Cranbrook Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 5–11 · 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 🔒
Cranbrook Primary School is a primary school in Ilford, Redbridge for ages 5–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 19 May 2022. Redbridge has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2021 to 2026 entry.
Cranbrook 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
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, though places ran out (a last distance was published) in all 3 earlier years, and the last distance swung sharply between some years.
- 26% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Redbridge is 15.6%.
- 2026 Reception entry had 71 first-choice applications for 84 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place and 13 offers went to families ranking it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 70% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 5% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
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
- The Drive, Ilford, IG1 3PS
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Council
- Redbridge
- Pupils on roll
- 786 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 26% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 19 May 2022
Strengths
- “This is a happy and friendly school.”
- “The headteacher, governors and staff want the best for all pupils.”
- “They are determined that all pupils will succeed.”
To improve
- “However, in a few subjects, subject content and the order it should be taught are less explicit.”
- “This means that, over time, pupils’ understanding of these subjects does not build up as effectively as it does in others.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 7 July 2022 (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) | 70% | 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: 71 first-preference applications, 84 offers in total, 71 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.
- Highlands Primary School 0.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Redbridge Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Gearies Primary School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Christchurch Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary School 1.0 mi Some aspects not as strong Last distance published
- Aldersbrook Primary School 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Parkhill Infants' School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Parkhill Junior School 1.3 mi School remains Good