Ilford County High School
Fremantle Road, Ilford, IG6 2JB
1,115 pupils · 131% of 850 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Selective
- Local authority
- Redbridge
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 13.4%
Ofsted
Strong standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
| Post-16 | Strong standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 6 January 2026, published 28 May 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 75.7 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 97.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 98.9% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 97.8% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Oversubscribed — 1.44 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 179 | 258 | 538 | 179 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 178 | 319 | 569 | 178 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 180 | 259 | 544 | 180 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 174 | 293 | 541 | 174 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 181 | 276 | 561 | 181 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 179 | 471 | 697 | 179 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 181 | 288 | 615 | 181 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 179 | 285 | 627 | 179 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- King Solomon High School 0.8 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- Caterham High School 1.1 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Oaks Park High School 1.8 km · Good (2019) · previous system
- Beal High School 1.9 km · Good (2021) · previous system
- Valentines High School 2.1 km · Most areas: Exceptional (2026)
- West Hatch High School 2.5 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.