Woodbridge High SchoolBeal High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Woodbridge High School and Beal High School are secondary schools.
Woodbridge High School scores 74 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Beal High School scores 69 out of 100 (grade C, average). Woodbridge High School is ahead on our composite score.
Woodbridge High School was judged Outstanding and Beal High School was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 55.5 for Woodbridge High School and 54.8 for Beal High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has risen at Woodbridge High School (53.1 in 2021-22, 55.5 in 2025-26) and has fallen at Beal High School (58.7 in 2021-22, 54.8 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | Woodford GreenWoodbridge High School | IlfordBeal High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B74/100Stronger figure | C69/100 | |
| Local ranking | 7th of 19 in Redbridge Stronger figure | 8th of 19 in Redbridge | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Expected | |
| School type | Community school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,980 | 2,615 | |
| Capacity | 2,000 | 2,840 | |
| Location | Woodford Green, IG8 7DQ | Ilford, IG4 5LP | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 55.5 Stronger figure | 54.8 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 68.0% Stronger figure | 62.4% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 78.2% | 82.6% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 294 | 351 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 191 | 362 | |
| A-level average points | 36.5 Stronger figure | 29.4 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B- | C | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 36.8 Stronger figure | 29.9 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 10.1% Stronger figure | 6.8% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 2,000 | 2,610 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 20.7% | 20.0% | |
| English as an additional language | 31.1% | 33.8% | |
| SEN support | 13.7% | 6.5% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.8% | 3.1% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 5.0% Stronger figure | 5.2% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 10.3% | 10.1% Stronger figure | 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.
Woodbridge High School
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