The Ursuline Academy Ilford
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Ilford, Redbridge
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
0.149 miles
Published by London Borough of Redbridge · offers on 2 March 2026
2022–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
The Ursuline Academy Ilford is a secondary school in Ilford, Redbridge for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Redbridge has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2022 to 2026 entry.
The Ursuline Academy Ilford 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 | 0.149 mi |
| 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
- In 2026 the last child offered a Year 7 place lived 0.149 miles away, the shortest of 7 Redbridge secondary schools with a published last distance.
- The 2026 Year 7 last distance was nearer the school than in 2025 and 2022, and the 2026 figure was the shortest of the 5 years.
- In 2026 Year 7 entry, there were 97 first-choice applications for 119 offers; 87 offers went to first-choice families, and 10 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 62% had grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), 3rd 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
- Morland Road, Ilford, IG1 4JU
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Redbridge
- Pupils on roll
- 743 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 25.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 24 February 2026
Strengths
- “Leaders have created a kind and ambitious school community where pupils work hard and feel valued.”
- “Pupils feel safe at this school.”
- “They know who to speak to if they are worried.”
To improve
- “However, post-16 students have not historically achieved outcomes that are close to national averages.”
- “For a small number of pupils, absence remains high despite staff taking many steps to help them return to school.”
- “Leaders know that support for a small number of pupils with high levels of special educational needs and/or disabilities varies in quality.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 5 May 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) | 62% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 56.1 | 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: 97 first-preference applications, 119 offers in total, 87 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.
- Valentines High School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Palmer Catholic Academy 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Oaks Park High School 1.5 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Wanstead High School 1.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Beal High School 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Ilford County High School 2.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Caterham High School 2.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Chadwell Heath Academy 2.2 mi Not judged Last distance published