Ilford County High SchoolOaks Park High School

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

Summary of the comparison

Ilford County High School and Oaks Park High School are secondary schools in Ilford.

  • Ilford County High School scores 81 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Oaks Park High School scores 66 out of 100 (grade C, average). Ilford County High School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Ilford County High School was judged strong and Oaks Park High School was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 75.7 for Ilford County High School and 53.5 for Oaks Park High School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Ilford County High School (78.6 in 2021-22, 75.7 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Oaks Park High School (52.3 in 2021-22, 53.5 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Ilford County High School versus Oaks Park High School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure IlfordIlford County High SchoolIlfordOaks Park High SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB81/100Stronger figureC66/100
Local ranking3rd of 19 in Redbridge Stronger figure11th of 19 in Redbridge
InspectionOfsted: StrongStronger figureOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Community school
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-18
GenderBoys Mixed
Pupils on roll1,126 1,783
Capacity850 1,830
LocationIlford, IG6 2JB Ilford, IG2 7PQ
GCSE results
Attainment 875.7 Stronger figure53.5 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths97.2% Stronger figure57.6% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths98.9% Stronger figure75.5% 64.8%
Entering EBacc97.8% Stronger figure62.1% 40.5%
EBacc average point score7.33 Stronger figure4.94 4.09
Cohort180 290
A-level results
A-level entries114 143
A-level average points41.2 Stronger figure34.7 35.0
A-level average gradeB C+
Best 3 A-levels points41.3 Stronger figure33.1 35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects35.4% Stronger figure11.8% 17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,126 1,783
Free school meals (ever 6)12.2% 22.5%
English as an additional language62.1% 55.5%
SEN support4.8% 8.5%
SEN with an EHC plan0.8% 1.5%
Attendance
Overall absence5.5% Stronger figure6.7% 6.2%
Persistent absence13.1% Stronger figure19.7% 15.8%

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.

GCSE Attainment 8

GCSE Progress 8

A-level average points

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.

Ilford County High School

Oaks Park High School

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