Redbridge
Ilford County High School
GCSE results 2026: every Redbridge school ranked · how England did
Exceptional results, but a place depends on the entrance test rather than where you live — worth a look only if you are planning to sit it.
What the data says
Published data, read plainly. It tells you what to check next; it does not guarantee a place or replace your local authority’s admissions guidance.
Attainment 8 of 77.0 is well above the national average of around 46. This reflects strong GCSE outcomes across the standard subject basket.
- 77.0
- Attainment 8
- 99%
- 5+ Eng & Maths
- 2025/2026
- Academic year
Pupils made above-average progress compared with similar pupils nationally. The confidence interval is entirely above zero, which is strong evidence of added value.
- +0.87
- Progress 8
- [0.65, 1.09]
- Confidence interval
Admissions realism depends on your home postcode and the school's published allocation data. Enter your postcode on this page to get a more specific assessment, and always verify the latest policy on the school's official admissions page.
This is a selective school. Admission usually requires passing an entrance test. Check the school's admissions policy for test registration deadlines.
Watch-outs
- Selective admissions: an entrance test (usually the 11+ or equivalent) is required. Check registration and test dates well in advance.
What to do next
- Verify the school's official admissions policy
- Check entrance test registration dates
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Starting school in September 2027
- Secondary (Year 7): apply by 31 October 2026; offers on 1 March 2027.
National dates for England. You apply through the council where you live, even for a school in another council.
Applications and offers
National offer day figures that councils report to the Department for Education. These are counts only: they do not show how far away the last child offered a place lived.
Year 7 entry
| Year of entry | Places offered | Put it first | First choices offered | Applications (any preference) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 179 | 258 | 148 (57%) | 538 |
| September 2025 | 178 | 319 | 155 (49%) | 569 |
| September 2024 | 180 | 259 | 159 (61%) | 544 |
| September 2023 | 174 | 293 | 153 (52%) | 541 |
| September 2022 | 181 | 276 | 152 (55%) | 561 |
Source: Department for Education: Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, school-level data, published 18 June 2026. “–” means the figure was not published. The council’s own allocation figures are the official record: check Redbridge’s admissions page for cut-off distances, the admission rules and this year’s dates.
Performance over time
Attainment 8 over time
Progress 8 over time(not available 2024/25 or 2025/26)
University destinations
Share of this school's sixth-form leavers who went on to Oxford or Cambridge, a Russell Group university, or a university in the top third by entry grades. Department for Education data for state-funded schools and colleges.
| Left sixth form | Students | Oxford or Cambridge | Russell Group | Top-third universities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 2024-2025 tables | 89 | Not published | Not published | 58% England 19% |
| 2020/21 2023-2024 tables | 116 | Not published | Not published | 47% England 24% |
| 2019/20 2022-2023 tables | 141 | 2% England 1% | 55% England 18% | 60% England 20% |
| 2018/19 2021-2022 tables | 128 | 2% England 1% | 44% England 15% | 50% England 17% |
| 2017/18 2020-2021 tables | 159 | 4% England 1% | 38% England 16% | 43% England 18% |
| 2015/16 2018-2019 tables | 157 | 3% England 1% | 47% England 14% | 59% England 19% |
- The DfE stopped publishing Oxbridge and Russell Group shares for individual schools after the 2022-23 performance tables (students who left in 2019/20). Top-third figures continue.
- Figures are percentages of all students who finished 16 to 18 study at the school, counting those who sustained a university place in the two years after leaving.
- Rankings use the average across years weighted by the number of students; a school needs at least 2 years and 50 students to be ranked. The top-third ranking uses the latest 3 years. Ranks are among state-funded schools and colleges.
- '<0.5%' means above zero but under half a percent. 'Suppressed' means 5 or fewer students.
- Source: Department for Education, 16 to 18 progression to higher education or training (Compare school and college performance, Explore education statistics).
