Little Ilford School

State-Funded School

little-ilford-school-newham-london

LondonRegion

NewhamLocal Authority

East HamConstituency

E12 6JBPostcode

7.1

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Little Ilford School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Newham, London.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,781 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 47.6
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 50.5%
EBacc average point score: 4.5

Ethnicity

White

Asian

72%

Black

12%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,781

Total Pupils

63%Boys

37%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

56%

England average

27%

First language not English

77%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 1,781
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
18 Jan 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
25 Oct 2012	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.