Voluntary aided school · Redbridge

King Solomon High School

11–18Ages
636Pupils
SecondaryPhase
JewishReligious character
Sixth formAges 16–18
102861URN

Forest Road, Barkingside, Ilford, IG6 3HB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2024 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

0.9 below Redbridge median (2.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in RedbridgeSelective

159 applications for 80 places · 14th of 17 in Redbridge

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

49.5of 90

Redbridge 54.3 England 46.0

15th of 19 in Redbridge

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 14 May 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education			Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes			Requires improvement
Personal development			Requires improvement
Leadership and management			Requires improvement
Sixth form provision			Requires improvement

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

0.9 below Redbridge median (2.9) 0.2 below England median (2.2)

159 applications · 80 places offered · 40 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.0; Redbridge median median 2.9
2025 1.9; Redbridge median median 2.7
2024 2.0; Redbridge median median 2.8
2023 1.8; Redbridge median median 3.0
2022 2.1; Redbridge median median 3.1
2021 1.9; Redbridge median median 2.9
2020 2.3; Redbridge median median 3.2
2019 2.1; Redbridge median median 3.1
2018 2.4; Redbridge median median 3.0
2017 2.1; Redbridge median median 3.0
2016 2.2; Redbridge median median 3.1
2015 2.1; Redbridge median median 3.2
2014 2.6; Redbridge median median 3.6

More applications per place than the Redbridge median in 0 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	80	159	2.0	40	0.50
Sep 2025	123	238	1.9	72	0.59
Sep 2024	165	337	2.0	131	0.79
Sep 2023	177	322	1.8	101	0.57
Sep 2022	174	360	2.1	126	0.72
Sep 2021	169	326	1.9	98	0.58
Sep 2020	180	415	2.3	124	0.69
Sep 2019	180	370	2.1	115	0.64
Sep 2018	180	426	2.4	112	0.62
Sep 2017	173	370	2.1	113	0.65
Sep 2016	137	297	2.2	91	0.66
Sep 2015	167	348	2.1	102	0.61
Sep 2014	139	364	2.6	110	0.79

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

143 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)49.515th of 19 in Redbridge

Redbridge 54.3 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths52%15th of 19 in Redbridge

Redbridge 62% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths76%

Redbridge 79% England 66%

This school
Redbridge median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.36

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	143	49.5	52%	76%	–
2024/25	175	46.8	42%	67%	–
2023/24	169	50.4	50%	71%	+0.36
2022/23	173	49.0	56%	72%	+0.31

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

King Solomon High SchoolThis school
This school

Requires improvement2024

2.0applications per place 49.5Attainment 8
Ilford County High School
0.8 km · Redbridge

2026

3.0applications per place 77.0Attainment 8 Selective
Oaks Park High School
1.7 km · Redbridge

Improved significantly2025

2.3applications per place 54.3Attainment 8
Caterham High School
1.8 km · Redbridge

Good2022

2.1applications per place 44.2Attainment 8
Atam Academy
2.5 km · Redbridge

Good2024

3.0applications per place 52.7Attainment 8
Forest Academy
2.5 km · Redbridge

Good2023

1.4applications per place 41.3Attainment 8
Valentines High School
2.6 km · Redbridge

2026

7.2applications per place 57.3Attainment 8
Beal High School
2.6 km · Redbridge

2026

2.7applications per place 54.8Attainment 8
West Hatch High School
2.7 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

3.2applications 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: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 102861 · 317/4604
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Religious character: Jewish
Capacity: 1,160 pupils · 636 on roll
Free school meals: 28.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Forest Road, Barkingside, Ilford, IG6 3HB
Local authority: Redbridge

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