“schools in Redbridge”

Redbridge, South Woodford, London, E18 1JX

Oakdale Road School address Junior Type of school Redbridge Community School category South Woodford E18 1JX 7 to 11 Age range of pupils 020 8989 7471 Telephone number Mixed Gender of pupils 020 8530 2377 Fax number 336 Number on roll Derek Mullett Chair of governors The governing body Appropriate authority Linda Snow Headteacher 9 July 2001 Date of previous inspection

61 South Park Drive, Ilford, Essex, IG3 9AB

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 Oak House School is a small independent school in Redbridge.  The school’s last standard inspection was in March 2019 when it was judged to be good. All the independent school standards were judged to have been met.  The school uses no alternative providers.  There are currently no students in the sixth form.  Pupils who attend the school have special educational needs and/or disabilities. Some pupils have an education, health and care plan. All pupils have social, emotional and mental health difficulties as their primary area of need.

Redbridge, Ilford, Essex, IG4 5HW

What is it like to attend this school?

Pupils at Redbridge Primary School are encouraged to ‘dream big, work hard and be kind’. Leaders have set out a clear strategic vision where pupils are supported to succeed. Pupils work hard, typically achieving well across the curriculum, including in national assessments.

Redbridge, Ilford, Essex, IG4 5HW

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 The headteacher was appointed to the post in September 2023.  Redbridge Primary School is much larger than the average-sized primary school.  The school does not currently make use of any alternative provision.

Barkingside, Ilford, Essex, IG6 3HB

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 This is an average-sized 11 to 18 comprehensive school. The school has a Modern Orthodox Jewish religious character.  The majority of pupils come from minority ethnic backgrounds.  The proportion of pupils who have special educational needs or disability is higher than the national average.  The proportion of pupils who speak English as an additional language is much higher than average.  The proportion of pupils declared eligible to receive the pupil premium (additional government funding for disadvantaged and looked after children) is above average.  The headteacher was appointed in April 2015. The governing body has been co-chaired since December 2014.  The school has received external support from the London Borough of Redbridge’s school improvement services.  The school meets the government’s current floor standards, which set the minimum expectations for pupils’ attainment and progress.

Essex, Ilford, Essex, IG3 9RP

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 Al-Noor School is an independent day school in Redbridge. The school has a Muslim ethos. The school is registered to provide places to 200 pupils, boys and girls between the ages of three and 11. There are currently 145 pupils on roll between the ages of six and 11 and will reduce by a year group every year and close in 2023. No younger cohorts of pupils are being admitted to the independent school. The voluntary-aided school currently has pupils in Reception and Year 1.  The school occupies new purpose-built premises in Green Lane, Goodmayes. The premises belong to the new Al-Noor maintained voluntary-aided school. The independent school leases part of the building and occupies the classrooms on the second floor. Also, pupils and staff use the facilities on the ground floor such as the main hall, prayer hall and outside space. The two schools have the same headteacher and several trustees and governors. Several senior leaders work across both schools.

Loxford Lane, Ilford, Essex, IG1 2UT

Redbridge College School address Special Type of school Little Heath, Barley Lane Pupil referral unit School category Romford RM6 4XT 14 °16 Age range of pupils 020 8599 2972 Telephone number Mixed Gender of pupils 020 8597 6532 Fax number 36 Number on roll (school) Mr K Robson Chair The governing body Appropriate authority Mrs E D'Ath (Acting) Headteacher 23 September 2002 Date of previous school inspection

Meadow Walk, South Woodford, London, E18 2EN

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four monitoring visits in October 2013, and January 2014 and May 2014, and in October 2014 to evaluate the school’s progress.  Following the previous inspection, the local authority brokered a partnership arrangement with the executive headteacher, a National Leader of Education from Redbridge Primary School, a local outstanding school.  The governors of both schools established a partnership arrangement which involved senior teachers from Redbridge School working closely with staff at Snaresbrook Primary School. The partnership work has been extended for the duration of the current academic year. The level of support will be reviewed when the governing body appoints a new headteacher to the substantive post in the spring term of 2015.  The school has also worked in partnership with Forest Independent School, Woodbridge and Wanstead High School to extend the most-able pupils.  The turnover of staff was high during the last school year 2013/2014. The overwhelming majority of staff

61 South Park Drive, Ilford, Essex, IG3 9AB

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 Oak House School is an independent special school located in Redbridge local authority. It caters for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), primarily related to emotional, social and mental health difficulties. The school is registered to admit up to five pupils.  The school’s last full inspection took place in October 2017, where it was judged to be inadequate. In February 2018, the school submitted an action plan. The plan was evaluated as acceptable. Ofsted conducted an additional inspection in June 2018. All the standards that were checked during this inspection were met.  The school makes no use of alternative provision.  The headteacher left the school shortly before this inspection took place. An existing member of the senior leadership team has been appointed as the interim headteacher.

Wellesley Road, Ilford, Essex, IG1 4LQ

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 Christchurch Primary School is much larger than the average-sized school in the London Borough of Redbridge.  Leaders do not make use of alternative provision.

