Cleveland Road Primary School
Cleveland Road Primary School is a community school in Redbridge for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has 899 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Cleveland Road Primary School is Outstanding, from an inspection in September 2024. In 2025, 87% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. It has fewer teachers for its size than most primary schools: 28.2 pupils for each teacher in 2025/26, against 20.7 nationally.
Ofsted inspection: September 2024. KS2 results: 2025.
| Type | Primary / Community school |
| Age Range | 3-11 |
| Religion | Does not apply |
| Address | Cleveland Road Ilford Essex IG1 1EW |
| Phone | 02084783601 |
| Reference Number | 102798 |
General Makeup
| Number of pupils | 899 |
| Boy/Girl ratio |
Boys: 49.5%
Girls: 50.5% |
| Percentage of students eligible for free school meals | 19.8% |
| Percentage of students where English is not their first language | 92.9% |
Class Sizes
| Average size of one teacher classes | 30.1 |
| Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.6 |
| Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.6 |
Year Groups
| Year | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 65 | 54 | 119 |
| 2 | 63 | 53 | 116 |
| 3 | 62 | 57 | 119 |
| 4 | 51 | 66 | 117 |
| 5 | 54 | 66 | 120 |
| 6 | 52 | 65 | 117 |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Pakistani | 40.3% |
| Indian | 21.4% |
| White, Other | 4.1% |
| African | 3.3% |
| Asian, Other | 3.3% |
| White & Asian | 2.8% |
| Mixed, Other | 2.4% |
| Unclassified | 1% |
| White, British | 0.9% |
| White & Black (African) | 0.4% |
| Chinese | 0.2% |
| Caribbean | 0.2% |
| White & Black (Caribbean) | 0.1% |
Cleveland Road Primary School continues to excel as an outstanding educational institution, maintaining its high standards since the previous inspection in December 2018. The school fosters an inclusive culture where students from diverse backgrounds feel welcomed and supported. Staff's strong relationships with pupils and their families contribute to a nurturing environment, enabling students to achieve exceptionally well across a broad and engaging curriculum. Attainment levels are significantly above average, particularly amongst Year 6 students who are well-prepared for secondary education. The school’s focus on reading and vocabulary development, alongside its commitment to supporting disadvantaged pupils and those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, further enhances the learning experience and outcomes for all students.
| Overall Ofsted Rating | Outstanding |
| Last Report Date | 16 Jul 2024 |
| Date | Report |
|---|---|
| 16 Jul 2024 | School inspection |
| 25 Sep 2018 | Full inspection: |
| 12 Nov 2014 | Full inspection: |
| 23 Jan 2013 | Full inspection: |
| 24 May 2012 | Monitoring visit |
| 08 Nov 2011 | Full inspection: |
| 08 Jun 2009 | Full inspection: |
| 15 Mar 2006 | Full inspection: |
| 27 Mar 2000 | Full inspection |
Strengths
- Inclusive culture that welcomes students from diverse backgrounds.
- Strong relationships between staff, pupils, and parents.
- High aspirations for pupil achievement and behaviour.
- Engaging and well-ordered curriculum that enhances learning.
- Exceptional pupil conduct and behaviour.
- Expertly delivered phonics programme supporting reading fluency.
- Strong focus on reading and vocabulary development.
- Ambitious support for disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND.
- Impressive array of experiential learning opportunities.
How many students meet the standards
| Reading, Writing & Maths | School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 87% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Pupils meeting a higher standard | 25% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
Average Scaled Score
Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.
| Subject | School | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 110 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | 112 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
Progress Scores
A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.
| Metric | School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 3.4 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Writing | 3.8 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | 5.7 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
How many students meet the standards
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| Second Preference | 70 | 3 |
| Third Preference | 36 | 0 |
| From another Local Authority | 8 | 1 |
Previous years
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In 2024–25 Cleveland Road Primary School had 833 pupils for 830 places. That is 3 more pupils than the school has room for.
