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Ilford County High School

About the school

Ilford County High School (often abbreviated to ICHS) is a selective secondary grammar school for boys located in the town of Barkingside of the London Borough of Redbridge. The school was formerly called Park High Grade School and as a result old boys are referred to as Old Parkonians. ICHS is a six-form entry school, each form comprising up to 30 pupils. Originally one of a number of selective schools in the London Borough of Redbridge, ICHS was retained in 1973 as the only boys’ selective school in the borough. Admission at 11+ takes place through tests administered by the borough as local education authority. There is also opportunity for admission at 16+, directly into the sixth form, but the majority of places each year are taken up by existing students of the school.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.

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Latest inspection
6 January 2026
Published
28 May 2026
Inspection type
S5 Inspection

Published inspection outcomes

Safeguarding

Met

Inclusion

Strong standard

Curriculum and teaching

Strong standard

Achievement

Strong standard

Attendance and behaviour

Strong standard

Personal development and wellbeing

Strong standard

Post-16 provision

Strong standard

Leadership and governance

Strong standard

Previous inspection framework

These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.

Overall effectiveness

Good

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour and attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership and management

Good

Safeguarding

Yes

Early years

Not applicable

Sixth form

Good

Results and school context

GCSE and key stage 4

180 pupils

Attainment 8

School
75.7
Redbridge
53.9
England
46.1

Progress 8

The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.

School
N/A
Redbridge
N/A
England
N/A

English and maths grade 5+

School
97.20%
Redbridge
59.60%
England
45.40%

English and maths grade 4+

School
98.90%
Redbridge
77.00%
England
64.80%

EBacc entry

School
97.80%
Redbridge
58.40%
England
40.50%

EBacc average point score

School
7.33
Redbridge
4.95
England
4.09

A levels and sixth form

114 A-level students

Average A-level grade

School
B

Average A-level points

School
41.23

AAB or better

School
35.40%

Pupil context and attendance

DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.

Pupils on roll

1126

Girls

0.00%

Boys

100.00%

SEN support

4.80%

Education, health and care plan

0.80%

English as an additional language

62.10%

Eligible for free school meals in the past six years

12.17%

Overall absence

5.54

Persistent absence

13.08

Pupil destinations

DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.

After Key Stage 4

Cohort

175

Sustained education or employment

98%

Education

98%

Apprenticeship

0%

Employment

0%

Not sustained

1%

After 16–18 study

Cohort

162

Sustained education or employment

81%

Higher education

67%

Further education

1%

Apprenticeship

7%

Employment

4%

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