King Solomon High School
Forest Road, Ilford, IG6 3HB
636 pupils · 55% of 1,160 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Jewish
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Local authority
- Redbridge
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 28%
Ofsted
Requires improvement (2024) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 14 May 2024, published 3 July 2024. 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 | 46.8 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 42.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 67.4% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 65.7% |
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?
Usually has places available — 0.5 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 80 | 40 | 159 | 53 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 123 | 72 | 238 | 94 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 165 | 131 | 337 | 161 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 177 | 101 | 322 | 151 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 174 | 126 | 360 | 174 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 169 | 98 | 326 | 144 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 180 | 124 | 415 | 180 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 180 | 115 | 370 | 180 |
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
- Ilford County High School 0.8 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2026)
- Oaks Park High School 1.7 km · Good (2019) · previous system
- Caterham High School 1.8 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Forest Academy 2.5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Valentines High School 2.6 km · Most areas: Exceptional (2026)
- Beal High School 2.6 km · Good (2021) · 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.