Most sought-after schools in Redbridge

Ordered by how many families put the school first, for each place it gave out.

This list is sorted by one number: first preferences per place. For each school it is the number of families who named it first, divided by the number of offers it made, in the newest year we hold. A higher number means more families wanted a place than there were places.

This is not a list of the best schools. It does not measure how good a school is, how happy the children are, or how well they do. It also does not tell you whether a child would get a place: that depends on where you live, the year, and the council's rules. It only shows how many people applied.

#	School	First preferences per place	Newest intake	Latest Ofsted
1	Al-Noor Voluntary Aided Muslim Primary School Ilford, primary	3.35	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
2	Ark Isaac Newton Academy Ilford, all through	2.18	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
3	Woodford County High School Woodford Green, secondary	1.90	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
4	Valentines High School Ilford, secondary	1.64	2026	Exceptional (Ofsted report card (current framework))
5	Wells Primary School Woodford Green, primary	1.50	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
6	Churchfields Infants' School London, primary	1.45	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
7	Ilford County High School Ilford, secondary	1.44	2026	Strong standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
8	Avanti Court Primary School Barkingside, primary	1.40	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
9	Woodbridge High School Woodford Green, secondary	1.37	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
10	Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School London, primary	1.25	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
11	Fullwood Primary School Ilford, primary	1.20	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
12	Snaresbrook Primary School London, primary	1.19	2026	School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
13	John Bramston Primary School Hainault, primary	1.12	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
14	Highlands Primary School Ilford, primary	1.11	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
15	Cleveland Road Primary School Ilford, primary	1.09	2026	School remains Outstanding (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
16	Trinity Catholic High School Woodford Green, secondary	1.09	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
17	Aldersbrook Primary School London, primary	1.08	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
18	Ray Lodge Primary School Woodford Green, primary	1.04	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
19	Gearies Primary School Ilford, primary	1.03	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
20	St Bede's Catholic Primary School Romford, primary	1.00	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
21	Chadwell Heath Academy Romford, secondary	0.99	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
22	Fairlop Primary School Ilford, primary	0.99	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
23	Loxford School Ilford, all through	0.99	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
24	Grove Primary School Romford, primary	0.98	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
25	Wanstead High School London, secondary	0.98	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
26	Parkhill Infants' School Ilford, primary	0.96	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
27	SS Peter and Paul's Catholic Primary School Ilford, primary	0.96	2026	Improved significantly (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
28	Wohl Ilford Jewish Primary School Ilford, primary	0.96	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
29	Mayespark Primary School Ilford, primary	0.95	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
30	Woodlands Primary School Ilford, primary	0.95	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
31	Uphall Primary School Ilford, primary	0.94	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
32	Barley Lane Primary School Romford, primary	0.93	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
33	Glade Primary School Ilford, primary	0.93	2026	Improved significantly (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
34	Gordon Primary School Ilford, primary	0.93	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
35	Manford Primary School Chigwell, primary	0.93	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
36	Wanstead Church School London, primary	0.93	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
37	Chadwell Primary School Romford, primary	0.92	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
38	Redbridge Primary School Ilford, primary	0.91	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
39	Downshall Primary School Ilford, primary	0.90	2026	Strong standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
40	Mossford Green Primary School Ilford, primary	0.90	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
41	Farnham Green Primary School Ilford, primary	0.89	2026	Improved significantly (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
42	Winston Way Academy Ilford, primary	0.88	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
43	St Augustine's Catholic Primary School Ilford, primary	0.87	2026	Some aspects not as strong (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
44	William Torbitt Primary School Ilford, primary	0.87	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
45	Cranbrook Primary School Ilford, primary	0.85	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
46	Gilbert Colvin Primary School Ilford, primary	0.83	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
47	St Aidan's Catholic Primary Academy Ilford, primary	0.83	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
48	Clore Tikva School Ilford, primary	0.82	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
49	The Ursuline Academy Ilford Ilford, secondary	0.82	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
50	Christchurch Primary School Ilford, primary	0.81	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
51	South Park Primary School Ilford, primary	0.81	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
52	Nightingale Primary School London, primary	0.75	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
53	Roding Primary School Woodford Green, primary	0.74	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
54	Aldborough Primary School Ilford, primary	0.73	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
55	Coppice Primary School Chigwell, primary	0.73	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
56	Goodmayes Primary School Ilford, primary	0.72	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
57	Newbury Park Primary School Ilford, primary	0.69	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
58	Oakdale Infants' School London, primary	0.67	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
59	The Palmer Catholic Academy Ilford, secondary	0.65	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
60	Atam Academy Romford, all through	0.61	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
61	Mayfield School Dagenham, secondary	0.60	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
62	St Antony's Catholic Primary School Woodford Green, primary	0.60	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
63	Beal High School Ilford, secondary	0.58	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
64	Forest Academy Ilford, secondary	0.55	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
65	King Solomon High School Ilford, secondary	0.50	2026	Requires improvement (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
66	Oaks Park High School Ilford, secondary	0.44	2026	Improved significantly (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
67	Caterham High School Ilford, secondary	0.41	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))

Figures from the Department for Education, applications and offers. 67 schools in Redbridge have a published per-place figure. Schools with too few places for the figure to mean anything are left off. All schools in Redbridge · How we compare schools.