Woodlands Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Ilford, Redbridge
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From London Borough of Redbridge · offers on 16 April 2026
2021–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Woodlands Primary School is a primary school in Ilford, Redbridge for ages 3–11 (community school). Redbridge has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2021 to 2026 entry.
Woodlands 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| 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
- For Reception 2026, every applicant was offered a place, as at 28 of the 48 other Redbridge primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- 40.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Redbridge is 25.9%.
- Reception 2026 had 54 first-choice applications for 57 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 3 offers went to families ranking it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 51% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Redbridge.
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
- Loxford Lane, Ilford, IG1 2PY
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Redbridge
- Pupils on roll
- 558 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 40.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 24 March 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils experience a calm and welcoming school where adults know them well.”
- “Relationships between staff and pupils are a clear strength.”
- “Pupils feel safe and are confident that any worries will be dealt with by trusted adults.”
To improve
- “However, attendance remains too low.”
- “Although behaviour is positive, too many pupils do not attend regularly enough to benefit fully from what the school offers.”
- “As a result, not all pupils reach the expected standards by the end of key stages.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 May 2026 (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) | 51% | 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: 54 first-preference applications, 57 offers in total, 54 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.
- Uphall Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Gordon Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Cleveland Road Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- SS Peter and Paul's Catholic Primary School 0.6 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Winston Way Academy 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- South Park Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Christchurch Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Mayespark Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published