St Aidan's Catholic Primary Academy
0.2 miles213 pupils · KS2 expected standard 58% (2024/25)
Applications: open (15 Jan 2027)
State-funded · All-through · Redbridge
Seven Kings School
Community school · Ages 4 to 18 · Mixed · 2,189 pupils
Closes in 21 days Application deadline 31 October 2026
At a glance
- Type
- Community school (state-funded)
- Phase
- All-through
- Ages
- 4 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 2,189 census January 2026
- Capacity
- 2,240
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Executive Headteacher
- Ms Jane Waters
- Address
- Ley Street, Ilford, IG2 7BT
- Borough
- Redbridge
- Telephone
- 02085548935
- DfE reference (URN)
- 102856
- Website
- sevenkings.school
Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools · daily extract as at 2026-10-07 · last checked 9 October 2026
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 | 95% |
|---|---|
| In a sustained education destination | 94% |
| Going to a school sixth form | 77% |
| Going to a sixth-form college | 2% |
| Going to a further education college or other FE provider | 15% |
| In a sustained apprenticeship | 1% |
| In sustained employment | 0% |
| Whose destination was not sustained | 4% |
Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2022/23 cohort · last checked 9 October 2026 · 179 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 | 87% |
|---|---|
| Progressing to higher education | 71% |
| Progressing to further education | Suppressed (small cohort) |
| In a sustained apprenticeship | 7% |
| In sustained employment | 7% |
| Whose destination was not sustained | 8% |
Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2022/23 cohort · last checked 9 October 2026 · 248 leavers, cohort that left in 2022/23
These are destinations schools have published for past leavers. They describe what happened, not what will happen for any one child. How to read this.
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 offerFriday 30 April 2027Open
Deadline to accept your primary offer: Friday 30 April 2027.
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
Get a reminder before Seven Kings School's deadlines
One email 14, 7 and 1 day before each dated deadline we hold. No account needed.
A status ("Closes in 12 days") is shown only for a closing date we have checked, worked out from today's date, 10 October 2026. Other dates are printed as the school published them, with its own wording beside them. Dates given only as "early January" are shown as approximate and never counted down. Always confirm with the school or council.
Open days and tours
- School tour · 11+ · 09:30Wednesday 14 October 2026, 09:30
- School tour · 11+ · 09:30Monday 19 October 2026, 09:30
- Open day · Reception · 09:00Wednesday 4 November 2026, 09:00
Reception Book or read more
- Open day · Reception · 13:30Wednesday 18 November 2026, 13:30
Reception Book or read more
Dates as published on the school's own page, read 10 Oct 2026. Schools add and change dates at short notice and most ask you to book: confirm with the school. All open days in London
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.
179 first-preference applications and 458 applications naming it at any preference for 120 places offered (September 2026 entry, DfE)
| Entry | Places offered | First preferences | All preferences |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 Primary | 120 | 179 | 458 |
| September 2026 Secondary | 53 | 259 | 1,445 |
| September 2025 Primary | 120 | 164 | 469 |
| September 2025 Secondary | 47 | 261 | 1,487 |
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
Inspection
Ofsted ungraded inspection, 24 April 2025: Improved significantly
An ungraded inspection confirms or questions the previous grade; it does not set a new one.
Last overall grade: Outstanding, given on 12 September 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.
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
Results
Key stage 2 (end of primary), 2024/25
- % meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths2022/23: 70% · 2023/24: 87%80%This school75%Redbridge62%England, state-funded
- % achieving the higher standard in reading, writing and maths2022/23: 12% · 2023/24: 18%22%This school16%Redbridge8%England, state-funded
- Average scaled score in reading2022/23: 107 · 2023/24: 108109This school108Redbridge106England, state-funded
- Average scaled score in maths2022/23: 107 · 2023/24: 110111This school108Redbridge105England, state-funded
Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 120 pupils in the cohort
GCSE (key stage 4), 2024/25
- Attainment 8 score2022/23: 61.7 · 2023/24: 64.157.3This school53.9Redbridge46.1England, state-funded
- % achieving grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs2022/23: 77% · 2023/24: 83%70%This school60%Redbridge45%England, state-funded
- % achieving grade 4 or above in English and maths GCSEs2022/23: 88% · 2023/24: 91%87%This school77%Redbridge65%England, state-funded
- % entering the English Baccalaureate2022/23: 34% · 2023/24: 41%30%This school58%Redbridge40%England, state-funded
- EBacc average point score2022/23: 5.28 · 2023/24: 5.604.95This 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 · 176 pupils in the cohort
A level (16 to 18), 2024/25
- A level average result, expressed as a grade2022/23: C+ · 2023/24: C+B-This schoolC+RedbridgeB-England, state-funded
- A level average point score per entry2022/23: 34 · 2023/24: 34.837.8This school34.4Redbridge35England, state-funded
- Average point score for a student's best 3 A levels2022/23: 33.8 · 2023/24: 34.637.6This school34.9Redbridge35.8England, state-funded
- % of A level students achieving AAB or higher including at least 2 facilitating subjects2022/23: 13% · 2023/24: 11%18%This school15%Redbridge18%England, state-funded
- A level value added score2023/24: -0.26-0.17This 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 · 222 pupils in the cohort
Pupils and context
- Eligible for free school meals
- 19.8% January 2026
- English as an additional language
- 91.4%
- Receiving SEN support
- 8.4%
- With an Education, Health and Care Plan
- 4.5%
- Girls / boys
- 47% / 53%
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
- 5.9% 2024/25
- Persistently absent (missed 10% or more)
- 13.6%
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.2 2025/26
Source: Department for Education, Absence rates by school level · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026
Places
- Places
- 2,240
- Pupils on roll
- 2,197
Source: Department for Education, Capacity - school / Sixth form capacity - school · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · position at 1 May, 2024/25
Nearby schools
Schools covering the same ages within about a mile, by straight-line distance (not walking or travel time).
Aldborough Primary School
0.4 miles347 pupils · KS2 expected standard 90% (2024/25)
Applications: open (15 Jan 2027)
Downshall Primary School
0.5 miles501 pupils · KS2 expected standard 76% (2024/25)
Applications: open (15 Jan 2027)
The Palmer Catholic Academy
0.5 miles1,132 pupils · Attainment 8 48.8 (2024/25)
Applications: closes in 21 days (31 Oct 2026)
Christchurch Primary School
0.5 miles1,084 pupils · KS2 expected standard 79% (2024/25)
Applications: open (15 Jan 2027)
Newbury Park Primary School
0.5 miles752 pupils · KS2 expected standard 61% (2024/25)
Applications: open (15 Jan 2027)
Compare with similar schools
Side-by-side comparisons with the nearest schools of the same type. Sourced facts only; no winner is declared.