The Palmer Catholic Academy

State-Funded School

the-palmer-catholic-academy-redbridge-london

LondonRegion

RedbridgeLocal Authority

Ilford SouthConstituency

IG3 8EUPostcode

7.0

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

The Palmer Catholic Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Redbridge, London.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 1,132 pupils. The Palmer Catholic Academy is part of THE GOOD SHEPHERD CATHOLIC TRUST.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 3 Feb 2026 · published 8 May 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Needs attention
Post-16 provision
Needs attention
Leadership and governance
Expected standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 48.8
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 47.4%
EBacc average point score: 4.39

Ethnicity

White

12%

Asian

50%

Black

25%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

1,132

Total Pupils

57%Boys

43%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

32%

England average

27%

First language not English

42%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 1,132
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: THE GOOD SHEPHERD CATHOLIC TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 26 January 2022. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
7 Nov 2012	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

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.