Gilbert Colvin Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Ilford, Redbridge
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.750 miles
Published by London Borough of Redbridge · offers on 16 April 2026
2021–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Gilbert Colvin Primary School is a primary school in Ilford, Redbridge for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 11 February 2025. Redbridge has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2021 to 2026 entry.
Gilbert Colvin Primary 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 |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 0.750 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Reception 2026 had 24 first-choice applications for 29 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 5 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- For Reception 2026, the last distance offered, for children with siblings at the school, was 0.750 miles, nearer than in 2025; distances swung sharply between some years.
- In 2024/25, 75% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 6% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Redbridge schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Strafford Avenue, Ilford, IG5 0TL
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Redbridge
- Pupils on roll
- 344 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 33.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 11 February 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils at Gilbert Colvin Primary School enjoy a warm, welcoming environment where they feel safe, valued, and engaged.”
- “From the babble of water in the fountain at the front of the school to the ‘zen room’, the school’s atmosphere is calm and orderly.”
- “This atmosphere is underpinned by the school’s clear routines and shared expectations.”
To improve
- “Currently, adaptations to teaching are, on occasion, not as helpful as they should be in addressing gaps in pupils’ understanding that have arisen.”
- “However, the school does not make use of teachers’ checks of what pupils can do and know in some subjects.”
- “This means that there are sometimes gaps in pupils’ knowledge and understanding.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 March 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 75% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 24 first-preference applications, 29 offers in total, 24 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 primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Redbridge.
- Clore Tikva School 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Glade Primary School 0.5 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Mossford Green Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Fairlop Primary School 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Parkhill Infants' School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Parkhill Junior School 0.6 mi School remains Good
- Wohl Ilford Jewish Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Fullwood Primary School 0.8 mi Outstanding Last distance published