Aldborough Primary School
Primary · Free schools · Ages 4–11 · 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 🔒
Aldborough Primary School is a primary school in Ilford, Redbridge for ages 4–11 (free schools). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 8 June 2022. Redbridge has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2021 to 2026 entry.
Aldborough 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
- In 2024/25, 90% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Redbridge.
- Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, with 12 offers going to families ranking it second or lower; places ran out in 1 of the 3 earlier years.
- Reception 2026 drew 32 first-choice applications for 44 offers, 0.7 first choices per offer, the 5th lowest of 49 Redbridge primary schools.
- There are 16.6 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 20.8 across the 8 nearest primary 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
- 231 Aldborough Road South, Seven Kings, Ilford, IG3 8HZ
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Redbridge
- Pupils on roll
- 347 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 28.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 8 June 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils at this school learn the curriculum very well.”
- “In each subject, the ideas and concepts that they learn build upon their prior knowledge and prepare them for the next stages of their education.”
- “Pupils enjoy learning this curriculum because they feel that it is relevant to their lives and experiences and they know that it is setting them up for success in the future.”
To improve
- “Leaders should continue their highly effective work to ensure that the school's approaches and practice maximise the learning and development of all pupils.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 September 2026 (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) | 90% | 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: 32 first-preference applications, 44 offers in total, 32 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.
- Downshall Primary School 0.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Aidan's Catholic Primary Academy 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Newbury Park Primary School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- William Torbitt Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Farnham Green Primary School 0.6 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Barley Lane Primary School 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- South Park Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Christchurch Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published