Little Ilford School
Secondary · Community school · Ages 11–16 · London, Newham
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Newham Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Little Ilford School is a secondary school in London, Newham for ages 11–16 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 23 November 2022. Newham has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2018 to 2026 entry.
Little Ilford School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | 0.979 mi |
| Year 7 2024 | 0.804 mi |
| Year 7 2023 | 0.803 mi |
| Year 7 2022 | 0.859 mi |
| Year 7 2021 | 0.672 mi |
| Year 7 2020 | 0.599 mi |
| Year 7 2019 | 0.58 mi |
| Year 7 2018 | 0.575 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant was offered a Year 7 place in 2026, yet places ran out in all 8 earlier years; the biggest swing came from 2021 to 2022.
- For Year 7 in 2026 there were 290 first-choice applications for 338 offers, 0.9 first choices per offer, the 3rd highest of 15 Newham secondary schools.
- In 2024/25, 51% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), with an Attainment 8 score of 47.6 (England 46).
- There are 14.6 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 16.1 across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Newham.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Newham schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Rectory Road, Manor Park, London, E12 6JB
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Newham
- Pupils on roll
- 1,781 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 56.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 23 November 2022
Strengths
- “Leaders set and maintain high standards of education and care for all pupils.”
- “They consider how they can provide further opportunity, including through a rich curriculum offer.”
- “This school has a culture of aspiration for all pupils, including pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and those who are disadvantaged.”
To improve
- “However, at times, teachers do not check sufficiently well how securely pupils remember key ideas in a subject.”
- “This affects how well pupils are able to draw on their previous learning when they move on to study new ideas.”
- “Nevertheless, some pupils question the fairness with which the new behaviour system is applied.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 January 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 51% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 47.6 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 290 first-preference applications, 338 offers in total, 290 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Newham.
- Plashet, City of London Academy 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Angela's Ursuline School 1.3 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Forest Gate Community School 1.5 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Stratford School Academy 1.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Bonaventure's RC School 1.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Lister Community School 1.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Brampton Manor Academy 1.8 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Cumberland Community School 2.1 mi Good Last distance published