Ilford County High School
Secondary · Community school · Ages 11–18 · Ilford, Redbridge
11+ scores · 2026 entry
| Lowest score offered (National Offer Day) · common catchment area | 106.02 |
| Minimum qualifying score | 104 |
From Redbridge Council, Redbridge Council · a pass mark doesn't guarantee a place
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026: Not published · From London Borough of Redbridge · offers on 2 March 2026
2015–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Ilford County High School is a secondary school in Ilford, Redbridge for ages 11–18 (community school). Redbridge has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2015 to 2026 entry.
Ilford County 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 | Not published |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2016 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2015 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 258 first-choice applications for 179 offers; 148 offers went to first-choice families, and 110 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- Of 538 applications for 2026 Year 7 entry, 169 came from families living outside Redbridge, and 43 offers went to them.
- For 2026 entry the minimum qualifying 11+ score was 104, and the lowest score offered on National Offer Day in the common catchment area was 106.02.
- In 2024/25, 97% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), the highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary 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
- Fremantle Road, Barkingside, Ilford, IG6 2JB
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Council
- Redbridge
- Pupils on roll
- 1,115 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 13.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 6 January 2026
Strengths
- “This school supports pupils to become independent learners.”
- “They work together to solve problems and develop a love of learning.”
- “Pupils’ achievement is very high.”
To improve
- “The school should sustain its effective use of assessment and build on its work to further enhance teaching and learning.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 27 February 2026 (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) | 97% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 75.7 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | B | 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: 258 first-preference applications, 179 offers in total, 148 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.
- King Solomon High School 0.5 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Caterham High School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Oaks Park High School 1.1 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Beal High School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Valentines High School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Woodbridge High School 2.0 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Forest Academy 2.0 mi Good Last distance published
- The Palmer Catholic Academy 2.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published