Gordon Primary SchoolWinston Way Academy

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Ilford.

Summary of the comparison

Gordon Primary School and Winston Way Academy are primary schools in Ilford.

  • Gordon Primary School scores 74 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Winston Way Academy scores 70 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Gordon Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Gordon Primary School was judged Good and Winston Way Academy was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 94.0% for Gordon Primary School and 75.0% for Winston Way Academy.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Gordon Primary School (78.0% in 2022-23, 94.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Winston Way Academy (45.0% in 2022-23, 75.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Gordon Primary School versus Winston Way Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure IlfordGordon Primary SchoolIlfordWinston Way AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB74/100Stronger figureB70/100
Local ranking12th of 52 in Redbridge Stronger figure17th of 52 in Redbridge
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll397 613
Capacity472 678
LocationIlford, IG1 1SU Ilford, IG1 2WS
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard94.0% Stronger figure75.0% 62.0%
At higher standard36.0% Stronger figure11.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score113.0 Stronger figure105.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score114.0 Stronger figure106.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census397 613
Free school meals (ever 6)25.4% 30.6%
English as an additional language86.1% 82.4%
SEN support20.4% 14.8%
SEN with an EHC plan4.0% 1.5%
Attendance
Overall absence7.5% 4.8% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence25.4% 10.5% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Gordon Primary School

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