Overall Oxbridge
#1,273
15 ranked schools · -359 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,984
Applications
228
Offers
29
Offer rate12.7%
-9.7 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 22.4%
Victorian terraces in Ilford's commercial core give way to Edwardian and inter-war semi-detached avenues as Redbridge extends through northeast London towards the Epping Forest edge at Woodford. The borough was established in 1965. Now home to around 311,000 people, it stretches from Ilford's busy retail high street to the tree-lined village green at Wanstead, where a Georgian church and pond give the neighbourhood a distinctly unhurried character.
Wanstead and Woodford are among the most sought-after pockets for school catchments in the borough, with families competing for primary places in these leafier northern reaches. South Woodford and Gants Hill draw families seeking school places along the borough's central corridor. Central line services from Woodford and Gants Hill reach Liverpool Street, while Elizabeth line trains from Ilford connect through Stratford to central London.
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Special
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Area Performance
Across 83 primary, secondary and sixth-form schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 8.08/10, +0.65 vs England.
Find My School Inspection Band
Distribution across all Redbridge schools
Redbridge vs England distribution
National Rank
Across all ranked Redbridge schools
top 23% of 14,978
top 23% of 14,978
top 37% of 3,862
top 37% of 3,862
top 46% of 2,555
top 46% of 2,555
Overall Oxbridge
15 ranked schools · -359 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,984
Applications
228
Offers
29
Oxford
12 ranked schools · -34 places vs Eng avg #253 of 1,198
Applications
80
Offers
0
Cambridge
15 ranked schools · -358 places vs Eng avg #773 of 1,881
Applications
148
Offers
29
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