Community school · Redbridge

Caterham High School

11–18Ages
953Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
102849URN

Caterham Avenue, Clayhall, Ilford, IG5 0QW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

0.9 below Redbridge median (2.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in RedbridgeSelective

241 applications for 117 places · 13th of 17 in Redbridge

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

44.2of 90

Redbridge 54.3 England 46.0

18th of 19 in Redbridge

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 29 June 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
Sixth form provision		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

2.1applications per place, Year 7

0.9 below Redbridge median (2.9) close to England median (2.2)

241 applications · 117 places offered · 48 named it first

2026 2.1; Redbridge median median 2.9
2025 3.0; Redbridge median median 2.7
2024 1.4; Redbridge median median 2.8
2023 1.5; Redbridge median median 3.0
2022 1.3; Redbridge median median 3.1
2021 1.2; Redbridge median median 2.9
2020 1.5; Redbridge median median 3.2
2019 1.6; Redbridge median median 3.1
2018 1.9; Redbridge median median 3.0
2017 2.4; Redbridge median median 3.0
2016 3.1; Redbridge median median 3.1
2015 2.2; Redbridge median median 3.2
2014 2.6; Redbridge median median 3.6

More applications per place than the Redbridge median in 1 of 13 years.

This school
Redbridge 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	117	241	2.1	48	0.41
Sep 2025	107	316	3.0	38	0.36
Sep 2024	196	282	1.4	44	0.22
Sep 2023	178	265	1.5	49	0.28
Sep 2022	175	231	1.3	44	0.25
Sep 2021	196	238	1.2	45	0.23
Sep 2020	192	279	1.5	52	0.27
Sep 2019	163	259	1.6	45	0.28
Sep 2018	160	296	1.9	42	0.26
Sep 2017	134	326	2.4	54	0.40
Sep 2016	127	389	3.1	58	0.46
Sep 2015	164	359	2.2	71	0.43
Sep 2014	162	421	2.6	83	0.51

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

135 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)44.218th of 19 in Redbridge

Redbridge 54.3 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths42%17th of 19 in Redbridge

Redbridge 62% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths62%

Redbridge 79% England 66%

This school
Redbridge median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.31

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	135	44.2	42%	62%	–
2024/25	141	44.3	43%	56%	–
2023/24	144	39.7	32%	53%	−0.31
2022/23	147	40.5	36%	56%	−0.18

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

Caterham High SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

2.1applications per place 44.2Attainment 8
Ilford County High School
1.1 km · Redbridge

2026

3.0applications per place 77.0Attainment 8 Selective
Beal High School
1.1 km · Redbridge

2026

2.7applications per place 54.8Attainment 8
King Solomon High School
1.8 km · Redbridge

Requires improvement2024

2.0applications per place 49.5Attainment 8
West Hatch High School
2.1 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

3.2applications per place 51.0Attainment 8
Woodbridge High School
2.1 km · Redbridge

Outstanding2023

3.9applications per place 55.5Attainment 8
Valentines High School
2.2 km · Redbridge

2026

7.2applications per place 57.3Attainment 8
Wanstead High School
2.7 km · Redbridge

Standards maintained2025

3.3applications per place 56.9Attainment 8
Oaks Park High School
2.7 km · Redbridge

Improved significantly2025

2.3applications per place 54.3Attainment 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: 102849 · 317/4006
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,182 pupils · 953 on roll
Free school meals: 43.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Address: Caterham Avenue, Clayhall, Ilford, IG5 0QW
Local authority: Redbridge

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