Loxford School

Loxford School has achieved an outstanding overall effectiveness rating in its first inspection since becoming an academy. The school provides an exceptional education that supports all pupils, including those with special educational needs. The curriculum is well-structured and ambitious, allowing students to build secure knowledge as they progress. Pupils feel safe, respected, and are encouraged to take pride in their work, contributing to a positive learning environment where behaviour is excellent across all phases.

Strengths

• Exceptional quality of education across all phases.
• Ambitious and well-structured curriculum with coherent sequencing.
• High expectations of pupil behaviour and positive attitudes towards learning.
• Strong support for pupils with SEND, enabling them to access the curriculum effectively.
• Rich range of extracurricular opportunities contributing to personal development.
• Outstanding leadership and management by the headteacher and trust.

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 Loxford School attended 93.4% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 17.3% 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, 6.6% of pupils at Loxford School were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). No 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 Loxford School had 18.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 18.1% 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, 22.3% of pupils at Loxford School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 3.3% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

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 2024–25 Loxford School received £7,285 and spent £7,844 for each of its 2,795 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £1,690,000 (£604 per pupil).

Across all 7 schools of Loxford School Trust Limited, income was £7,812 and spending £7,808 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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Loxford School is part of Loxford School Trust Limited, which runs 7 schools. The nearest others:

• Aldborough Primary School Ilford
• The Warren School Romford
• Abbs Cross Academy and Arts College Hornchurch
• Gaynes School Upminster
• Cecil Jones Academy Southend-On-Sea
• Tabor Academy Braintree

What is Loxford School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Loxford School is Outstanding, from an inspection in December 2023.

When was Loxford School last inspected by Ofsted?

Loxford School was last inspected in December 2023.

How many pupils does Loxford School have?

Loxford School has 2,799 pupils on roll.

What age range does Loxford School cover?

Loxford School for pupils aged 3 to 19.

What are Loxford School's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 54.1, and 62% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

What are Loxford School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 86% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Loxford School?

Loxford School is at Loxford Lane, Ilford, Essex, IG1 2UT.