Beal High School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Ilford, Redbridge
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
3.193 miles
Published by London Borough of Redbridge · offers on 2 March 2026
2022–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Beal High School 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.
Beal 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 | 3.193 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
- The 2026 Year 7 last distance offered, 3.193 miles, was the longest of 7 Redbridge secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 last distance (middle figure 1.17 miles).
- That 2026 Year 7 distance was nearer the school than in 2025 but further than in 2022, with the biggest swing between 2024 and 2025.
- In 2026 there were 199 first-choice applications for 343 Year 7 offers; 193 went to first-choice families and 6 first-choice families (3%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 59% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%); at A level the average grade was C (England B-), with below-average progress from GCSE.
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
- Woodford Bridge Road, Ilford, IG4 5LP
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Redbridge
- Pupils on roll
- 2,615 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 22.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 14 April 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils feel safe and well cared for in this very large and diverse school.”
- “They move around the site calmly and sensibly, helped by clear routines and staff who know them well.”
- “Pupils say that they trust adults to help them if they have a worry.”
To improve
- “However, some pupils and parents would welcome a wider range of trips and extra-curricular opportunities.”
- “Leaders are not yet evaluating participation and impact systematically enough to ensure the offer meets the interests and aspirations of all pupils.”
- “However, their achievement and experience of teaching and assessment are more variable than in the rest of the school.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 July 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) | 59% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 52 | 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: 199 first-preference applications, 343 offers in total, 193 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.
- Caterham High School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Wanstead High School 1.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Valentines High School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Ilford County High School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Woodbridge High School 1.3 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- King Solomon High School 1.6 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- The Ursuline Academy Ilford 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Oaks Park High School 1.8 mi Improved significantly Last distance published