King Solomon High School
Secondary · Voluntary aided 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 🔒
King Solomon High School is a secondary school in Ilford, Redbridge for ages 11–18 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Requires improvement, from the inspection on 14 May 2024. Redbridge has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2022 to 2026 entry.
King Solomon 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
- Every Year 7 applicant was offered a place in 2026, though places ran out in 1 of the 4 earlier years with a published outcome.
- For Year 7 2026 there were 40 first-choice applications for 80 offers, 0.5 first choices per offer, the 3rd lowest of 15 Redbridge secondary schools.
- Every first-choice family was offered a Year 7 place in 2026, and 40 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 42% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), 2nd lowest 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
- Forest Road, Barkingside, Ilford, IG6 3HB
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Jewish
- Council
- Redbridge
- Pupils on roll
- 636 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 28% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Requires improvement Inspected 14 May 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are beginning to benefit from recent improvements.”
- “Pupils recognise that behaviour is improving and that expectations are now clearer.”
- “The majority of pupils are polite and respectful.”
To improve
- “This has made it difficult for some pupils to build trust and have confidence that staff will be able to resolve any concerns.”
- “However, there remains significant variability in the way that the curriculum is implemented, due, in part, to changes in staffing.”
- “Consequently, some pupils do not achieve as well as they should.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 4 July 2024 (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) | 42% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 46.8 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C+ | 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: 40 first-preference applications, 80 offers in total, 40 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 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Oaks Park High School 1.1 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Caterham High School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Forest Academy 1.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Valentines High School 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Beal High School 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Chadwell Heath Academy 2.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The Palmer Catholic Academy 2.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published