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Woodford County High School
Secondary · Girls · Ages 11–18 · Community school
High Road, Woodford Green IG8 9LA · woodford.redbridge.sch.uk · 020 8504 0611
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 80.1
- average Attainment 8 score. Redbridge 53.9, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,237
- 98% of 1,260 places
- Local authority
- Redbridge
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Selective
- Free school meals
- 15.2%
- First language not English
- 69%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 338 families put the school first and 178 places were offered; 48% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 178 | 338 | 1.9▲ | 48% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 180 | 357 | 2▲ | 46% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 181 | 366 | 2▲ | 46% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 174 | 377 | 2.2▲ | 41% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 180 | 330 | 1.8▲ | 50% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 80.1, and 98.9% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Redbridge it was 53.9, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B+ (42.8 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲80.1 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲98.9% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲100.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲99.4% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲7.92 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 98.3 | +1.1 |
| Sixth form college | 1.1 | — |
| Other education | 0.6 | −1.1 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 173 students | B+ (42.8) | Below average -0.11 | |
| 174 students | B+ (43.3) | Average -0.08 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 165 | B+ (42.6) | -0.18 |
| 2022/23 | 177 | B+ (41.9) | — |
| 2021/22 | 159 | B+ (43.9) | — |
| 2018/19 | 155 | B (39.1) | -0.19 |
| 2017/18 | 152 | B+ (42.8) | -0.09 |
| 2016/17 | 155 | B (41.6) | -0.05 |
| 2015/16 | 162 | B (38.7) | -0.26 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 75.4 | +1.2 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.4 | −0.1 |
| Employment | 9 | −0.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.6 | −0.3 |
| Activity not captured | 6.6 | +0.9 |
Ofsted
Woodford County High School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 22 November 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 22 Nov 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Mar 2009
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2009Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding Nov 2005Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding
What parents said
95% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (283 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 95%
- Replies
- 283
- 23% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 52% who raised concerns
based on the 23% who had a child bullied
based on 14 parents (5%) with SEND