Woodford County High School
Secondary · Community school · Girls · Redbridge
High Road, Woodford Green, IG8 9LA
100
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 22/11/2022
Application demand
46%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
95.1%
10.4% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,237
Capacity used
Nearly full98%
1,260 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
46%
1st preference success rate
163 of 357 families who put it first got an offer
180
Places offered
561
Total applications
3.1
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 357 | 163 | ● 46% |
| 2nd preference | 77 | 14 | ● 18% |
| 3rd preference | 42 | 1 | ● 2% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 85 | 2 | ● 2% |
| Total | 561 | 180 | 32% |
1st preference success by year
Redbridge lets families list 6 preferences. 181 applications came from outside the council area (42 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Girls
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Gemma Van Praagh
- Address
- High Road, Woodford Green, IG8 9LA
- Phone
- 02085040611
- Local authority
- Redbridge
- Ward / constituency
- Hatch Lane & Highams Park North · Chingford and Woodford Green
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 102852
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 15% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 68% | — | — |
| SEN support | 2% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
1,237 pupils · 1,260 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
22 November 2022
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Outstanding Personal development Good Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 907 pupils
Attendance
95.1%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
4.9%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
10.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
0.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.6%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 78.3 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.79 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 99% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 100% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 7.76 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 42.59 | — | — |
Average grade: B+ (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 80.1 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 98.9% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 100% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 99.4% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 7.92 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 181 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 42.77 | 35 |
| Average grade | B+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 37.2% | 17% |
| A-level students | 173 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 183 | 93% | 99% | 100% | |
| English Language | 181 | 85% | 99% | 100% | |
| Biology | 180 | 84% | 99% | 99% | |
| Physics | 180 | 86% | 99% | 100% | |
| English Literature | 180 | 84% | 99% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 179 | 85% | 99% | 100% | |
| History | 105 | 89% | 100% | 100% | |
| Geography | 102 | 87% | 99% | 100% | |
| Classical Civilisation | 89 | 85% | 100% | 100% | |
| Latin | 84 | 88% | 96% | 98% | |
| French | 70 | 94% | 99% | 100% | |
| Art and Design | 59 | 80% | 100% | 100% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 105 | 16% | 52% | 75% | |
| Chemistry | 91 | 10% | 46% | 69% | |
| Biology | 89 | 11% | 47% | 74% | |
| Economics | 44 | 9% | 34% | 73% | |
| Psychology | 43 | 12% | 35% | 84% | |
| Government and Politics | 31 | 23% | 65% | 94% | |
| English Literature | 30 | 30% | 77% | 97% | |
| History | 20 | 15% | 40% | 90% | |
| Physics | 19 | 0% | 21% | 47% | |
| Classical Civilisation | 14 | 14% | 50% | 93% | |
| Fine Art | 10 | 50% | 60% | 80% | |
| Geography | 10 | 10% | 80% | 100% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 10741: Woodford County High School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 23 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 74% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 3% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 75% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Redbridge council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.