Clayhall, Ilford, Essex, IG5 0QW

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 The school has resourced provision for pupils with hearing impairment. There are currently 14 pupils accessing this provision.  The school uses two registered alternative providers, Redbridge Alternative Provisio and Havering Further and Higher Education College.  The school meets the requirements of section 42B of the Education Act 1997 (the ‘Baker clause’) which came into force in January 2018. The school provides opportunities, as required by law, for a range of education and training providers to speak to pupils in Years 8 to 11 to inform them about technical educational qualifications and apprenticeships.

Manford Way, Chigwell, Essex, IG7 4AL

Description of the school

Coppice Primary School is a larger than average school in the borough of Redbridge. Due to the absence of the substantive headteacher, the deputy is currently the acting headteacher. The proportion of pupils from minority ethnic groups, predominantly from Asian backgrounds, is well above the national average, as is the proportion of pupils whose first language is not English. The proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals is well above the national average. The proportion of pupils with learning difficulties and/or disabilities is in line with the national average. The proportion of pupils who have statements of special education need is above average, predominantly for behavioural, emotional and social difficulties. Levels of pupil mobility are well above the national average.

Pedley Road, Dagenham, Essex, RM8 1XE

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 The school is a local authority maintained school.  The school uses two alternative provisions, the Redbridge Alternative Provision and Barking and Dagenham College.  This is a large inner city secondary school with a sixth form.

Goodmayes, Ilford, Essex, IG3 8UW

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Eastcourt School is a long-established, selective independent school situated on the edge of the London Borough of Redbridge within a busy residential area. The school is registered to take 336 pupils between the ages of three and eleven. The Stepping Stones class provides part-time education for children of nursery age. The vast majority of pupils are from Asian and Afro-Caribbean heritages and some travel to the school from neighbouring London boroughs and Essex. The school aims to help children grow into caring, well-educated individuals who have a good understanding and strong commitment to develop personal qualities that help the society in which we live, an appreciation of others, and tolerance and compassion to build a positive future. In addition, the school aims to prepare pupils for grammar schools, public schools and other independent schools. The headteacher is also the proprietor and her family have owned the school since 1986. The school was last inspected in May

Redbridge, South Woodford, London, E18 1JX

Junior Type of school Community School category 7–11 Age range of pupils Mixed Gender of pupils Number on roll 356 School (total) The governing body Appropriate authority Mr Derek Mullett Chair Mrs Linda Snow Headteacher 12 December 2005 Date of previous school inspection Oakdale Road School address Redbridge South Woodford E18 1JX 020 8989 7471 Telephone number 020 8530 2377 Fax number

Essex, Ilford, Essex, IG3 9RP

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 Al-Noor Primary School is an independent Islamic school located in the London borough of Redbridge near Romford, Essex.  The school was established in 2002 and is owned by the Al-Noor Foundation.  The school’s last inspection was a material change inspection in September 2016, commissioned to check the suitability of the new premises. All the relevant independent school standards were judged to be met.  The school’s last full inspection undertaken by Ofsted was in July 2007. The school was also inspected in July 2010 and July 2013 by the Bridge Schools Inspectorate. All three inspections judged the school as providing a good quality of education.  The school’s website meets all the requirements of the independent school standards.

Newbury Park, Ilford, Essex, IG2 7PQ

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conversation with the school’s link adviser for school improvement from Redbridge local authority.  We held discussions with the designated leader for safeguarding, looked at records and scrutinised the school’s safeguarding practice.  We observed pupils’ behaviour throughout the school day and spoke to staff about pupils’ wider development.  We considered English, mathematics, science, languages, design and technology and business studies in depth as part of this inspection. This entailed discussions with senior leaders, subject leaders, teachers and pupils. We also carried out lesson visits jointly with senior leaders. We scrutinised pupils’ work to gain a view about how much they were knowing and remembering.

Church Path, Wanstead, London, E11 2SS

Description of the school

Wanstead Church School is a Voluntary Aided Church of England primary school of average size with a nursery. It is a popular, oversubscribed school that serves an affluent area of the London Borough of Redbridge. The proportion of pupils entitled to free school meals is low. About a quarter of pupils come from minority ethnic backgrounds but the proportion whose first language is not English is low. The proportion of pupils with learning difficulties is also well below average. The school has Investor in People status. The headteacher has been in post since March 2005 and the deputy headteacher took up her post in September 2005.

Benton Road, Ilford, Essex, IG1 4AS · Part of The Good Shepherd Catholic Trust

External support

School leaders in this stand-alone academy have been proactive in seeking support from the diocese and local authority. The local authority’s explicit belief that the well-being of every child in Redbridge is of importance to it, has benefited the school and its pupils greatly. School leaders have welcomed support from local authority advisers. Leaders are positive about, and value, the recent safeguarding and learning audits provided by the head of the local authority school improvement service. The diocese has recently secured funding to support the school to address the outstanding actions in its post-Ofsted action plan, regarding provision in the early years.

Redbridge Lane West, Wanstead, London, E11 2JZ

Inspection of a school judged good for overall effectiveness before September 2024: Wanstead High School Redbridge Lane West, Wanstead, London E11 2JZ