Best primary schools in Redbridge
49 of 60 primary schools ranked by Met expected standard (RWM) · all Redbridge schools · secondary schools
Ranked on Met expected standard (RWM), 2024/25 — the most recent year each school has published. Official data, not our opinion — but the ranking is only as good as the measure, and a single number never describes a school.
- 40 of 60 rated Good or Outstanding
- 7 oversubscribed on first preference
- 10 Good or better and undersubscribed — the overlooked ones
- Median Met expected standard (RWM): 76.0% (best 96.0%)
| # | School | Met expected standard (RWM) | Ofsted | Places | Catchment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wanstead Church School London | 96.0% | Good | about even 0.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 2 | St Bede's Catholic Primary School Romford | 95.0% | Not judged | about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 3 | Gordon Primary School Ilford | 94.0% | Good | about even 0.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 4 | Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School London | 94.0% | Not judged | oversubscribed 1.25 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 5 | Churchfields Junior School London | 91.0% | Not judged improving | — | approximate |
| 6 | Aldborough Primary School Ilford hidden gem | 90.0% | Good | undersubscribed 0.73 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 7 | Aldersbrook Primary School London | 90.0% | Not judged improving | about even 1.08 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 8 | Cleveland Road Primary School Ilford | 87.0% | Outstanding | about even 1.09 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 9 | Highlands Primary School Ilford | 87.0% | Outstanding | about even 1.11 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 10 | Wells Primary School Woodford Green | 87.0% | Not judged improving | oversubscribed 1.5 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 11 | Fullwood Primary School Ilford | 86.0% | Outstanding | oversubscribed 1.2 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 12 | Avanti Court Primary School Barkingside | 83.0% | Good | oversubscribed 1.4 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 13 | Parkhill Junior School Ilford | 82.0% | Good | — | approximate |
| 14 | Farnham Green Primary School Ilford | 80.0% | Good | about even 0.89 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 15 | SS Peter and Paul's Catholic Primary School Ilford | 80.0% | Good | about even 0.96 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 16 | Al-Noor Voluntary Aided Muslim Primary School Ilford | 79.0% | Good | oversubscribed 3.35 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 17 | Christchurch Primary School Ilford hidden gem | 79.0% | Good declining | undersubscribed 0.81 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 18 | Glade Primary School Ilford | 79.0% | Good | about even 0.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 19 | Grove Primary School Romford | 79.0% | Outstanding improving | about even 0.98 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 20 | Nightingale Primary School London hidden gem | 79.0% | Good | undersubscribed 0.75 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 21 | Gearies Primary School Ilford | 78.0% | Not judged | about even 1.03 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 22 | Mossford Green Primary School Ilford | 77.0% | Good | about even 0.9 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 23 | Clore Tikva School Ilford hidden gem | 76.0% | Good | undersubscribed 0.82 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 24 | Downshall Primary School Ilford | 76.0% | Good | about even 0.9 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 25 | Uphall Primary School Ilford | 76.0% | Not judged declining | about even 0.94 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 26 | Gilbert Colvin Primary School Ilford | 75.0% | Not judged | undersubscribed 0.83 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 27 | Goodmayes Primary School Ilford hidden gem | 75.0% | Good | undersubscribed 0.72 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 28 | Snaresbrook Primary School London | 75.0% | Good | oversubscribed 1.19 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 29 | Winston Way Academy Ilford | 75.0% | Good | about even 0.88 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 30 | Ray Lodge Primary School Woodford Green | 73.0% | Outstanding | about even 1.04 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 31 | Fairlop Primary School Ilford | 72.0% | Good | about even 0.99 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 32 | Redbridge Primary School Ilford | 72.0% | Good | about even 0.91 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 33 | St Antony's Catholic Primary School Woodford Green hidden gem | 72.0% | Good declining | undersubscribed 0.6 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 34 | Cranbrook Primary School Ilford | 70.0% | Good | undersubscribed 0.85 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 35 | Oakdale Junior School London | 70.0% | Not judged | — | approximate |
| 36 | Wohl Ilford Jewish Primary School Ilford | 70.0% | Good | about even 0.96 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 37 | Barley Lane Primary School Romford | 68.0% | Good | about even 0.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 38 | Coppice Primary School Chigwell hidden gem | 68.0% | Good | undersubscribed 0.73 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 39 | South Park Primary School Ilford hidden gem | 68.0% | Good improving | undersubscribed 0.81 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 40 | Mayespark Primary School Ilford | 65.0% | Good improving | about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 41 | William Torbitt Primary School Ilford | 64.0% | Good | about even 0.87 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 42 | Newbury Park Primary School Ilford | 61.0% | Not judged | undersubscribed 0.69 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 43 | Chadwell Primary School Romford | 60.0% | Not judged | about even 0.92 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 44 | Roding Primary School Woodford Green | 60.0% | Not judged improving | undersubscribed 0.74 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 45 | John Bramston Primary School Hainault | 58.0% | Good | about even 1.12 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 46 | Manford Primary School Chigwell | 58.0% | Good | about even 0.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 47 | St Aidan's Catholic Primary Academy Ilford hidden gem | 58.0% | Good improving | undersubscribed 0.83 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 48 | St Augustine's Catholic Primary School Ilford | 53.0% | Good | about even 0.87 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 49 | Woodlands Primary School Ilford | 51.0% | Good | about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
Also in Redbridge
11 further primary schools with no published Met expected standard (RWM) for the latest year — usually too small a cohort to report, newly opened, or a special school. Listed because leaving them out would make this a misleading picture of Redbridge, not a fairer one.
- Apex Primary School
- Avon House Preparatory School
- Bancroft's Preparatory School
- Beehive Preparatory School
- Churchfields Infants' School Ofsted: Outstanding
- Eastcourt Independent School
- Oakdale Infants' School Ofsted: Good hidden gem
- Parkhill Infants' School Ofsted: Good
- Snaresbrook Prep School
- St Aubyn's School
- Woodford Green Preparatory School
Applying in Redbridge
Knowing which school is best is only half of it — these are the deadlines that decide whether you can apply at all.
- Selective / 11+ test date 2026-09-18 · 2027 entry Redbridge 11+ test (GL Assessment)
- Selective test results released 2026-10-15 · 2027 entry Results mid-October 2026
- Secondary application deadline 2026-10-31 · 2027 entry Common Application Form deadline
- Primary (Reception) application deadline 2027-01-15 · 2027 entry Primary (Reception) application deadline for September 2027 entry. National statutory deadline 15 January 2027; apply via your home local authority.
- Secondary National Offer Day 2027-03-01 · 2027 entry National Offer Day
- Primary National Offer Day 2027-04-16 · 2027 entry Primary National Offer Day for September 2027 entry — Reception place offers (16 April).
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