Best Schools in Redbridge

How many schools are there in Redbridge?

Redbridge has 94 open schools: 53 state primary, 20 state secondary or all-through, 11 independent, 8 special and 2 others.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Redbridge are rated Outstanding?

19 schools in Redbridge were rated Outstanding at their most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Churchfields Infants' School, Fullwood Primary School, Loxford School, Woodbridge High School, Valentines High School and 14 more. Counting Good as well, 95% of the 82 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

Churchfields Infants' SchoolFullwood Primary SchoolLoxford SchoolWoodbridge High SchoolValentines High School

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Redbridge get the best GCSE results?

Of the 21 schools in Redbridge with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Woodford County High School (selective grammar), with an Attainment 8 score of 81.2 and 98% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; Ilford County High School (selective grammar), with an Attainment 8 score of 77 and 99% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and Seven Kings School, with an Attainment 8 score of 62 and 81% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Selective schools admit by ability, so their raw results are not a like-for-like comparison with comprehensives. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Woodford County High SchoolIlford County High SchoolSeven Kings School

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Redbridge have the best SATs results?

Of the 53 primary schools in Redbridge with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School (98% in reading, 98% in maths); Wanstead Church School (100% in reading, 96% in maths); and Gordon Primary School (97% in reading, 97% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary SchoolWanstead Church SchoolGordon Primary School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Redbridge?

Yes. Ilford County High School and Woodford County High School are state grammar schools in Redbridge. Grammar schools admit pupils by ability through an entrance test, usually sat at the start of Year 6.

Ilford County High SchoolWoodford County High School

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Do schools in Redbridge have catchment areas?

Most state schools in Redbridge have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, Redbridge allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.

How do I apply for a school place in Redbridge?

Apply to Redbridge through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.