Oaks Park High SchoolThe Palmer Catholic Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Ilford.
Summary of the comparison
Oaks Park High School and The Palmer Catholic Academy are secondary schools in Ilford.
Oaks Park High School scores 66 out of 100 (grade C, average) and The Palmer Catholic Academy scores 62 out of 100 (grade C, average). Oaks Park High School is ahead on our composite score.
Oaks Park High School was judged Good and The Palmer Catholic Academy was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 53.5 for Oaks Park High School and 48.8 for The Palmer Catholic Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Oaks Park High School (52.3 in 2021-22, 53.5 in 2024-25) and has fallen at The Palmer Catholic Academy (52.4 in 2021-22, 48.8 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | IlfordOaks Park High School | IlfordThe Palmer Catholic Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C66/100Stronger figure | C62/100 | |
| Local ranking | 11th of 19 in Redbridge Stronger figure | 15th of 19 in Redbridge | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Expected | |
| School type | Community school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,783 | 1,155 | |
| Capacity | 1,830 | 1,174 | |
| Location | Ilford, IG2 7PQ | Ilford, IG3 8EU | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 53.5 Stronger figure | 48.8 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 57.6% Stronger figure | 47.4% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 75.5% Stronger figure | 74.0% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 62.1% Stronger figure | 40.1% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.94 Stronger figure | 4.39 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 290 | 192 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 143 | 106 | |
| A-level average points | 34.7 Stronger figure | 30.9 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C+ | C | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 33.1 Stronger figure | 30.4 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 11.8% Stronger figure | 9.4% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,783 | 1,155 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 22.5% | 29.2% | |
| English as an additional language | 55.5% | 37.8% | |
| SEN support | 8.5% | 7.9% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.5% | 1.7% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 6.7% Stronger figure | 7.3% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 19.7% Stronger figure | 24.1% | 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.
Oaks Park High School
The Palmer Catholic Academy
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