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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 24 April 2025Ungraded inspection: Improved significantly
- 12 September 2018Graded inspection: Outstanding
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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 entry1,445 applications · 53 places offered · 259 named it first
Small intakeFewer than 60 places, so not ranked.
- 2026 27.3; Redbridge median median 2.9
- 2025 31.6; Redbridge median median 2.7
- 2024 32.2; Redbridge median median 2.8
- 2023 32.0; Redbridge median median 3.0
- 2022 32.4; Redbridge median median 3.1
- 2021 10.6; Redbridge median median 2.9
- 2020 11.4; Redbridge median median 3.2
- 2019 11.2; Redbridge median median 3.1
- 2018 10.7; Redbridge median median 3.0
- 2017 10.9; Redbridge median median 3.0
- 2016 10.8; Redbridge median median 3.1
- 2015 11.4; Redbridge median median 3.2
- 2014 11.4; Redbridge median median 3.6
- This school
- Redbridge median
Reception entry, September 2026: 3.8 per place (458 applications for 120 places).
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council
Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, 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 | 53 | 1,445 | 27.3 | 259 | 4.89 |
| Sep 2025 | 47 | 1,487 | 31.6 | 261 | 5.55 |
| Sep 2024 | 51 | 1,643 | 32.2 | 309 | 6.06 |
| Sep 2023 | 52 | 1,665 | 32.0 | 332 | 6.38 |
| Sep 2022 | 54 | 1,751 | 32.4 | 388 | 7.19 |
| Sep 2021 | 165 | 1,749 | 10.6 | 369 | 2.24 |
| Sep 2020 | 172 | 1,959 | 11.4 | 369 | 2.15 |
| Sep 2019 | 173 | 1,940 | 11.2 | 360 | 2.08 |
| Sep 2018 | 180 | 1,922 | 10.7 | 349 | 1.94 |
| Sep 2017 | 175 | 1,912 | 10.9 | 331 | 1.89 |
| Sep 2016 | 173 | 1,860 | 10.8 | 323 | 1.87 |
| Sep 2015 | 172 | 1,958 | 11.4 | 366 | 2.13 |
| Sep 2014 | 170 | 1,936 | 11.4 | 362 | 2.13 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 176 | 62.0 | 81% | 87% | – |
| 2024/25 | 176 | 57.3 | 71% | 87% | – |
| 2023/24 | 176 | 64.1 | 83% | 91% | +1.12 |
| 2022/23 | 179 | 61.7 | 77% | 88% | +0.98 |
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
- Seven Kings SchoolThis schoolThis schoolImproved significantly202527.3applications per place 62.0Attainment 8
- 0.8 km · Redbridge20262.0applications per place 48.5Attainment 8
- 0.9 km · RedbridgeStandards maintained202411.9applications per place 60.7Attainment 8
- 1.2 km · RedbridgeImproved significantly20252.3applications per place 54.3Attainment 8
- 1.3 km · Redbridge20262.7applications per place 55.3Attainment 8
- 1.5 km · Redbridge20267.2applications per place 57.3Attainment 8
- 2.1 km · RedbridgeOutstanding20233.2applications per place 54.1Attainment 8
- 2.3 km · RedbridgeGraded · no overall grade20252.6applications per place 53.9Attainment 8
- 2.4 km · RedbridgeRemains Good20241.9applications per place 46.0Attainment 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
- All-through
- URN · DfE number
- 102856 · 317/4032
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 2,240 pupils · 2,189 on roll
- Free school meals
- 19.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
- SEN provision
- Resourced provision
- Address
- Ley Street, Ilford, IG2 7BT
- Local authority
- Redbridge
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources