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Gearies Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Waremead Road, Gants Hill, Ilford IG2 6TF · geariesprimaryschool.co.uk · 020 8550 1803
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 78%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Redbridge 75%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.93 mi
- 1.50 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Sibling: All on time sibling applications offered · Redbridge Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 884
- 98% of 906 places
- Local authority
- Redbridge
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 12.5%
- First language not English
- 87%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered under “Sibling: All on time sibling applications offered” went to a home 0.93 mi (1.50 km) from the school. Its other admission rules have their own figures. Source: Redbridge Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 124 families put the school first and 120 places were offered; 91% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 120 | 124 | 1▲ | 91% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 112 | 99 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 116 | 102 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 118 | 108 | 0.9 | 95% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 120 | 119 | 1 | 96% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – Sibling: All on time sibling applications offered | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.93 mi1.50 km | |
| Reception – Distance: On time distance applications offered | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.85 mi1.36 km | |
| Reception – All applicants | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | All | |
Late applications were offered places too, so everyone who applied on time was offered one.
Results
In 2024/25, 78% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 27% 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 | |||
| ▲78% | 62% | ||
| ▲27% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Gearies Primary School on 5 November 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 5 Nov 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Oct 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Oct 2014Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Jul 2008Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good
What parents said
93% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (102 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 93%
- Replies
- 102
- 11% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 80% who raised concerns
based on the 42% who had a child bullied
based on 12 parents (12%) with SEND