Schools in Redbridge

68 schools with published admissions figures

The newest figures for each school. "1st prefs per place" is how many families put the school first, for each place it gave out. It measures demand, not whether a child would get a place. A dash means the figure is not available.

How the 2026 round went in Redbridge

Primary

Offered their first choice 88.2%
Of families applying for a primary place for September 2026. Against 83.7% in 2016.
Offered one of their three 96.6%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
Families who applied 3,417
Applications received for a primary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 88.2% of families applying for a primary place here were offered their first choice, and 96.6% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 4.5 points higher than in 2016, when it was 83.7%.

The council's primary schools between them had 4,215 places for 3,417 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Secondary

Offered their first choice 68.4%
Of families applying for a secondary place for September 2026. Against 69.2% in 2016.
Offered one of their three 88.5%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
Families who applied 3,422
Applications received for a secondary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 68.4% of families applying for a secondary place here were offered their first choice, and 88.5% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is much the same as in 2016, when it was 69.2%.

The council's secondary schools between them had 3,708 places for 3,422 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Source: Department for Education, applications and offers. The same round across England.

If a family is refused a place

In 2026, families in Redbridge lodged 278 appeals about a school place.

216 of them were heard by a panel and 16 succeeded, which is about 7 in every 100 heard.

The other 62 did not reach a panel. Most appeals that do not are withdrawn because a place comes up first.

This is a record of decisions already made. A panel hears one case at a time and decides it on what that family sets out, so these figures do not indicate what would happen in any particular appeal.

Source: Department for Education, admission appeals in England, reporting year 2026. Counts every school in this council area. The share that succeeded is taken over appeals heard by a panel, not over appeals lodged.

All Through

School	1st prefs per place	Demand since	Latest Ofsted
Ark Isaac Newton Academy Ilford	2.18	-	Standards maintained Ofsted ungraded inspection
Atam Academy Romford	0.61	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Loxford School Ilford	0.99	-	Outstanding Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Seven Kings School Ilford	-	-	Improved significantly Ofsted ungraded inspection

Elsewhere

Most sought-after schools in Redbridge by first preferences per place
Schools in E11 (11)
Schools in E12 (11)
Schools in E18 (4)
Schools in IG1 (13)
Schools in IG2 (7)
Schools in IG3 (8)
Schools in IG5 (4)
Schools in IG6 (10)
Schools in IG7 (6)
Schools in IG8 (9)
Schools in RM6 (9)
Schools in RM8 (11)
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