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Loxford School

All-through · Ilford · IG1 2UT

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Outstanding

Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system

This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.

Quality of education: OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes: OutstandingPersonal development: OutstandingLeadership & management: OutstandingSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 1 November 2023

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At a glance

2,799 pupils · 93% of 3,000 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
3–19
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
25.7% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
70.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
25.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
2.7% of pupils (2024/2025)
Sixth form
Yes
Nursery
Yes
Website
www.loxford.net
URN
140475

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 173 families named it first for 175 Year 7 places, 0.99 first choices per place. Its last Year 7 place offered on distance for 2026 entry went to 1.489 miles; distance decided places in 7 of the 7 years of Year 7 rounds we hold, 2018 to 2026. Ofsted last graded it Outstanding on 1 November 2023, under the framework used before November 2025. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 6.7% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.89 first-choice applications per place

120 places offered · 107 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Admissions demand: Year 7 entry, September 2026

0.99 first-choice applications per place

175 places offered · 173 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: defined priority area. Inside it, last place at 1.034 miles for 2026 entry.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Last child offered a place under the distance criterion (2026 entry) lived within 1.388 miles

measured by shortest walking route.

Cutoff by admission criterion (2026 entry)

1 Catchment Sibling All Through
0.823 miles
2 Catchment
1.034 miles
3 Out of Catchment Sibling
1.005 miles

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Admissions cutoff distance: Year 7

Last child offered a place under the distance criterion (2026 entry) lived within 1.489 miles

measurement method not stated by the council.

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

120 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
86%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
27%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
110
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
111
England 105

GCSE results (2024/2025)

299 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in 2024/2025

Attainment 8 score
54.4
England 46.1
Grade 4 or above in English & maths GCSEs
77.3%
England 64.8%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
60.2%
England 45.4%
EBacc average point score
5.1
England 4.1

Progress 8 is suspended nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26. These cohorts sat no key stage 2 tests (COVID), so there is no baseline to measure progress from.

A-level results (2024/2025)

A-level points per entry (England: 35 ≈ B-) C
31.6
England 35

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Attainment 8, 2024/2025

This school54.4
Median of its 12 closest peers50
Redbridge average55
England46.1

On attainment 8, this school is ahead of the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedAttainment 8
Queens Park Community SchoolLondon · 13 miles awayGood51.1
Northampton International AcademyNorthampton · 64 miles awayRequires improvement36.4
Starbank SchoolBirmingham · 104 miles awayGood49
Cranford Community CollegeHounslow · 22 miles awayStrong standard51.7
Lampton AcademyHounslow · 20 miles awayOutstanding52.5
Sidney Stringer AcademyCoventry · 90 miles awayGood40.1
Blue Coat Church of England School and Music CollegeCoventry · 89 miles awayGood51.2
The Halifax AcademyHalifax · 172 miles awayGood44.1
Drayton Manor High SchoolLondon · 18 miles awayOutstanding56
Lift AylwardLondon · 9 miles awayExpected standard39.8
Cardinal Wiseman Catholic SchoolCoventry · 90 miles awayExpected standard46.6
Chadwell Heath AcademyRomford · 2 miles awayGood53.7

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

Asian Pakistani 43% (Redbridge 21%, England 5%) · Asian Bangladeshi 22% (Redbridge 16%, England 2%) · Asian Indian 11% (Redbridge 16%, England 4%) · Any other Asian background 6% (Redbridge 8%, England 3%) · Black African 5% (Redbridge 6%, England 5%) · Any other White background 4% (Redbridge 9%, England 7%) · Any other ethnic group 3% (Redbridge 2%, England 3%) · Any other Mixed background 2% (Redbridge 3%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Asian 1% (Redbridge 2%, England 2%) · Any other Black background 1% (Redbridge 1%, England 1%) · other groups together 2%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
6.7%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
19.7%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

11.56 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, secondary schools: 21.24 suspensions and 0.23 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Redbridge: 6.39 suspensions and 0.08 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
18.6
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

82% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 8% moved to another state school · 10% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, secondary academies: 0.45% vacant, 0.33% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

67.3% of teachers took sickness absence, 9.1 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £59,710; 13.1% on the leadership pay range · England, secondary schools: £53,766, 11.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£7,844
Typical all-through school£7,789

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for all-through schools in brackets: Staff 79% (78%) · premises 8% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 6% (8%) · supplies and services 7% (9%) · educational supplies 7% (6%) · bought-in professional services 0% (1%) · catering 4% (4%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £0; in-year balance -£1,561,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

Where pupils go after GCSEs

In sustained education, work or training
96%
Continuing in education
96%
Apprenticeship
0%
Employment
0%

Where students go after sixth form

To university / higher education
74%
Apprenticeship
1%
Employment
7%
Any sustained destination
84%

Destinations measured the year after leaving, DfE destination measures in the 2024/2025 performance tables.

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
2/10among the most deprived fifth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
4/10more deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher36.8%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications19.4%18.1%
In managerial or professional work27.5%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways19.8%18.1%
Residents in very good health52.5%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier61.1%62.3%
Social housing9.2%17.1%
Privately rented29.7%20.5%
Detached houses6.8%22.9%
Flats14.6%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms33%21.1%
Households with no car or van21%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01003739 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£490,000358 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£396,000–£575,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (5)£750,000
Semi-detached (33)£610,000
Terraced (270)£500,000
Flat (50)£240,000

Homes around this school are dearer than three quarters of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
6an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
14an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
58an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
8an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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