Woodbridge High School
Secondary · Community school · Mixed · Redbridge
St Barnabas Road, Woodford Green, IG8 7DQ
78
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded 07/02/2023
Application demand
66%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
95.0%
10.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,980
Capacity used
Nearly full99%
2,000 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
66%
1st preference success rate
263 of 397 families who put it first got an offer
291
Places offered
1081
Total applications
3.7
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 397 | 263 | ● 66% |
| 2nd preference | 285 | 27 | ● 9% |
| 3rd preference | 186 | 1 | ● 1% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 213 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 1081 | 291 | 27% |
1st preference success by year
Redbridge lets families list 6 preferences. 275 applications came from outside the council area (6 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
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Steven Hogan
- Address
- St Barnabas Road, Woodford Green, IG8 7DQ
- Phone
- 02085049618
- Local authority
- Redbridge
- Ward / constituency
- Churchfields · Chingford and Woodford Green
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 102854
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 22% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 21% | — | — |
| SEN support | 12% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
1,980 pupils · 2,000 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
07 February 2023
Full graded inspection
Outstanding overall effectivenessSixth form Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding - 21
18 November 2021
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,528 pupils
Attendance
95.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
5.0%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
10.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
0.5%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.0%
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 | 54.5 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.38 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 66% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 81% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 5.19 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 36.40 | — | — |
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 | 52.2 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 58.3% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 74.9% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 69.5% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.99 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 295 | — |
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 | 36.53 | 35 |
| Average grade | B- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 10.1% | 17% |
| A-level students | 191 | — |
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 | 293 | 33% | 72% | 86% | |
| English Language | 293 | 11% | 47% | 71% | |
| English Literature | 293 | 23% | 64% | 76% | |
| Combined Science | 235 | 14% | 53% | 71% | |
| Geography | 158 | 16% | 51% | 68% | |
| History | 122 | 38% | 65% | 75% | |
| Social Studies | 107 | 11% | 44% | 64% | |
| Spanish | 93 | 35% | 66% | 83% | |
| Business | 78 | 19% | 47% | 63% | |
| French | 74 | 30% | 57% | 72% | |
| Media / Film / TV | 71 | 18% | 66% | 82% | |
| Drama | 59 | 36% | 66% | 81% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 88 | 8% | 31% | 63% | |
| Economics | 43 | 7% | 35% | 86% | |
| Psychology | 40 | 3% | 23% | 65% | |
| Biology | 35 | 0% | 3% | 29% | |
| Physics | 35 | 9% | 14% | 43% | |
| History | 33 | 0% | 24% | 67% | |
| English Literature | 28 | 0% | 14% | 50% | |
| Business Studies | 25 | 0% | 8% | 36% | |
| Chemistry | 21 | 5% | 19% | 33% | |
| Sociology | 21 | 10% | 33% | 67% | |
| Media / Film / TV Studies | 20 | 5% | 30% | 65% | |
| English Language | 19 | 0% | 16% | 47% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 14812: Woodbridge High School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 10 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
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) | 70% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 3% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 72% | — | — |
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: Non-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.