Ilford County High School

Ilford, IG6 2JB · Redbridge grammar school

Ofsted: Good Boys
Qualifying score (2026)
106.02
Test board
Consortium: Redbridge Selection Test. Two one-hour multiple-choice papers; both Redbridge grammar schools use the same test

Ofsted judgement breakdown (2021-09-21)

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Effectiveness of leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding is effective?
Yes
Sixth form provision (where applicable)
Good

Oversubscription criteria

  1. Looked after — Looked After Children and Previously Looked After Children (incl. those in state care outside England and Wales)
  2. Pupil premium catchment — Up to 25% of places: Common Catchment Area children eligible for Pupil Premium, ranked by score
  3. Catchment — Common Catchment Area children (not Pupil Premium), ranked by score
  4. Outside catchment — Children outside the Common Catchment Area, ranked by score

What the entrance test covers

One shared test for both Redbridge grammar schools (Ilford County High School and Woodford County High School): 1. English and Verbal Reasoning — one hour. 2. Mathematics and Non-Verbal Reasoning — one hour. Scores are age-standardised. A standardised score around the published threshold (historically 104) makes a child ELIGIBLE for consideration — it is a qualifying bar, not a ranking guarantee; oversubscription criteria then decide places. Register once with Redbridge council (historically 1 May to mid-June of Year 5); test in mid-September of Year 6; results by email in mid-October before the 31 October application deadline.

University destinations

Oxbridge
2%
Russell Group
55%
Top-third university
60%
Any degree
90%

Of the 141-student 2019/20 leaver cohort, sustaining a higher-education destination the following year. This is the last cohort the Department for Education published with an Oxbridge/Russell Group breakdown — these categories were discontinued as official accountability measures after this release, so a more recent figure does not exist.

House prices nearby

Median price, Fullwell ward (Year ending Mar 2023)
£535,000

Median price for the school's electoral ward, year ending March 2023 — a neighbourhood-level indicator, not the school's actual admissions catchment (catchments are often smaller than a ward or span parts of several).

Data sourced from GIAS, Ofsted and official Redbridge admissions publications. Figures can change year to year — always confirm with the school before applying.

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