Woodford County High School
Secondary · Community school · Ages 11–18 · Woodford Green, Redbridge
11+ scores · 2026 entry
| Lowest score offered (National Offer Day) · common catchment area | 110.62 |
| 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 🔒
Woodford County High School is a secondary school in Woodford Green, Redbridge for ages 11–18 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 22 November 2022. Redbridge has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2015 to 2026 entry.
Woodford 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
- For Year 7 2026 there were 338 first-choice applications for 178 offers; 163 offers went to first-choice families and 175 first-choice families (52%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 99% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%); A level grades averaged B+ (England B-), with progress below average.
- The 11+ minimum qualifying score for Year 7 entry in 2026 was 104; the lowest score offered on National Offer Day, for children in the area given priority, was 110.62.
- Free school meal eligibility stands at 13.6% of pupils, against a middle figure of 22.4% across 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
- High Road, Woodford Green, IG8 9LA
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Council
- Redbridge
- Pupils on roll
- 1,237 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 13.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 22 November 2022
Strengths
- “This is a school where pupils flourish, both personally and in their academic studies.”
- “Pupils are polite, friendly and respectful to all.”
- “They have high aspirations for themselves.”
To improve
- “However, sometimes leaders are too slow to address pupils’ attendance when it begins to fall below expectations.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 February 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) | 99% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 80.1 | 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: 338 first-preference applications, 178 offers in total, 163 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.
- Trinity Catholic High School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Woodbridge High School 0.8 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Beal High School 2.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Caterham High School 2.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Wanstead High School 2.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Ilford County High School 2.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Valentines High School 3.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- King Solomon High School 3.1 mi Requires improvement Last distance published