Find the best primary schools in Redbridge. Compare Ofsted ratings, catchment areas and parent reviews.
Redbridge has 57 primary schools, across 2 council areas. Most state schools here offer places by distance from home once children in care and siblings of current pupils have been admitted, so how close you live decides your chances at any school with more applicants than places. Some councils draw a fixed catchment boundary instead, and the distance at which the last place went changes every year. Of the 57, 12 are faith schools that can put children of their faith first, so distance counts for less there.
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| School | Type | Our rating | Council |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Road Primary School | Mixed | 5.0 / 5 | Redbridge |
| Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School | Roman Catholic | 4.9 / 5 | Redbridge |
| Aldersbrook Primary School | Mixed | 4.8 / 5 | Redbridge |
| Churchfields Infants' School | Mixed | 4.8 / 5 | Redbridge |
| Churchfields Junior School | Mixed | 4.8 / 5 | Redbridge |
| Fullwood Primary School | Mixed | 4.8 / 5 | Redbridge |
| Wells Primary School | Mixed |
There are 57 primary schools in Redbridge. Of those, 4 are all-through schools, teaching both primary and secondary years.
Apply by 15 January for a Reception place starting that September. Children start Reception in the September after their fourth birthday. You apply to the council where you live, even if the school is in another council's area, and can usually list between 3 and 6 schools in order of preference. Offers are sent on 16 April, or the next working day.
Of the 57 primary schools in Redbridge, 12 have a religious character: 6 Roman Catholic, 2 Jewish, 1 Church of England, 1 Hindu, 1 Muslim and 1 Sikh. When a faith school has more applicants than places, it can give priority to children of its faith. Many ask for a supplementary form, sometimes signed by a religious leader, so read the school's admissions policy before you apply.
On our star rating, the highest rated are Cleveland Road Primary School (5.0), Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School (4.9), Aldersbrook Primary School (4.8), Churchfields Infants' School (4.8) and Churchfields Junior School (4.8). The rating is our own, out of 5. It combines Parent View survey results, the latest Ofsted inspection and SATs results, with the parent survey carrying the most weight. All 57 schools here have a rating.
| 4.8 / 5 |
| Redbridge |
| Highlands Primary School | Mixed | 4.7 / 5 | Redbridge |
| Parkhill Infants' School | Mixed | 4.6 / 5 | Redbridge |
| St Bede's Catholic Primary School | Roman Catholic | 4.6 / 5 | Redbridge |
| Woodford Green Primary School | Mixed | 4.6 / 5 | Waltham Forest |
| Loxford School | all-through | 4.6 / 5 | Redbridge |
| SS Peter and Paul's Catholic Primary School | Roman Catholic | 4.5 / 5 | Redbridge |
| Wohl Ilford Jewish Primary School | Jewish | 4.5 / 5 | Redbridge |
| Avanti Court Primary School | Hindu | 4.5 / 5 | Redbridge |
| Parkhill Junior School | Mixed | 4.5 / 5 | Redbridge |
| Snaresbrook Primary School | Mixed | 4.5 / 5 | Redbridge |
| Aldborough Primary School | Mixed | 4.4 / 5 | Redbridge |
| Oakdale Infants' School | Mixed | 4.4 / 5 | Redbridge |
| Wanstead Church School | Church of England | 4.4 / 5 | Redbridge |
| Al-Noor Voluntary Aided Muslim Primary School | Muslim | 4.4 / 5 | Redbridge |
| Gearies Primary School | Mixed | 4.4 / 5 | Redbridge |
| Fairlop Primary School | Mixed | 4.3 / 5 | Redbridge |
| Grove Primary School | Mixed | 4.3 / 5 | Redbridge |
| Nightingale Primary School | Mixed | 4.2 / 5 | Redbridge |
| Oakdale Junior School | Mixed | 4.2 / 5 | Redbridge |
| St Antony's Catholic Primary School | Roman Catholic | 4.2 / 5 | Redbridge |
| Uphall Primary School | Mixed | 4.2 / 5 | Redbridge |
| Christchurch Primary School | Mixed | 4.2 / 5 | Redbridge |
| Gilbert Colvin Primary School | Mixed | 4.2 / 5 | Redbridge |
| Seven Kings School | all-through | 4.1 / 5 | Redbridge |
| Ark Isaac Newton Academy | all-through | 4.1 / 5 | Redbridge |
| Clore Tikva School | Jewish | 4.1 / 5 | Redbridge |
| Farnham Green Primary School | Mixed | 4.1 / 5 | Redbridge |
| Glade Primary School | Mixed | 4.1 / 5 | Redbridge |
| Mossford Green Primary School | Mixed | 4.1 / 5 | Redbridge |
| Gordon Primary School | Mixed | 4.1 / 5 | Redbridge |
| Cranbrook Primary School | Mixed | 4.0 / 5 | Redbridge |
| Goodmayes Primary School | Mixed | 4.0 / 5 | Redbridge |
| William Torbitt Primary School | Mixed | 4.0 / 5 | Redbridge |
| Redbridge Primary School | Mixed | 3.9 / 5 | Redbridge |
| Winston Way Academy | Mixed | 3.9 / 5 | Redbridge |
| Mayespark Primary School | Mixed | 3.9 / 5 | Redbridge |
| Barley Lane Primary School | Mixed | 3.9 / 5 | Redbridge |
| Downshall Primary School | Mixed | 3.8 / 5 | Redbridge |
| Atam Academy | Sikh, all-through | 3.8 / 5 | Redbridge |
| Newbury Park Primary School | Mixed | 3.7 / 5 | Redbridge |
| Chadwell Primary School | Mixed | 3.7 / 5 | Redbridge |
| Ray Lodge Primary School | Mixed | 3.6 / 5 | Redbridge |
| Roding Primary School | Mixed | 3.6 / 5 | Redbridge |
| Coppice Primary School | Mixed | 3.6 / 5 | Redbridge |
| John Bramston Primary School | Mixed | 3.5 / 5 | Redbridge |
| South Park Primary School | Mixed | 3.5 / 5 | Redbridge |
| St Augustine's Catholic Primary School | Roman Catholic | 3.3 / 5 | Redbridge |
| St Aidan's Catholic Primary Academy | Roman Catholic | 3.3 / 5 | Redbridge |
| Manford Primary School | Mixed | 3.1 / 5 | Redbridge |
| Woodlands Primary School | Mixed | 2.3 / 5 | Redbridge |
Our rating is out of 5 and combines Parent View survey results, the latest Ofsted inspection and published results. Source: Department for Education (GIAS) and Ofsted.
No. Distance only matters when a school has more applicants than places, and then it offers places in the order its admission criteria set out. Children in care or adopted from care come first by law. Most schools put brothers and sisters of current pupils next, then distance or catchment area. Faith schools and grammar schools use different criteria. How far away the last place went changes every year, depending on who applies.
The council offers a place at another school with room, which may be further from home. You can accept it and still join the waiting lists for the schools you preferred. Waiting lists are ranked by the admission criteria, not by how long a child has been on them. You can also appeal to an independent panel for any school that refused you. Appeals for Reception to Year 2 rarely succeed, because infant classes are limited to 30 pupils by law and a panel can only admit above that limit in narrow circumstances.