Entry, tests and fees
Entrance test
There is a minimum threshold score of 104 for all applicants. No one scoring lower that 104 will be added to the ranking or waiting list.
Source · checked 27 October 2026
Registration opens on 1 May 2026 , you must register your child for the test before 5.00pm on Monday 15 June 2026.
Source · checked 27 October 2026
Registration opens on 1 May 2026 , you must register your child for the test before 5.00pm on Monday 15 June 2026.
Source · checked 27 October 2026
Test Date: Friday 18 September 2026 . You must bring the completed 11 + photo ID form to the test.
Source · checked 27 October 2026
Admissions
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',…
Source · checked 27 October 2026
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',…
Source · checked 27 October 2026
Other children living in the common catchment area, ranked accordingly to the total standardised score in overall order of merit
Source · checked 27 October 2026
Sixth form
We are pleased to announce that applications for entry to Ilford County High School Sixth Form for the academic year 2027-2028 will open following our Open Even…
Source · checked 26 October 2026
Copied from the school's and test organisers' own pages; check them before registering or applying.
Questions parents ask about Ilford County High School
- How good are Ilford County High School's GCSE results?
- In 2025/26 (provisional) pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 77.0, against 47.6 across England, ranking #44 in England. 74.3% got grade 7 or above in both English and maths.
- How good are Ilford County High School's A-level results?
- In 2024/25 students averaged 41.2 points per A-level entry (an average grade of B). An A* is worth 60 points and an A 50.
- How hard is it to get into Ilford County High School?
- For September 2026, 258 families put it first for 179 Year 7 places: 1.4 first choices per place, the 71st highest in London. It is a grammar school, so children must reach the pass mark in its 11-plus test; its admission policy sets how passing children are ranked.
- How many Ilford County High School students go to Oxford or Cambridge?
- 2.8% of its sixth-form leavers went to Oxford or Cambridge, and 45.8% to Russell Group universities (2015/16–2019/20), from Department for Education destination data.
Historical results
| Year | Pupils | Att8 | P8 | 5+ E&M | 7+ E&M | EBacc % | EBacc APS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/2026 (provisional) | 179 | 77.0 | — | 98.9% | 74.3% | — | — |
| 2024/2025 | 180 | 75.7 | — | 97.2% | — | 97.8% | 7.3 |
| 2023/2024 | 178 | 77.4 | +0.87 | 99.4% | — | 98.3% | 7.5 |
| 2022/2023 | 175 | 77.4 | +0.77 | 97.1% | — | 99.4% | 7.6 |
| 2021/2022 | 175 | 78.6 | +0.73 | — | — | 99.0% | 7.6 |
EBacc figures stop at 2024/2025: the DfE no longer publishes them from 2025/2026.
Nearby and similar schools
Other secondary schools in Redbridge for local comparison.
School information
| URN | 102850 |
| Local authority | Redbridge |
| Region | London |
| Phase | Secondary |
| Type | Community school |
| Gender of entry | Boys |
| Age range | 11-18 |
| Headteacher | Headteacher Gavin Barnett |
| Trust | — |
| Admissions | Selective |
| Religious character | Does not apply |
| Postcode | IG6 2JB |
| Pupils | 1,126 |
| FSM eligible | 11.7% |
Contact and identifiers
Fremantle Road, Barkingside, Ilford, Essex, IG6 2JB
http://www.ichs.org.uk/2085516496| DfE number | 4007 |
| UKPRN | 10003253 |
| Opened | — |
| GIAS updated | 17 Mar 2026 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 17 Mar 2026 |
| Latest KS4 year | 2025/2026 |
| Latest KS2 year | — |
| Ofsted published | 12 Dec 2021 |
Latest Ofsted inspection
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Safeguarding | Effective |
| Inspection type | S5 Inspection |
| Category of concern | — |
| Inspection date | 21 Sept 2021 |
| Publication date | 12 Dec 2021 |