Seven Kings School, Ilford

In 2026, pupils at Seven Kings School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 62, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 55.7 in Redbridge and 47 across England.

81% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 63% in Redbridge and 47% in England.

That is up from 57.3 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 1.12: pupils made well above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 56.4, against 64.1 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 7.7 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 24 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Business Studies and History.

For September 2026 entry, 259 families put Seven Kings School as their first choice and 1445 named it as one of their preferences, for 53 places offered. That is 4.9 first choices for every place. 218 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Seven Kings School are The Palmer Catholic Academy (0.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 48.5); Ark Isaac Newton Academy (0.6 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 60.7); Oaks Park High School (0.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 54.3); and The Ursuline Academy Ilford (0.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 55.3).

Seven Kings School's 2026 results were higher than all 4 of them.

271 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Seven Kings School (as of September 2025): 87% would recommend the school, 88% say their child is happy there and 57% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (90%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (57%).

Of the 176 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 97% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 17% to a further education college.

Of the 241 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 77% went on to university or other higher education, 3% to apprenticeships and 4% into work. 24% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

91.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (81%) and Black (6%).

In 2026, 193 pupils (8.8%) received SEN support and 102 (4.7%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

Seven Kings School has a resourced provision for physical disability: 15 places, 15 pupils on roll.

The nearest railway station is Newbury Park Station, about 770 metres away (roughly a 10-minute walk).

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Perth Road (->s), 140 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 696 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, Seven Kings School issued 71 suspensions, 3.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Seven Kings School are St Aidan's Catholic Primary Academy (0.2 miles), Aldborough Primary School (0.4 miles), Downshall Primary School (0.5 miles) and Christchurch Primary School (0.5 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.