Seven Kings SchoolOaks Park High School

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

Summary of the comparison

This page compares Seven Kings School and Oaks Park High School in Ilford.

  • Seven Kings School scores 83 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Oaks Park High School scores 66 out of 100 (grade C, average). Seven Kings School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Seven Kings School was judged Outstanding and Oaks Park High School was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 62.0 for Seven Kings School and 54.3 for Oaks Park High School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Seven Kings School (60.9 in 2021-22, 62.0 in 2025-26) and has risen at Oaks Park High School (52.3 in 2021-22, 54.3 in 2025-26).

Side-by-side comparison

Seven Kings School versus Oaks Park High School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure IlfordSeven Kings SchoolIlfordOaks Park High SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB83/100Stronger figureC66/100
Local ranking1st of 19 in Redbridge Stronger figure11th of 19 in Redbridge
InspectionOfsted: OutstandingStronger figureOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Community school
PhaseAll-through Secondary
Age range4-18 11-18
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll2,189 1,783
Capacity2,240 1,830
LocationIlford, IG2 7BT Ilford, IG2 7PQ
GCSE results
Attainment 862.0 Stronger figure54.3 46.2
Grade 5+ in English & maths80.7% Stronger figure62.3% 46.3%
Grade 4+ in English & maths86.9% Stronger figure77.2% 64.8%
Cohort176 281
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard80.0% Not reported62.0%
At higher standard22.0% Not reported8.0%
Reading average scaled score109.0 Not reported106.0
Maths average scaled score111.0 Not reported105.0
A-level results
A-level entries222 143
A-level average points37.8 Stronger figure34.7 35.0
A-level average gradeB- C+
Best 3 A-levels points37.6 Stronger figure33.1 35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects17.6% Stronger figure11.8% 17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census2,192 1,783
Free school meals (ever 6)18.1% 22.5%
English as an additional language91.4% 55.5%
SEN support8.4% 8.5%
SEN with an EHC plan4.5% 1.5%
Attendance
Overall absence5.9% Stronger figure6.7% 6.2%
Persistent absence13.6% 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.

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