Little Ilford School

Little Ilford School has been rated as good overall in its first routine inspection since 2012. The school demonstrates a strong commitment to high standards of education, providing a rich curriculum and effectively supporting pupils, including those with special educational needs. Pupils engage positively in their learning and feel safe at the school, with rare instances of bullying being dealt with effectively. However, there are noted areas for improvement, particularly in ensuring that pupils retain key knowledge across subjects and in refining the communication of the new behaviour policy to all stakeholders.

Strengths

• High standards of education and care for all pupils
• Comprehensive and ambitious curriculum offering
• Effective support for pupils with SEND
• Positive attitudes to learning among pupils
• Strong parental satisfaction with the school

Areas for Improvement

• Insufficient emphasis on ensuring that pupils remember key ideas
• Some pupils and parents do not fully understand the new behaviour policy

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Little Ilford School attended 92.2% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 21.6% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 5.4% of pupils at Little Ilford School were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 5 pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Little Ilford School had 14.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 11.6% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 14.0% of pupils at Little Ilford School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 5.7% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

The school has resourced provision with 45 pupils.

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Little Ilford School received £10,566 and spent £10,620 for each of its 1,781 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £1,339,000 (£752 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Little Ilford School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Little Ilford School is Good, from an inspection in January 2023.

When was Little Ilford School last inspected by Ofsted?

Little Ilford School was last inspected in January 2023.

How many pupils does Little Ilford School have?

Little Ilford School has 1,781 pupils on roll.

What age range does Little Ilford School cover?

Little Ilford School for pupils aged 11 to 16.

What are Little Ilford School's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 47.5, and 51% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Little Ilford School?

Little Ilford School is at Rectory Road, Manor Park, London, E12 6JB.