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State secondary schools in Redbridge

19 schools · London · 2024/25 Department for Education figures

Redbridge has 19 state secondaries, 17 of them with sixth forms, 2 grammar schools among them. 68.4% of families got their first choice last year, worse than most of England. Results run from 36.6% to 98.9% passing English and maths, a spread of 62 points, with a middle school at 60.2%, above England's 45.4%.

Of those Ofsted has graded, 5 rated Outstanding, 10 Good, 1 Requires improvement. 3 schools carry no overall grade at all — either inspected since Ofsted stopped issuing one in September 2024, or never inspected.

19 schools in Redbridge. Tap one, or see the full list.
37% 99% passed English & maths

Redbridge against England

State-funded schools, 2024/25

60%

Passed English & maths grade 5 or above

14.2% above England

England 45%

53.9

Attainment 8 average score

7.8 above England

England 46.1

16%

Persistently absent missed 10% of sessions

5.7% below England

England 21%

Getting a place

2026/27 secondary admissions round, across Redbridge

68.4%

Got their first choiceof those who applied

England 84%

88.5%

Got one of their threefirst, second or third

1.3%

Got no offer at allfrom any preference

7%

Appeals upheld12 of 161 heard

These are figures for Redbridge as a whole. A popular school can be much harder to get into than the average suggests, and the criteria that decide it are set by each school's own admission authority rather than centrally. How applying works

How much the choice matters here

Across Redbridge's 19 schools, the share passing English and maths runs from 37% to 99%. That is a spread of 62 percentage points, wider than most councils.

The typical council spans about 48 points. Where schools are close together the school a child gets matters less; where they are far apart it matters a great deal. The widest spreads are all selective areas, where grammar schools sit at one end and everything else at the other.

Redbridge schools, subject by subject

The share reaching grade 4 or above, among schools entering at least 20 pupils. Which pupils take a subject differs a lot between schools, so read this as what happened rather than as a ranking of teaching.

mathshistorygeographyenglish literatureenglish languagephysicscomputer sciencecombined sciencechemistrybiologyreligious studiesphysical educationartspanishfrenchbusiness studiesdesign technologysociology
  1. 1 Valentines High School Ilford · 147 entries 84%
  2. 2 The Ursuline Academy Ilford Ilford · 94 entries 81%
  3. 3 Chadwell Heath Academy Romford · 180 entries 79%
  4. 4 Atam Academy Romford · 86 entries 78%
  5. 5 Trinity Catholic High School Woodford Green · 171 entries 74%
  6. 6 Seven Kings School Ilford · 125 entries 74%
  7. 7 Woodbridge High School Woodford Green · 235 entries 71%
  8. 8 Beal High School Ilford · 256 entries 70%
  9. 9 Ark Isaac Newton Academy Ilford · 117 entries 69%
  10. 10 King Solomon High School Ilford · 120 entries 67%
  11. 11 Loxford School Ilford · 251 entries 66%
  12. 12 The Palmer Catholic Academy Ilford · 139 entries 64%
  13. 13 Oaks Park High School Ilford · 175 entries 62%
  14. 14 Wanstead High School London · 144 entries 61%
  15. 15 Mayfield School Dagenham · 231 entries 60%
  16. 16 Forest Academy Ilford · 151 entries 55%
  17. 17 Caterham High School Ilford · 89 entries 43%
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Schools in neighbouring authorities are not in this list, because admissions run per authority. See bordering areas.

2 of 19 have no spare places. Sort the list, or narrow it first.

