Ray Lodge Primary School, Woodford Green

Ofsted's report card from its 24 February 2026 inspection grades Ray Lodge Primary School on 7 areas: 1 strong standard and 6 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "The school's vision of 'striving for excellence' is brought to life through the 'Ray Lodge Pledge'."

Achievement - Expected standard. "Pupils at this school achieve well."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Leaders are ambitious and committed to securing pupils' high attendance."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have an accurate understanding of the quality of the curriculum and teaching."

Early years - Expected standard. "The early years environment is calm, caring and well organised."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders have established an inclusive culture that supports pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) well."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "The trust and school work together in a mutually beneficial and well-established partnership."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that staff enhance opportunities for high-quality talk and interaction with pupils, including in the early years, so that pupils improve their understanding and use of language and vocabulary"; "Leaders should further strengthen consistency in staff's understanding and use of adaptive teaching practices, so that pupils build securely and in depth on what they already know"; "Leaders should further develop their approaches to overseeing behaviour, so they have a clearer overview of trends and evaluate the impact of their actions more precisely".

In 2025, 82% of Year 6 pupils at Ray Lodge Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 80% 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 (80% in reading, 81% in maths).

For September 2026 entry, 94 families put Ray Lodge Primary School as their first choice and 217 named it as one of their preferences, for 90 places offered. That is slightly more first choices than places. 16 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Ray Lodge Primary School are Roding Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 70% reading, 74% maths); Wells Primary School (1 mile, Outstanding, 87% reading, 98% maths); Churchfields Infants' School (1 mile, Outstanding); and St Antony's Catholic Primary School (1 mile, Good, 83% reading, 76% maths).

Ray Lodge Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.

Ray Lodge Primary School is one of 2 schools run by Strive4 Academy Trust, an academy trust.

73 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Ray Lodge Primary School (as of April 2026): 78% would recommend the school, 82% say their child is happy there and 50% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child is happy at the school (82%); the weakest, that they are kept well informed about progress (47%).

50.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (29%), White British (19%) and Mixed (14%).

The nearest tram or metro stop is Woodford, about 630 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).

5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Ray Lodge Primary School, 110 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 189 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and vehicle crime. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Redbridge (338).

Ray Lodge Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.

The secondary schools closest to Ray Lodge Primary School are Woodbridge High School (0.6 miles), West Hatch High School (0.9 miles), Woodford County High School (1.1 miles) and Trinity Catholic High School (1.2 miles).