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William Torbitt Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Eastern Avenue, Newbury Park, Ilford IG2 7SS · williamtorbitt.redbridge.sch.uk · 020 8599 1209
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jul 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 64%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Redbridge 75%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Redbridge Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 491
- 79% of 622 places
- Local authority
- Redbridge
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 27.9%
- First language not English
- 46.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Redbridge Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 39 families put the school first and 45 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 45 | 39 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 59 | 62 | 1.1▲ | 94% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 64 | 1.1▲ | 86% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 51 | 44 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 68 | 61 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 64% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 7% the higher standard. Across Redbridge it was 75%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ●64% | 62% | ||
| ●7% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
William Torbitt Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 2 July 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 2 Jul 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jan 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jan 2019Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Jun 2018Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate Early years Inadequate Safeguarding Not effective Oct 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Jan 2012Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
81% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (78 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 81%
- Replies
- 78
- 14% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 74% who raised concerns
based on the 40% who had a child bullied
based on 13 parents (17%) with SEND