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Cranbrook Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–11 · Community school
The Drive, Ilford IG1 3PS · cranbrookprimary.redbridge.sch.uk · 020 8518 2562
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · May 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 70%
- 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
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 786
- 83% of 944 places
- Local authority
- Redbridge
- Free school meals
- 26%
- First language not English
- 73.5%
- 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, 71 families put the school first and 84 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 | 84 | 71 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 88 | 79 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 109 | 93 | 0.9 | 99% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 117 | 110 | 0.9 | 91% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 117 | 105 | 0.9 | 99% |
Results
In 2024/25, 70% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 5% 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 | |||
| ▲70% | 62% | ||
| ▼5% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 19 May 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for Cranbrook Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 18 May 2022
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Feb 2012
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Feb 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Oct 2008Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement
What parents said
82% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (28 replies, to 2 April 2023).
- Recommend
- 82%
- Replies
- 28
- 3% · 2 Apr 2023
based on the 79% who raised concerns
based on the 36% who had a child bullied