  • Ark Isaac Newton Academy Ilford · Outstanding.
    Eng & maths
    65%
    Attainment 8
    56.7
    Absence
    7%
  • Atam Academy Romford · Good.
    Eng & maths
    68%
    Attainment 8
    57.2
    Absence
    18%
  • Beal High School Ilford · Inspected under the current report card, which gives no overall grade.
    Eng & maths
    59%
    Attainment 8
    52
    Absence
    12%
  • Caterham High School Ilford · Good.
    Eng & maths
    43%
    Attainment 8
    44.3
    Absence
    25%
  • Chadwell Heath Academy Romford · Inspected, after Ofsted stopped issuing a single overall grade.
    Eng & maths
    55%
    Attainment 8
    53.7
    Absence
    17%
  • Forest Academy Ilford · Good.
    Eng & maths
    37%
    Attainment 8
    42.2
    Absence
    16%
  • Ilford County High School Ilford · Inspected under the current report card, which gives no overall grade.
    Eng & maths
    97%
    Attainment 8
    75.7
    Absence
    10%
  • King Solomon High School Ilford · Requires improvement.
    Eng & maths
    42%
    Attainment 8
    46.8
    Absence
    24%
  • Loxford School Ilford · Outstanding.
    Eng & maths
    60%
    Attainment 8
    54.4
    Absence
    13%
  • Mayfield School Dagenham · Good.
    Eng & maths
    37%
    Attainment 8
    45
    Absence
    27%
  • Oaks Park High School Ilford · Good.
    Eng & maths
    58%
    Attainment 8
    53.5
    Absence
    17%
  • Seven Kings School Ilford · Outstanding.
    Eng & maths
    71%
    Attainment 8
    57.3
    Absence
    13%
  • The Palmer Catholic Academy Ilford · Inspected under the current report card, which gives no overall grade.
    Eng & maths
    47%
    Attainment 8
    48.8
    Absence
    18%
  • The Ursuline Academy Ilford Ilford · Inspected under the current report card, which gives no overall grade.
    Eng & maths
    62%
    Attainment 8
    56.1
    Absence
    22%
  • Trinity Catholic High School Woodford Green · Good.
    Eng & maths
    66%
    Attainment 8
    56.3
    Absence
    13%
  • Valentines High School Ilford · Inspected under the current report card, which gives no overall grade.
    Eng & maths
    76%
    Attainment 8
    59.3
    Absence
    13%
  • Wanstead High School London · Good.
    Eng & maths
    61%
    Attainment 8
    54.1
    Absence
    21%
  • Woodbridge High School Woodford Green · Outstanding. · no spare places
    Eng & maths
    58%
    Attainment 8
    52.2
    Absence
    9%
  • Woodford County High School Woodford Green · Good. · no spare places
    Eng & maths
    99%
    Attainment 8
    80.1
    Absence
    7%

Pick up to 4 schools to see them side by side in the comparison tool, subject by subject.

Sixth form · Key stage 5·2024/25

A levels in Redbridge

17 of Redbridge's 17 sixth forms publish A level results. Ranked on the share reaching AAB or better in at least two of the subjects universities name, which is the measure the steepest entry requirements are written in.

Sixth form Grade AAB+

A level results only. A sixth form running mostly BTECs and other applied courses will show a dash here and can still be the right one — those are graded on their own scale, where a distinction and an A grade carry the same points and mean different things.

Bordering Redbridge

Near a boundary, schools on both sides are usually in reach. Whether a child can apply is set by each school's admission criteria, not by the border.

Barking and Dagenham 13 schools · 48% passed English & mathsEssex 81 schools · 43% passed English & mathsHavering 18 schools · 48% passed English & mathsNewham 21 schools · 53% passed English & mathsWaltham Forest 17 schools · 46% passed English & maths

What these mean

Attainment 8
The average pupil's total score across eight GCSE-equivalent subjects, with English and maths counting double. It is scored out of 90. A score of 50 is roughly equivalent to achieving a grade 5 across eight subjects.
Grades 4 and 5
GCSEs are graded from 9 down to 1. Grade 4 is a standard pass and broadly corresponds to the old grade C; grade 5 is what the government calls a strong pass. Grade 7 is broadly equivalent to an old grade A.
Persistent absence
The share of pupils who miss at least 10% of their possible sessions during the school year. This includes both authorised and unauthorised absence, so illness and other authorised reasons are included. Persistent absence has remained substantially higher than its pre-pandemic level.
First preference
The share of families who were offered the school they ranked first on their application, on national offer day in March. This figure is calculated across the relevant schools or admissions authority, so a high overall figure does not necessarily mean that every individual school is easy to get into.
Spare places
The amount of available capacity a school has compared with the number of pupils on roll. This is different from oversubscription: spare places measure whether a school has capacity, whereas oversubscription describes demand for places exceeding the number available. A school with no spare places may be popular, but a small school can also be full without receiving a large number of applications.
Average A-level grade
The average grade achieved across students' A-level entries. This is different from measures such as the proportion achieving AAB or better in two or more facilitating subjects, which are sometimes used to indicate higher attainment and university-entry performance.
Covers state-funded schools in England; independent schools are not included, and neither the list nor the subject figures above take account of them.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Key stage 4 performance and school characteristics: Department for Education, 2024/25. Inspection outcomes: Ofsted.