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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026| Area | Outstanding | Good | Requires improvement | Inadequate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good | |||
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good | |||
| Personal development | Good | |||
| Leadership and management | Good | |||
| Sixth form provision | Outstanding |
Inspection history
- 24 April 2025Ungraded inspection: Improved significantly
- 8 October 2019Graded inspection: Good
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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 entry641 applications · 285 places offered · 125 named it first
- 2026 2.3; Redbridge median median 2.9
- 2025 2.4; Redbridge median median 2.7
- 2024 2.7; Redbridge median median 2.8
- 2023 2.6; Redbridge median median 3.0
- 2022 2.6; Redbridge median median 3.1
- 2021 2.6; Redbridge median median 2.9
- 2020 3.3; Redbridge median median 3.2
- 2019 3.0; Redbridge median median 3.1
- 2018 2.9; Redbridge median median 3.0
- 2017 2.6; Redbridge median median 3.0
- 2016 2.5; Redbridge median median 3.1
- 2015 2.8; Redbridge median median 3.2
- 2014 3.5; Redbridge median median 3.6
- 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 | 285 | 641 | 2.3 | 125 | 0.44 |
| Sep 2025 | 293 | 694 | 2.4 | 182 | 0.62 |
| Sep 2024 | 290 | 785 | 2.7 | 196 | 0.68 |
| Sep 2023 | 296 | 782 | 2.6 | 154 | 0.52 |
| Sep 2022 | 296 | 775 | 2.6 | 150 | 0.51 |
| Sep 2021 | 293 | 774 | 2.6 | 157 | 0.54 |
| Sep 2020 | 298 | 973 | 3.3 | 171 | 0.57 |
| Sep 2019 | 301 | 891 | 3.0 | 175 | 0.58 |
| Sep 2018 | 300 | 866 | 2.9 | 157 | 0.52 |
| Sep 2017 | 296 | 782 | 2.6 | 150 | 0.51 |
| Sep 2016 | 291 | 737 | 2.5 | 125 | 0.43 |
| Sep 2015 | 290 | 820 | 2.8 | 126 | 0.43 |
| Sep 2014 | 237 | 839 | 3.5 | 128 | 0.54 |
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.) | 281 | 54.3 | 62% | 77% | – |
| 2024/25 | 290 | 53.5 | 58% | 76% | – |
| 2023/24 | 290 | 55.5 | 67% | 81% | +0.63 |
| 2022/23 | 291 | 52.9 | 61% | 78% | +0.50 |
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
- Oaks Park High SchoolThis schoolThis schoolImproved significantly20252.3applications per place 54.3Attainment 8
- 1.2 km · RedbridgeImproved significantly202527.3applications per place 62.0Attainment 8
- 1.6 km · Redbridge20262.0applications per place 48.5Attainment 8
- 1.7 km · RedbridgeRequires improvement20242.0applications per place 49.5Attainment 8
- 1.8 km · Redbridge20267.2applications per place 57.3Attainment 8
- 1.8 km · RedbridgeGood20243.0applications per place 52.7Attainment 8
- 1.8 km · Redbridge20263.0applications per place 77.0Attainment 8 Selective
- 1.9 km · RedbridgeStandards maintained202411.9applications per place 60.7Attainment 8
- 2.0 km · RedbridgeGraded · no overall grade20252.6applications per place 53.9Attainment 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
- 133405 · 317/4040
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,830 pupils · 1,783 on roll
- Free school meals
- 25.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
- SEN provision
- Resourced provision
- Opened
- 1 September 2001
- Address
- 45-65 Oaks Lane, Newbury Park, Ilford, IG2 7PQ
- Local authority
- Redbridge
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources