releases image of stabbed son: 'This is horrific outcome of wielding a knife'". Barking and Dagenham Post. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- ^ Youle, Emma (11 January 2018). "Mum releases photos of teen son who 'died four times' after brutal stabbing". Daily Record. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- ^ Omahony, John Dunne, Daniel (21 March 2017). "First picture of 'loving boy' shot dead by gang in east London ambush". www.standard.co.uk. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Mum in moving bid to stop knife crime". BBC News. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- ^ Watts, Matt (4 August 2017). "First picture of teenage footballer, 16, stabbed to death by bike gang". www.standard.co.uk. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
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