Pupils and places
Reception intake in the “South and East Primary” planning area
Redbridge counted 1,800 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 1,762 in 2029–30, down 2%.
| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Places | 478 | 478 | 478 | 478 | 480 | 480 | 750 | 780 | 890 | 890 | 830 | 830 | 830 | 830 | 830 |
| Pupils | 541 | 517 | 502 | 546 | 552 | 558 | 828 | 843 | 870 | 859 | 820 | 803 | 840 | 837 | 833 |
| Unfilled | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.2% | 3.5% | 1.2% | 3.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
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 Cleveland Road Primary School attended 93.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 19.4% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).
Sessions missed
Pupils persistently absent
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Authorised absence | 3.7% | 4.1% | 4.3% | 3.7% | 3.0% | 2.9% | 3.3% | 4.5% | 6.0% | 5.0% | 5.0% |
| Unauthorised absence | 0.9% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.5% | 1.9% | 2.2% | 2.3% | 2.2% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.5% |
| Severely absent pupils | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 1.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 5.2% | 3.5% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 0.3% |
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, 0.2% of pupils at Cleveland Road Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.
Pupils suspended at least once
| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Permanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 Cleveland Road Primary School had 28.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 14.8% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).
Pupils per teacher
Teachers who left the school within a year
| 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils per adult | 12.7 | 12.1 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 11.8 | 17.8 | 11.6 | 10.6 | 10.7 | 10.1 | 9.0 | 9.1 | 10.9 | 12.6 | 14.7 | 13.9 |
| Teachers who left state teaching | 16.4% | 17.9% | 20.1% | 13.1% | 27.0% | 7.7% | 22.5% | 4.3% | 13.5% | 6.1% | 11.5% | 25.8% | 10.4% | 15.2% | 11.1% | – |
| Teachers who took any sick leave | 63.9% | 51.2% | 47.2% | 45.2% | 59.5% | 52.6% | 46.4% | 61.5% | 29.1% | – | 36.8% | 47.3% | 54.5% | 54.3% | 57.1% | – |
| Sick days per teacher | 3.3 | 6.4 | 7.4 | 6.1 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.6 | – | 1.1 | 1.5 | 8.9 | 5.2 | 2.1 | – |
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, 16.2% of pupils at Cleveland Road Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.9% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).
Pupils by main type of need
| SEN support | EHC plan | |
|---|---|---|
| Speech, language and communication needs | 78 | 9 |
| Autistic spectrum disorder | 3 | 35 |
| Moderate learning difficulty | 29 | 1 |
| Social, emotional and mental health | 22 | 2 |
| No specialist assessment of need | 12 | 0 |
| Other difficulty or disability | 0 | 3 |
| Physical disability | 1 | 2 |
| Hearing impairment | 1 | 1 |
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 primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.
In 2025–26 Cleveland Road Primary School received £7,274 and spent £6,867 for each of its 899 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £668,000 (£743 per pupil).
Income per pupil
Spending per pupil
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue reserve | £544,000 | £623,000 | £758,000 | £961,000 | £883,000 | £592,000 | £301,000 | £668,000 |
| per pupil | £611 | £712 | £882 | £1,141 | £1,019 | £681 | £347 | £743 |
| In-year balance | -£160,000 | £80,000 | £135,000 | £202,000 | -£78,000 | -£291,000 | -£291,000 | £366,000 |
| per pupil | -£180 | £91 | £157 | £240 | -£90 | -£334 | -£335 | £408 |
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 Cleveland Road Primary School's Ofsted rating?
The latest Ofsted rating for Cleveland Road Primary School is Outstanding, from an inspection in September 2024.
When was Cleveland Road Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?
Cleveland Road Primary School was last inspected in September 2024.
How many pupils does Cleveland Road Primary School have?
Cleveland Road Primary School has 899 pupils on roll.
What age range does Cleveland Road Primary School cover?
Cleveland Road Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.
What are Cleveland Road Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?
In 2025, 87% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
Where is Cleveland Road Primary School?
Cleveland Road Primary School is at Cleveland Road, Ilford, Essex, IG1 1EW.