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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 16 October 2024Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
- 2 October 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 entry991 applications · 83 places offered · 181 named it first
- 2026 11.9; Redbridge median median 2.9
- 2025 12.1; Redbridge median median 2.7
- 2024 12.3; Redbridge median median 2.8
- 2023 13.5; Redbridge median median 3.0
- 2022 13.7; Redbridge median median 3.1
- 2021 13.7; Redbridge median median 2.9
- 2020 7.8; Redbridge median median 3.2
- 2019 7.5; Redbridge median median 3.1
- 2018 6.6; Redbridge median median 3.0
- 2017 6.5; Redbridge median median 3.0
- 2016 6.4; Redbridge median median 3.1
- 2015 6.1; Redbridge median median 3.2
- 2014 5.1; Redbridge median median 3.6
- This school
- Redbridge median
Reception entry, September 2026: 3.6 per place (320 applications for 90 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 | 83 | 991 | 11.9 | 181 | 2.18 |
| Sep 2025 | 83 | 1,006 | 12.1 | 210 | 2.53 |
| Sep 2024 | 87 | 1,068 | 12.3 | 234 | 2.69 |
| Sep 2023 | 85 | 1,143 | 13.5 | 218 | 2.56 |
| Sep 2022 | 90 | 1,236 | 13.7 | 250 | 2.78 |
| Sep 2021 | 81 | 1,113 | 13.7 | 221 | 2.73 |
| Sep 2020 | 173 | 1,351 | 7.8 | 314 | 1.82 |
| Sep 2019 | 171 | 1,275 | 7.5 | 295 | 1.73 |
| Sep 2018 | 177 | 1,165 | 6.6 | 281 | 1.59 |
| Sep 2017 | 174 | 1,126 | 6.5 | 253 | 1.45 |
| Sep 2016 | 177 | 1,134 | 6.4 | 290 | 1.64 |
| Sep 2015 | 173 | 1,052 | 6.1 | 267 | 1.54 |
| Sep 2014 | 171 | 869 | 5.1 | 208 | 1.22 |
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.) | 182 | 60.7 | 72% | 87% | – |
| 2024/25 | 175 | 56.7 | 65% | 85% | – |
| 2023/24 | 171 | 57.4 | 75% | 88% | +0.90 |
| 2022/23 | 178 | 58.6 | 73% | 88% | +0.97 |
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
- Ark Isaac Newton AcademyThis schoolThis schoolStandards maintained202411.9applications per place 60.7Attainment 8
- 0.4 km · Redbridge20262.0applications per place 48.5Attainment 8
- 0.9 km · RedbridgeImproved significantly202527.3applications per place 62.0Attainment 8
- 1.4 km · RedbridgeOutstanding20233.2applications per place 54.1Attainment 8
- 1.6 km · Redbridge20262.7applications per place 55.3Attainment 8
- 1.9 km · RedbridgeImproved significantly20252.3applications per place 54.3Attainment 8
- 2.0 km · RedbridgeRemains Good20241.9applications per place 46.0Attainment 8
- 2.1 km · Barking and DagenhamRemains Good20242.6applications per place 47.0Attainment 8
- 2.1 km · RedbridgeGraded · no overall grade20252.6applications per place 53.9Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- All-through
- URN · DfE number
- 138518 · 317/4001
- Trust
- Ark Schools
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,800 pupils · 1,777 on roll
- Free school meals
- 34.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 September 2012
- Address
- 1 Cricklefield Place, Ilford, IG1 1FY
- Local authority
- Redbridge
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources