State-funded · All-through · Redbridge

Ark Isaac Newton Academy

Academy sponsor led · Ages 4 to 18 · Mixed · 1,777 pupils

Closes in 21 days Application deadline 31 October 2026

At a glance

Type: Academy sponsor led (state-funded)
Phase: All-through
Ages: 4 to 18
Gender: Mixed
Pupils: 1,777 census January 2026
Capacity: 1,800
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Sixth form: Yes
Head: Principal Morgan Haines
Trust: ARK SCHOOLS
Address: 1 Cricklefield Place, Ilford, IG1 1FY
Borough: Redbridge
Telephone: 02089116666
DfE reference (URN): 138518
Website: isaacnewtonacademy.org

Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools · daily extract as at 2026-10-07 · last checked 9 October 2026

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Where leavers went

Official destination measures after GCSEs (key stage 4)

Staying in education or employment for at least 2 terms after key stage 4	92%
In a sustained education destination	90%
Going to a school sixth form	69%
Going to a sixth-form college	8%
Going to a further education college or other FE provider	13%
In a sustained apprenticeship	1%
In sustained employment	1%
Whose destination was not sustained	5%

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2022/23 cohort · last checked 9 October 2026 · 178 leavers, cohort that left in 2022/23

Official destination measures after 16 to 18 study

Staying in education, apprenticeship or employment for at least 2 terms after 16-18 study	90%
Progressing to higher education	79%
Progressing to further education	0%
In a sustained apprenticeship	5%
In sustained employment	6%
Whose destination was not sustained	5%

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2022/23 cohort · last checked 9 October 2026 · 115 leavers, cohort that left in 2022/23

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Key dates for 2027 entry

Reception (4+)

Application deadlineFriday 15 January 2027Open
National closing date for Reception applications: Friday 15 January 2027. Apply through your home borough's coordinated scheme, not directly to the school.
Source: GOV.UK · checked 9 Oct 2026
National offer dayFriday 16 April 2027Upcoming
Primary National Offer Day: Friday 16 April 2027. Offers are released by your home borough.
Source: Your borough's admissions page · checked 9 Oct 2026
Accept your offerDate not statedDate not stated
Accept the offer by the deadline given in your offer letter; your home borough sets the date.
Source: GOV.UK · checked 9 Oct 2026

Year 7 (11+)

Application deadlineSaturday 31 October 2026Closes in 21 days
National closing date for Year 7 applications: Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply through your home borough's coordinated scheme (eAdmissions), not directly to the school.
Source: GOV.UK · checked 9 Oct 2026
National offer dayMonday 1 March 2027Upcoming
Secondary National Offer Day: Monday 1 March 2027. Offers are released by your home borough.
Source: Your borough's admissions page · checked 9 Oct 2026
Accept your offerDate not statedDate not stated
Accept the offer by the deadline given in your offer letter; your home borough sets the date.
Source: GOV.UK · checked 9 Oct 2026

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Open days and tours

Open event · Reception · 18:00Tuesday 10 November 2026, 18:00
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Sixth-form open evening · 16+ · 17:00Wednesday 18 November 2026, 17:00 to 19:00
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Open event · Reception · 14:00Wednesday 25 November 2026, 14:00
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Admissions

You apply through the council where you live, not to the school, naming up to six schools in order on one form. Every applicant on time hears on the same national offer day.

106 first-preference applications and 320 applications naming it at any preference for 90 places offered (September 2026 entry, DfE)

Entry	Places offered	First preferences	All preferences
September 2026 Primary	90	106	320
September 2026 Secondary	83	181	991
September 2025 Primary	90	104	334
September 2025 Secondary	83	210	1,006

These are counts of applications and offers on national offer day. They are not a chance of getting in: places are allocated by the school's published admissions criteria, such as siblings, distance or faith.

Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary school applications and offers · entry years up to 2026/27 · last checked 9 October 2026

Redbridge: Reception offers, September 2026 entry

Across the borough, 88.2% of applicants were offered their first preference and 97.8% were offered one of their preferences (3,417 applications). These are borough-wide figures, not a forecast for any school or child.

Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary schools applications and offers 2026 · entry years 2014/15 to 2026/27 (release published 2026-06-18) · last checked 9 October 2026

Redbridge: Year 7 offers, September 2026 entry

Across the borough, 68.4% of applicants were offered their first preference and 93.3% were offered one of their preferences (3,422 applications). These are borough-wide figures, not a forecast for any school or child.

Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary schools applications and offers 2026 · entry years 2014/15 to 2026/27 (release published 2026-06-18) · last checked 9 October 2026

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Inspection

Ofsted ungraded inspection, 16 October 2024: Standards maintained

An ungraded inspection confirms or questions the previous grade; it does not set a new one.

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Last overall grade: Outstanding, given on 2 October 2018

Historic. This is the last time Ofsted gave the school a single overall grade. Overall grades were abolished for state schools in September 2024.

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Source: Ofsted, Management information - state-funded schools - latest inspections as at 31 August 2026 · latest inspections as at 2026-08-31 · last checked 9 October 2026

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Results

Key stage 2 (end of primary), 2024/25

% meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths2022/23: 86% · 2023/24: 86%
92%This school75%Redbridge62%England, state-funded
% achieving the higher standard in reading, writing and maths2022/23: 28% · 2023/24: 15%
32%This school16%Redbridge8%England, state-funded
Average scaled score in reading2022/23: 109 · 2023/24: 108
111This school108Redbridge106England, state-funded
Average scaled score in maths2022/23: 110 · 2023/24: 108
111This school108Redbridge105England, state-funded

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 90 pupils in the cohort

GCSE (key stage 4), 2024/25

Attainment 8 score2022/23: 58.6 · 2023/24: 57.4
56.7This school53.9Redbridge46.1England, state-funded
% achieving grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs2022/23: 73% · 2023/24: 75%
65%This school60%Redbridge45%England, state-funded
% achieving grade 4 or above in English and maths GCSEs2022/23: 88% · 2023/24: 88%
85%This school77%Redbridge65%England, state-funded
% entering the English Baccalaureate2022/23: 22% · 2023/24: 87%
87%This school58%Redbridge40%England, state-funded
EBacc average point score2022/23: 5 · 2023/24: 5.47
5.38This school4.95Redbridge4.09England, state-funded

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 175 pupils in the cohort

A level (16 to 18), 2024/25

A level average result, expressed as a grade2022/23: C+ · 2023/24: B-
B+This schoolC+RedbridgeB-England, state-funded
A level average point score per entry2022/23: 33.4 · 2023/24: 38.2
41.7This school34.4Redbridge35England, state-funded
Average point score for a student's best 3 A levels2022/23: 33.4 · 2023/24: 38.1
41.6This school34.9Redbridge35.8England, state-funded
% of A level students achieving AAB or higher including at least 2 facilitating subjects2022/23: 13% · 2023/24: 15%
22%This school15%Redbridge18%England, state-funded
A level value added score2023/24: 0.38
0.52This school-0.03England, state-funded

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 88 pupils in the cohort

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Pupils and context

Eligible for free school meals: 34.3% January 2026
English as an additional language: 46.2%
Receiving SEN support: 10.2%
With an Education, Health and Care Plan: 3.2%
Girls / boys: 49% / 51%

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · school census 2024/25

Attendance and staffing

Overall absence: 4.4% 2024/25
Persistently absent (missed 10% or more): 7.9%
Pupils per teacher: 16.5 2025/26

Source: Department for Education, Absence rates by school level · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026

Places

Places: 1,880
Pupils on roll: 1,750

Source: Department for Education, Capacity - school / Sixth form capacity - school · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · position at 1 May, 2024/25

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Nearby schools

Schools covering the same ages within about a mile, by straight-line distance (not walking or travel time).

The Palmer Catholic Academy

0.2 miles

State-funded · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Mixed · Redbridge

1,132 pupils · Attainment 8 48.8 (2024/25)

Applications: closes in 21 days (31 Oct 2026)