Cleveland Road Primary School, Ilford

From the headteacher's welcome: "Cleveland Road Primary School is a happy and successful school located in Ilford, East London. We have the highest expectations and aspirations for all our pupils."

In 2025, 91% of Year 6 pupils at Cleveland Road Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 94% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 84% and 85% in Redbridge and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (91% in reading, 93% in maths).

For September 2026 entry, 129 families put Cleveland Road Primary School as their first choice and 299 named it as one of their preferences, for 118 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 14 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Cleveland Road Primary School are Winston Way Academy (0.4 miles, Good, 78% reading, 85% maths); Uphall Primary School (0.5 miles, Requires improvement, 85% reading, 83% maths); Woodlands Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 59% reading, 64% maths); and Gordon Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 97% reading, 97% maths).

Cleveland Road Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

92.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (84%) and Mixed (6%).

Cleveland Road Primary School had 33 teachers in 2026, one for every 25 pupils: fewer teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Ilford Station, about 550 metres away (roughly a 7-minute walk).

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Dudley Road Ilford, 140 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Cleveland Road Primary School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 915 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and other theft. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Redbridge (338), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Cleveland Road Primary School issued 6 suspensions, 0.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Cleveland Road Primary School are The Ursuline Academy Ilford (0.6 miles), Loxford School (0.7 miles), Ark Isaac Newton Academy (0.9 miles) and Eastbury Community School (1.1 miles).