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Ilford County High School[1]

Grammar · Secondary · ages 11–18

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Headline results

Attainment 8
A8 77 77.0 2025/26[2]
A-level average grade
AL B B 2024/25[3]

Results

GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
77 2025/26[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
98.9% 2025/26[2]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
74.3% 2025/26[2]
Progress 8
+0.87 2023/24[4]
Progress 8, 2025/26
Not calculated[5]
Progress 8, 2024/25
Not calculated[5]
Earlier years
Year Attainment 8 Grade 5+ in English & maths Grade 7+ in English & maths Progress 8
2024/25 75.7[6] 97.2%[6]
2023/24 77.4[4] 99.4%[4] +0.87[4]
2022/23 77.4[7] 97%[7] +0.77[7]
2021/22 78.6[8] 99%[8] +0.73[8]

A level (16–18)

A-level average grade
B 2024/25[3]
AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
35.4% 2024/25[3]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
Earlier years
Year A-level average grade AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
2023/24 B-[10] 23.8%[10]
2022/23 B[11] 26.7%[11]
2021/22 B+[12] 46.7%[12]
2018/19 B[13] 37.5%[13]

Destinations after GCSEs

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
98% 2022/23[14]
School sixth form
92% 2022/23[14]
Sixth-form college
2% 2022/23[14]
Further education college
2% 2022/23[14]
Apprenticeship
0% 2022/23[14]
Employment
0% 2022/23[14]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment School sixth form Sixth-form college Further education college Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 100%[15] 98%[15] 0%[15] 1%[15] 0%[15] 0%[15]
2020/21 99%[16] 96%[16] 2%[16] 1%[16] 0%[16] 0%[16]
2019/20 99%[17] 97%[17] 0%[17] 0%[17] 0%[17] 0%[17]
2018/19 98%[18] 94%[18] 0%[18] 1%[18] 0%[18] 0%[18]

Destinations after 16–18 study

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
81% 2022/23[19]
UK higher education
67% 2022/23[19]
Education
70% 2022/23[19]
Apprenticeship
7% 2022/23[19]
Employment
4% 2022/23[19]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment UK higher education Education Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 89%[20] 74%[20] 79%[20] 3%[20] 7%[20]
2020/21 91%[21] 77%[21] 81%[21] 0%[21] 10%[21]
2019/20 81%[22] 68%[22] 75%[22] 2%[22] 4%[22]
2018/19 82%[23] 72%[23] 74%[23] 0%[23] 8%[23]

Higher education after 16–18 study

Progressed to higher education
91% 2021/22[24]
Top third of most selective universities
58% 2021/22[24]
Russell Group universities
55% 2019/20[25]
Oxford or Cambridge
2% 2019/20[25]
Earlier leavers
Left in Progressed to higher education Top third of most selective universities Russell Group universities Oxford or Cambridge
2020/21 85%[26] 47%[26]
2019/20 90%[25] 60%[25] 55%[25] 2%[25]
2018/19 88%[27] 50%[27] 44%[27] 2%[27]
2017/18 84%[28] 43%[28] 38%[28] 4%[28]

Shares of the pupils who left in the year shown. Russell Group and Oxford or Cambridge figures were published for leavers up to 2019/20 only.

Ofsted

Latest inspection
6 Jan 2026[29]
Type
S5 Inspection[29]
Report published
28 May 2026[29]
Inclusion
Strong standard[29]
Achievement
Strong standard[29]
Safeguarding standards
Met[29]
Curriculum and teaching
Strong standard[29]
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard[29]
Leadership and governance
Strong standard[29]
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard[29]
Post-16 provision (where applicable)
Strong standard[29]
Earlier inspections
InspectionTypeOverall
21 Sep 2021[30] S5 Inspection[30] Good[30]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Year 7

Applications per place
3.0 Entry Sept 2026[31]
Applications (any preference)
538 Entry Sept 2026[31]
First preferences
258 Entry Sept 2026[31]
Places offered
179 Entry Sept 2026[31]
First preferences per place
1.4 Entry Sept 2026[31]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 569[31] 319[31] 178[31] 3.2[31] 1.8[31]
Entry Sept 2024 544[31] 259[31] 180[31] 3.0[31] 1.4[31]
Entry Sept 2023 541[31] 293[31] 174[31] 3.1[31] 1.7[31]
Entry Sept 2022 561[31] 276[31] 181[31] 3.1[31] 1.5[31]

Admissions

Catchment, as the policy words it, 11+ entry
common catchment area Entry Sept 2027[32]
Places (published admission number), 11+ entry
180 Entry Sept 2027[32]
Test registration closes
15 Jun 2026 Entry Sept 2027[32]
Test registration opens
1 May 2026 Entry Sept 2027[32]
Entrance test date
18 Sep 2026 Entry Sept 2027[32]

Character & practicalities

Type
Community school[1]
Ages
11–18[1]
Boys / girls
Boys[1]
Admissions
Selective[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
850[1]
Local authority
Redbridge[1]
Website
http://www.ichs.org.uk/[1]
District
Redbridge[33]
Postcode
IG6 2JB[1]
URN
102850[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
1126 2024/25[34]
English as an additional language
62.1% 2024/25[34]
SEN support
4.8% 2024/25[34]
EHC plan
0.8% 2024/25[34]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
12.2% 2024/25[34]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White
1.1%[35]
Mixed
5.8%[35]
Asian
85.6%[35]
Black
2.1%[35]
Any other ethnic group
2.6%[35]
Unclassified
2.9%[35]

The school census's major ethnic groups as shares of the school's pupils, summed by us from the published counts. For information only: never used to rank, filter or colour schools.

Sources

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    Quote
    It is not possible to calculate Progress 8 for academic years 2024/25 and 2025/26 due to gaps in the baseline caused by COVID-19 disruption.
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    Quote
    Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the summer exam series was cancelled in both 2020 and 2021, and alternative processes were set up to award grades.
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    Quotes (4)
    All admissions are based on the London Borough of Redbridge 11+ examination and living in the catchment area https://my.redbridge.gov.uk/map Choose 'education', then '11+ common catchment area' and type in your postcode. (p. 1)
    The LBR are the Admissions Authority, and they admit 180 boys into Year 7 at Ilford County High School each year. (p. 1)
    Registration opens on 1 May 2026, you must register your child for the test before 5.00pm on Monday 15 June 2026. (p. 1)
    Test Date: Friday 18 September 2026. (p. 1)
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