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Best schools in Ilford

56 schools in Ilford with the same league rank as the Redbridge league tables: each school's place among its council's schools of the same phase, on the newest year's DfE results, with the best ranked schools within reach of the middle of its schools beside them.

Primary schools

Ilford's own ranking

In IlfordSchoolExpected standardHigher standardLeague rank
1Gordon Primary School94%36%Top 8% (4/53) in Redbridge
2Ark Isaac Newton Academy92%32%Top 10% (5/53) in Redbridge
3Aldborough Primary School90%16%Top 16% (8/53) in Redbridge
4Cleveland Road Primary School87%25%Top 19% (10/53) in Redbridge
5Highlands Primary School87%21%Top 21% (11/53) in Redbridge
6Loxford School86%27%Top 23% (12/53) in Redbridge
7Fullwood Primary School86%19%Top 25% (13/53) in Redbridge
8Parkhill Junior School82%10%Top 29% (15/53) in Redbridge
9Seven Kings School80%22%Top 33% (17/53) in Redbridge
10SS Peter and Paul's Catholic Primary School80%18%Top 34% (18/53) in Redbridge
11Farnham Green Primary School80%10%Top 36% (19/53) in Redbridge
12Glade Primary School79%21%Top 40% (21/53) in Redbridge
13Christchurch Primary School79%14%Top 42% (22/53) in Redbridge
14Al-Noor Voluntary Aided Muslim Primary School79%14%Top 42% (22/53) in Redbridge
15Gearies Primary School78%27%Top 48% (25/53) in Redbridge
16Mossford Green Primary School77%20%Top 50% (26/53) in Redbridge
17Downshall Primary School76%16%(27/53) in Redbridge
18Uphall Primary School76%14%(28/53) in Redbridge
19Clore Tikva School76%8%(29/53) in Redbridge
20Winston Way Academy75%11%(31/53) in Redbridge
21Goodmayes Primary School75%9%(32/53) in Redbridge
22Gilbert Colvin Primary School75%6%(33/53) in Redbridge
23Fairlop Primary School72%13%(36/53) in Redbridge
24Redbridge Primary School72%9%(37/53) in Redbridge
25Wohl Ilford Jewish Primary School70%22%(38/53) in Redbridge
26Cranbrook Primary School70%5%(40/53) in Redbridge
27South Park Primary School68%6%(43/53) in Redbridge
28Mayespark Primary School65%10%(44/53) in Redbridge
29William Torbitt Primary School64%7%(45/53) in Redbridge
30Newbury Park Primary School61%3%(46/53) in Redbridge
31St Aidan's Catholic Primary Academy58%4%(51/53) in Redbridge
32St Augustine's Catholic Primary School53%0%(52/53) in Redbridge
33Woodlands Primary School51%5%(53/53) in Redbridge

Not ranked: Parkhill Infants' School: no published figure for the newest year (DfE hides figures for small year groups), or no published results.

Best ranked within 3 miles

SchoolTownFrom the centreExpected standardHigher standardLeague rank
Wanstead Church SchoolLondon2.4 miles96%17%1st (1/53) in Redbridge
St Bede's Catholic Primary SchoolRomford1.9 miles95%14%Top 4% (2/53) in Redbridge
Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary SchoolLondon2.6 miles94%38%Top 6% (3/53) in Redbridge
Churchfields Junior SchoolLondon3.0 miles91%38%Top 12% (6/53) in Redbridge
Aldersbrook Primary SchoolLondon2.1 miles90%22%Top 14% (7/53) in Redbridge
St Stephen's Primary SchoolLondon3.1 miles89%31%Top 11% (7/66) in Newham
Shaftesbury Primary SchoolLondon3.0 miles89%22%Top 13% (8/66) in Newham
St Margarets CofE Primary SchoolBarking2.6 miles89%13%Top 5% (2/43) in Barking and Dagenham
Davies Lane Primary SchoolLondon3.0 miles87%30%Top 18% (9/51) in Waltham Forest
Langdon AcademyLondon2.9 miles87%28%Top 17% (11/66) in Newham

Ranked on 2025 KS2 results: the share reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths; the share reaching the higher standard breaks a tie. Each school's league rank is its place among its council's schools of the same phase with a figure that year; schools from several councils are listed by the same figure. England: 62%. A dash: no figure published for that school (DfE hides figures for small groups). Source: DfE, key stage 2 school performance tables, 2024/25; the same rank as the league tables (how it is worked out). Distances are as the crow flies.

Secondary schools (GCSE)

Ilford's own ranking

In IlfordSchoolAttainment 8Grade 5+ English and mathsLeague rank
1Ilford County High School (grammar)77.099%Top 11% (2/19) in Redbridge
2Seven Kings School62.081%Top 16% (3/19) in Redbridge
3Ark Isaac Newton Academy60.772%Top 22% (4/19) in Redbridge
4Valentines High School57.370%Top 27% (5/19) in Redbridge
5The Ursuline Academy Ilford55.360%Top 43% (8/19) in Redbridge
6Beal High School54.862%Top 48% (9/19) in Redbridge
7Oaks Park High School54.362%(10/19) in Redbridge
8Loxford School54.162%(11/19) in Redbridge
9King Solomon High School49.552%(15/19) in Redbridge
10The Palmer Catholic Academy48.546%(16/19) in Redbridge
11Caterham High School44.242%(18/19) in Redbridge
12Forest Academy41.333%(19/19) in Redbridge

