Community school · Newham

Little Ilford School

11–16Ages
1,781Pupils
SecondaryPhase
102776URN

Rectory Road, Manor Park, London, E12 6JB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

1.0 below Newham median (3.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Newham

658 applications for 338 places · 19th of 19 in Newham

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

47.5of 90

Newham 50.3 England 46.0

16th of 20 in Newham

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 23 November 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.0applications per place, Year 7

1.0 below Newham median (3.0) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

658 applications · 338 places offered · 290 named it first

2026 2.0; Newham median median 3.0
2025 2.2; Newham median median 2.9
2024 2.4; Newham median median 3.0
2023 2.6; Newham median median 2.9
2022 2.5; Newham median median 2.8
2021 2.6; Newham median median 2.9
2020 3.0; Newham median median 2.8
2019 3.1; Newham median median 2.9
2018 3.4; Newham median median 3.1
2017 3.0; Newham median median 3.0
2016 3.5; Newham median median 3.2
2015 3.3; Newham median median 3.0
2014 3.7; Newham median median 3.2

This school
Newham median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	338	658	2.0	290	0.86
Sep 2025	334	738	2.2	310	0.93
Sep 2024	344	816	2.4	335	0.97
Sep 2023	343	906	2.6	334	0.97
Sep 2022	352	866	2.5	322	0.91
Sep 2021	355	938	2.6	368	1.04
Sep 2020	300	908	3.0	330	1.10
Sep 2019	302	947	3.1	349	1.16
Sep 2018	298	998	3.4	389	1.31
Sep 2017	298	886	3.0	339	1.14
Sep 2016	275	963	3.5	345	1.25
Sep 2015	275	918	3.3	315	1.15
Sep 2014	273	1,002	3.7	363	1.33

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

350 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)47.516th of 20 in Newham

Newham 50.3 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths51%14th of 20 in Newham

Newham 53% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths71%

Newham 70% England 66%

This school
Newham median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.25

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	350	47.5	51%	71%	–
2024/25	295	47.6	51%	69%	–
2023/24	293	47.1	51%	69%	+0.25
2022/23	291	46.0	45%	67%	+0.13

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Little Ilford SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

2.0applications per place 47.5Attainment 8
Plashet, City of London Academy
1.0 km · Newham

Good2022

2.3applications per place
Langdon Academy
1.9 km · Newham

Improved significantly2024

2.3applications per place 52.2Attainment 8
The Ursuline Academy Ilford
1.9 km · Redbridge

2026

2.7applications per place 55.3Attainment 8
St Angela's Ursuline School
2.1 km · Newham

Outstanding2022

2.2applications per place 55.2Attainment 8
Loxford School
2.2 km · Redbridge

Outstanding2023

3.2applications per place 54.1Attainment 8
Eastbury Community School
2.3 km · Barking and Dagenham

Remains Good2024

2.6applications per place 47.0Attainment 8
Forest Gate Community School
2.4 km · Newham

2026

5.1applications per place 59.0Attainment 8
Stratford School Academy
2.5 km · Newham

2026

3.4applications per place 51.0Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 102776 · 316/4015
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,800 pupils · 1,781 on roll
Free school meals: 56.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Address: Rectory Road, Manor Park, London, E12 6JB
Local authority: Newham

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources