The Ursuline Academy Ilford
About the school
The Ursuline Academy Ilford is an open secondary school in Redbridge.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 24 February 2026
- Published
- 4 May 2026
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
Published inspection outcomes
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Post-16 provision
Needs attention
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 56.1
- 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
- 61.50%
- Redbridge
- 59.60%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 83.60%
- Redbridge
- 77.00%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 27.90%
- Redbridge
- 58.40%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.8
- Redbridge
- 4.95
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C-
Average A-level points
- School
- 28.28
AAB or better
- School
- 3.00%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
748
Girls
100.00%
Boys
0.00%
SEN support
4.95%
Education, health and care plan
1.34%
English as an additional language
57.90%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
24.42%
Overall absence
9.14
Persistent absence
35.13
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
126
Sustained education or employment
97%
Education
97%
Apprenticeship
0%
Employment
0%
Not sustained
1%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
59
Sustained education or employment
85%
Higher education
80%
Further education
0%
Apprenticeship
3%
Employment
2%