Gordon Primary School, Ilford

From the headteacher's welcome: "Welcome to Gordon Primary School. We are a small, friendly community school with a purpose-built nursery, situated in Ilford, within the London Borough of Redbridge. Our children are at the centre of everything we do. The school serves a multi-ethnic community and we celebrate the rich diversity of culture, religion and language that this brings to the school."

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:45am and after-school care, from £3.00 per day.

In 2025, 97% of Year 6 pupils at Gordon Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 97% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 84% and 85% in Redbridge and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 77% in reading and 79% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 40 families put Gordon Primary School as their first choice and 138 named it as one of their preferences, for 43 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Gordon Primary School are SS Peter and Paul's Catholic Primary School (0.1 miles, Good, 90% reading, 93% maths); Winston Way Academy (0.3 miles, Good, 78% reading, 85% maths); South Park Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 75% reading, 85% maths); and Woodlands Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 59% reading, 64% maths).

Gordon Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.

84.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (75%) and Black (7%).

Gordon Primary School had 13 teachers in 2026, one for every 28 pupils: fewer teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Seven Kings Station, about 1070 metres away (roughly a 13-minute walk).

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Gordon Road, 290 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 882 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Redbridge (338), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Gordon Primary School issued 6 suspensions, 1.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Gordon Primary School are Ark Isaac Newton Academy (0.4 miles), Loxford School (0.5 miles), The Palmer Catholic Academy (0.6 miles) and Seven Kings School (0.8 miles).