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Loxford School

All-throughPost 16

Redbridge · Ilford · IG1 2UT www.loxford.net

Pupils
2,799
cap. 3,000
Ages
3 - 19
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy

The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2024/25.

Ofsted

Ofsted inspection

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Latest inspection
1 Nov 2023
Outstanding

Other Ofsted reports

1 report
17 Apr 2013
InspectionOutstanding
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This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.

Admissions

Can I get my child into this school?

Last published allocation was 2,396 m (straight line).

Offer day 2 Mar 2026 · Sep 2026 entry · Last criterion: All 120 Year 6 automatic transfers and on time sibling, on time catchment applicants have been offered up to a distance of 1.489 miles.

This does not guarantee you will get a place.

Redbridge allocation table

Admissions policy · Non-selective

This school is in Redbridge. You apply through the education LA where you live, even if that is a different council.

Results vs local authority and England

This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.

RWM expected
86%
+7pp
LA
75%
England
63%
86%73%59%
'17'18'19'23'24'25
RWM higher
27%
+14pp
LA
15%
England
8%
27%18%8%
'17'18'19'23'24'25
GCSE 9–4
77%
-8pp
LA
78%
England
66%
85%76%66%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
GCSE 5+
60%
-10pp
LA
61%
England
46%
70%58%46%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Attainment 8
54.4
-2.5
LA
55.0
England
46.8
57.252.547.8
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EBacc entry
83%
-1pp
LA
58%
England
41%
96%66%35%
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EBacc APS
15.2
-0.2
LA
10.4
England
7.7
15.413.812.3
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Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
93%
Reading higher standard
58%
Writing expected standard
89%
Writing higher standard
34%
Maths expected standard
93%
Maths higher standard
61%
Science expected standard
88%
SPAG expected standard
88%
LA AVG 83%
SPAG higher standard
71%
LA AVG 45%
Reading scaled score
110.0
LA AVG 107.55
Maths scaled score
111.0
LA AVG 107.63
GPS scaled score
112.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

Progress 8 compared with other schools

Progress 8 (2023/24 cohort)+1.08
Well above average
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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

A-level APS
31.6
-2.1
LA
33.9
England
32.4
33.730.226.8
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A-level value added
-0.08
-0.2
LA
-0.03
+0.20.0-0.3
'17'18'19'24'25
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
13%
-0pp
LA
14%
England
14%
13%11%8%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Average A-level grade
C
0
C+CC-
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Value added compared with other schools

A-level value added-0.08
Average
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Destinations

Pupils staying in education or entering apprenticeships or employment

After Key Stage 4 · 2024/25

96%

staying in education or employment

3% did not stay in education or employment

1% no destination recorded

Education96%
Apprenticeships0%
Employment0%

After 16 to 18 study · 2024/25

84%

staying in education or employment

9% did not stay in education or employment

7% no destination recorded

Education77%
Apprenticeships1%
Employment7%

Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
2,819
cap. 3,000
2,9042,8422,779
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Pupil : teacher ratio
18.5
LA AVG 18.47:1
19.818.316.8
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EAL
70%
LA AVG 52.48%
78%74%70%
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FSM eligible
25%
LA AVG 23.23%
37%31%24%
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SEN
28%
LA AVG 12.53%
28%23%17%
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Overall absence
7%
LA
7%
England
5%
7%6%5%
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Persistent absence
17%
LA
20%
England
24%
21%15%9%
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Overview

AddressLoxford Lane, Ilford, IG1 2UT
Telephone02085144666
Local authorityRedbridge
PhaseAll-through with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio18.5:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
Finance£7844 spend / pupil£7285 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.Cohort
2024/2586%27%2,819
2023/2479%13%2,779
2022/2373%15%+0.60+0.90+3.902,791
2018/1972%8%+0.80+0.40+1.302,833
2017/1859%11%-0.80+1.10+0.802,904
2016/1772%11%+0.90+2.30+1.902,865
More fields
YearReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreSEN
2024/2593%58%89%34%93%61%88%88%110.0111.0112.028%
2023/2485%30%82%14%90%44%78%89%107.0109.0111.026%
2022/2378%39%80%18%88%51%75%87%107.0109.0111.024%
2018/1978%31%83%16%91%31%85%88%105.0106.0109.017%
2017/1871%18%77%19%75%27%66%84%103.0104.0107.019%
2016/1776%26%85%31%87%26%83%80%105.0106.0108.018%

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Became an academy 1 Dec 2013 (was URN 102853)

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

YearGCSE 9–4GCSE 5+Attainment 8Progress 8EBacc entryEBacc APSCohort
2024/2577%60%54.4Not applicable83%15.2299
2023/2485%70%56.9+1.0884%15.4291
2022/2379%64%54.8+1.0496%15.1295
2021/2280%69%57.2+0.9695%15.2285
2018/1978%62%55.4+0.6952%14.3293
2017/1866%46%49.2+0.5452%12.3290
2016/1766%50%47.8+0.7235%286
More fields
YearEBacc lang entry
2024/2584%
2023/2484%
2022/2396%
2021/2296%
2018/1966%
2017/1868%
2016/1769%

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

YearA-level APSAvg gradeVA progressAAB+Cohort
2024/2531.6C-0.0813%232
2023/2433.7C++0.1713%213
2022/2333.3C+8%221
2021/2232.8C+9%231
2018/1930.1C-0.1010%269
2017/1826.8C--0.2413%297
2016/1727.4C--0.269%250

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/252,81918.528%70%25%7%17%
2023/242,77918.926%75%25%6%16%
2022/232,79119.824%77%27%7%21%
2021/222,82419.820%77%28%6%16%
2020/212,80419.020%78%24%
2018/192,83318.417%76%32%5%9%
2017/182,90417.119%77%36%5%9%
2016/172,86516.818%77%37%5%10%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.