Caterham High School
Secondary · Community school · Ages 11–18 · Ilford, Redbridge
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From London Borough of Redbridge · offers on 2 March 2026
2022–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Caterham High School is a secondary school in Ilford, Redbridge for ages 11–18 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 29 June 2022. Redbridge has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2022 to 2026 entry.
Caterham High 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 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Year 7 2026 had 48 first-choice applications for 117 offers, 0.4 first choices per offer, the lowest of 15 Redbridge secondary schools.
- For Year 7 2026, 47 offers went to first-choice families and 1 first-choice family (2%) was not offered a place; 70 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 43% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), the 2nd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Redbridge.
- At A level in 2024/25 the average grade was D+ (England B-), with progress from GCSE to A level below average.
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
- Caterham Avenue, Clayhall, Ilford, IG5 0QW
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Redbridge
- Pupils on roll
- 953 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 40.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 29 June 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils at Caterham High School belong to a caring community.”
- “Staff encourage pupils to believe in themselves and persevere in pursuit of their ambitions.”
- “This is a diverse school where staff have high aspirations for all pupils.”
To improve
- “But some pupils with SEND need more help to develop their written work.”
- “However, some pupils need support to help them read fluently.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 6 September 2022 (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) | 43% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 44.3 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | D+ | B- |
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: 48 first-preference applications, 117 offers in total, 47 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 Redbridge.
- Ilford County High School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Beal High School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- King Solomon High School 1.1 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Woodbridge High School 1.3 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Valentines High School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Oaks Park High School 1.6 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Wanstead High School 1.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Woodford County High School 2.1 mi Good Last distance published