Valentines High School

State-Funded School

valentines-high-school-redbridge-london

LondonRegion

RedbridgeLocal Authority

Ilford NorthConstituency

IG2 6HXPostcode

9.9

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Valentines High School 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 1,357 pupils.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 17 Mar 2026 · published 11 May 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Exceptional
Curriculum and teaching
Strong standard
Achievement
Exceptional
Attendance and behaviour
Exceptional
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Post-16 provision
Strong standard
Leadership and governance
Exceptional

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 59.3
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 76.2%
EBacc average point score: 5.48

Ethnicity

White

Asian

77%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,357

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

30%

England average

27%

First language not English

41%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 1,357
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
21 Nov 2021	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding
3 Nov 2006	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.