Gordon Primary SchoolWoodlands Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Gordon Primary School and Woodlands Primary School are primary schools in Ilford.

  • Gordon Primary School scores 74 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Woodlands Primary School scores 48 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Gordon Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Gordon Primary School was judged Good and Woodlands Primary School was judged the expected standard.

  • 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 51.0% for Woodlands Primary School.

  • 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 fallen at Woodlands Primary School (58.0% in 2022-23, 51.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Gordon Primary School versus Woodlands Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure IlfordGordon Primary SchoolIlfordWoodlands Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB74/100Stronger figureD48/100
Local ranking12th of 52 in Redbridge Stronger figure46th of 52 in Redbridge
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Expected
School typeCommunity school Community school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll398 558
Capacity472 669
LocationIlford, IG1 1SU Ilford, IG1 2PY
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard94.0% Stronger figure51.0% 62.0%
At higher standard36.0% Stronger figure5.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score113.0 Stronger figure102.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score114.0 Stronger figure102.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census397 648
Free school meals (ever 6)25.4% 36.8%
English as an additional language86.1% 81.5%
SEN support20.4% 17.9%
SEN with an EHC plan4.0% 3.7%
Attendance
Overall absence7.5% Stronger figure7.5% 6.2%
Persistent absence25.4% 23.3% 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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