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Woodbridge High School

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Community school

St Barnabas Road, Woodford Green IG8 7DQ · woodbridgehigh.co.uk · 020 8504 9618

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Overview

Ofsted
Outstanding
2019 framework · inspected Feb 2023
GCSEs, 2024/25
52.2
average Attainment 8 score. Redbridge 53.9, England 46
Last distance offered
0.98 mi
1.57 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Out of catchment siblings · Redbridge Council
Demand for places
1.4
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,980
99% of 2,000 places
Local authority
Redbridge
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
22%
First language not English
31.3%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered under “Out of catchment siblings” went to a home 0.98 mi (1.57 km) from the school. Source: Redbridge Council’s document.

For Year 7 in September 2026, 395 families put the school first and 288 places were offered; 65% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

Demand for places

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 323 (Places 290)323September 2023: 324 (Places 291)324September 2024: 378 (Places 291)378September 2025: 397 (Places 291)397September 2026: 395 (Places 288)395Places 288
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20262883951.4▲65%
September 2025Sept 20252913971.4▲66%
September 2024Sept 20242913781.3▲69%
September 2023Sept 20232913241.1▲80%
September 2022Sept 20222903231.1▲76%

Last distance offered

Year 7Distance
September 20260.98 mi1.57 km
September 20241.28 mi2.06 km
September 20251.50 mi2.41 km

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 52.2, and 58.3% 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- (36.5 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 48.8 (England 46.3)48.82017/18: 50.6 (England 46.5)50.62018/19: 52.3 (England 46.7)52.32021/22: 53.1 (England 48.8)53.12022/23: 51.1 (England 46.3)51.12023/24: 54.5 (England 45.9)54.52024/25: 52.2 (England 46.0)52.2England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▲52.246.0
▲58.3%45.4%
▲74.9%64.8%
▲69.5%40.5%
▲4.994.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form69+4.8
Sixth form college6.1+0.9
Further education19.4−4.2
Other education0.3−0.7
Apprenticeship0.7+0.4
Employment1.4−1
Not in a lasting destination2.4+1
Activity not captured0.7−1

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 31.7 (England 30.5)C+2016/17: 30.8 (England 31.1)C2017/18: 31.4 (England 32.1)C2018/19: 32.7 (England 32.9)C+2021/22: 40.9 (England 37.9)B2022/23: 36.4 (England 34.2)B-2023/24: 36.4 (England 34.4)B-2024/25: 36.5 (England 35.0)B-England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
191 studentsB- (36.5)Above average +0.14
197 studentsB- (36.6)Above average +0.15
52 studentsMerit+ (26.7)Below average -0.33
17 studentsDist+ (39)Average +0.33
10.1%AAB or better
98.8%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/24158B- (36.4)+0.18
2022/23139B- (36.4)—
2021/22142B (40.9)—
2018/19121C+ (32.7)+0.03
2017/18128C (31.4)-0.07
2016/17125C (30.8)+0.04
2015/16144C+ (31.7)+0.10

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University60.8−9.3
Further education0.5−1.6
Apprenticeship5.2+2.1
Employment16+2.6
Not in a lasting destination10.3+4.1
Activity not captured7.2+2

Ofsted

Woodbridge High School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 7 February 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Outstanding
Inspected
7 Feb 2023
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationOutstanding
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementOutstanding
Sixth formOutstanding

Previously: Improving, ungraded inspection, Nov 2021

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Nov 2021Ungraded inspectionImproving
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Jan 2012Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
  • Oct 2008Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesGood

What parents said

97% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (450 replies, to 1 January 2024).

Recommend
97%
Replies
450
24% · 1 Jan 2024
Child is happy at school▲96% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲97% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲96% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲95% agreeEngland 83%
Child does well▲96% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲96% agreeEngland 83%
Told how child is doing▲98% agreeEngland 84%
Good range of subjects▲99% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▲97% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▲93% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲94% agreeEngland 76%

based on the 69% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲66% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 29% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲85% agreeEngland 67%

based on 77 parents (17%) with SEND

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