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

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.

Elsewhere

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• Schools in E12 (11)
• Schools in E18 (4)
• Schools in IG1 (13)
• Schools in IG2 (7)
• Schools in IG3 (8)
• Schools in IG5 (4)
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• Schools in IG7 (6)
• Schools in IG8 (9)
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