Best ranked within 6 miles

SchoolTownFrom the centreAttainment 8Grade 5+ English and mathsLeague rank
Woodford County High School (grammar)Woodford Green3.5 miles81.298%1st (1/19) in Redbridge
Mossbourne Victoria Park AcademyLondon5.8 miles65.175%Top 13% (2/16) in Hackney
Eden Girls' School, Waltham ForestLondon5.5 miles64.281%1st (1/17) in Waltham Forest
Brampton Manor AcademyLondon3.9 miles61.270%1st (1/20) in Newham
Clapton Girls' AcademyLondon5.8 miles60.772%Top 19% (3/16) in Hackney
Harris Science Academy East LondonLondon5.0 miles59.371%Top 10% (2/20) in Newham
Forest Gate Community SchoolLondon3.0 miles59.071%Top 15% (3/20) in Newham
Walthamstow School for GirlsLondon4.1 miles57.966%Top 12% (2/17) in Waltham Forest
Riverside SchoolBarking3.9 miles57.964%1st (1/13) in Barking and Dagenham
Wanstead High SchoolLondon1.9 miles56.968%Top 32% (6/19) in Redbridge

Ranked on 2026 GCSE results: Attainment 8, the average grade across eight GCSEs; the share with grade 5 or above in English and maths breaks a tie. Each school's league rank is its place among its council's schools of the same phase with a figure that year; schools from several councils are listed by the same figure. England: 47.4. A dash: no figure published for that school (DfE hides figures for small groups). Source: DfE, key stage 4 school performance tables, 2025/26; the same rank as the league tables (how it is worked out). Distances are as the crow flies.

Sixth forms and colleges (A level)

Ilford's own ranking

In IlfordSchoolPoints per A level entryValue addedLeague rank
1Ark Isaac Newton Academy41.7+0.52Top 12% (2/17) in Redbridge
2Ilford County High School (grammar)41.2+0.04Top 18% (3/17) in Redbridge
3Seven Kings School37.8-0.17Top 24% (4/17) in Redbridge
4Valentines High School36.2+0.06Top 42% (7/17) in Redbridge
5Oaks Park High School35.2+0.40Top 48% (8/17) in Redbridge
6King Solomon High School34.6+0.01(9/17) in Redbridge
7Loxford School31.6-0.08(10/17) in Redbridge
8The Palmer Catholic Academy30.9-0.11(11/17) in Redbridge
9Beal High School29.4-0.12(14/17) in Redbridge
10The Ursuline Academy Ilford28.3-0.57(16/17) in Redbridge
11Caterham High School22.5-0.38(17/17) in Redbridge

Best ranked within 6 miles

SchoolTownFrom the centrePoints per A level entryValue addedLeague rank
Brampton Manor AcademyLondon3.9 miles50.8+0.331st (1/10) in Newham
Newham Collegiate Sixth Form Centre, City of London AcademyLondon3.0 miles50.8+0.21Top 20% (2/10) in Newham
London Academy of ExcellenceLondon4.2 miles47.8+0.14Top 30% (3/10) in Newham
Woodford County High School (grammar)Woodford Green3.5 miles42.8-0.111st (1/17) in Redbridge
Bow SchoolLondon5.2 miles39.1+0.541st (1/16) in Tower Hamlets
Clapton Girls' AcademyLondon5.8 miles38.8-0.01Top 31% (4/13) in Hackney
Barking Abbey School, A Specialist Sports and Humanities CollegeBarking2.3 miles38.8+0.321st (1/13) in Barking and Dagenham
St Bonaventure's RC SchoolLondon3.4 miles38.0+0.09Top 40% (4/10) in Newham
Roding Valley High SchoolLoughton4.9 miles38.0+0.26Top 16% (8/52) in Essex
Riverside SchoolBarking3.9 miles38.0+0.07Top 16% (2/13) in Barking and Dagenham

Ranked on 2025 A level results: average points per A level entry; value added breaks a tie. Each school's league rank is its place among its council's schools of the same phase with a figure that year; schools from several councils are listed by the same figure. England: 35.0. A dash: no figure published for that school (DfE hides figures for small groups). Source: DfE, 16 to 18 school and college performance tables, 2024/25; the same rank as the league tables (how it is worked out). Distances are as the crow flies.

Private schools (A level)

None in Ilford itself is ranked.

Best ranked within 12 miles

SchoolTownFrom the centrePoints per A level entryLeague rank
Westminster SchoolLondon10.4 miles53.71st (1/8) in Westminster
South Hampstead High School GDSTLondon11.2 miles51.81st (1/5) in Camden
City of London School for GirlsLondon8.4 miles51.51st (1/3) in City of London
Alleyn's SchoolLondon10.8 miles51.51st (1/3) in Southwark
Highgate School9.9 miles51.41st (1/2) in Haringey
James Allen's Girls' SchoolLondon10.9 miles50.8(2/3) in Southwark
City of London SchoolLondon8.9 miles50.4(2/3) in City of London
Bancroft's SchoolWoodford Green3.9 miles50.41st (1/1) in Redbridge
Eltham CollegeLondon9.5 miles49.11st (1/4) in Bromley
University College SchoolLondon11.3 miles48.9Top 40% (2/5) in Camden

Ranked on 2025 A level results: average points per A level entry. Each school's league rank is its place among its council's schools of the same phase with a figure that year; schools from several councils are listed by the same figure. England (private schools): 43.0. A dash: no figure published for that school (DfE hides figures for small groups). Source: DfE, 16 to 18 school and college performance tables, 2024/25; the same rank as the league tables (how it is worked out). Distances are as the crow flies.

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