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Aldborough Primary School

URN
136934
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Aldborough Primary School
URN
136934
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Excellent

82 / 100

Excellent

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

100

Inspection

55

Admissions Value

73

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

Top 25% of primary schools in England

Top 25% nationally

#17 of 51 schools in Redbridge

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Consider

This school has a mixed profile and may warrant further investigation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Target school
  • Admissions pressure: Very high competition
  • Admissions risk: Very high risk

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  • Recommended application mix
  • Alternative schools
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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Below Average
  • National comparison: Higher crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Your decision briefing for Aldborough Primary School

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Competitiveness on published admissions data
  • Demand trends over recent admission cycles
  • Application portfolio balance across your shortlist
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  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Can we realistically get in?

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Admissions strategy for Aldborough Primary School

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Ofsted inspections

Ungraded inspection
Latest publication date
21 July 2022
Inspection date
8 June 2022
Inspection type
-
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Outcome

    School remains Good

    Graded 21 July 2022

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Inspection history

Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

Admissions

Very High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

44

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

199

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

41

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

4.52×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Redbridge
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Redbridge)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
www.aldborough.net/

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Redbridge to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

92.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

96.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

94.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

90.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

IG3 8HZ - 231 Aldborough Road South, Seven Kings, Ilford, Essex

Contact details

Address
231 Aldborough Road South, Seven Kings, Ilford, Essex
Postcode
IG3 8HZ
Phone
2081668348
Website
www.aldborough.net/
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Redbridge
Local authority code
317

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 165 schools in Redbridge.

Authority statistics

Total schools

165

Open schools

95

Closed schools

70

Primary schools

89

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    21 July 20228 June 2022-School remains GoodView report for inspection published 21 July 2022
    • School remains Good

      Published
      21 July 2022
      Inspected
      8 June 2022
      Type
      -
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    20.6%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 34

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    20

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary89 (53.9%)
    • Secondary20 (12.1%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other56 (33.9%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Downshall Primary School78 mPrimaryOpen
    Downshall Primary School78 mPrimaryClosed
    St Aidan's Catholic Primary Academy606 mPrimaryOpen
    St Aidan's Catholic Primary School606 mPrimaryClosed
    Seven Kings School693 mAll-throughOpen
    Five Rivers London719 mNot applicableClosed
    The Palmer Catholic Academy723 mSecondaryOpen
    Canon Palmer Catholic School723 mSecondaryClosed
    Oaks Park High School891 mSecondaryOpen
    Newbury Park Primary School891 mPrimaryOpen
    • Downshall Primary School
      Distance
      78 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Downshall Primary School
      Distance
      78 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • St Aidan's Catholic Primary Academy
      Distance
      606 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • St Aidan's Catholic Primary School
      Distance
      606 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed

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    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Redbridge)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Al-Noor Voluntary Aided Muslim Primary SchoolPrimaryIG3 9RPOpen
    Aldersbrook Primary SchoolPrimaryE12 5HLOpen
    Avanti Court Primary SchoolPrimaryIG6 1LZClosed
    Avanti Court Primary SchoolPrimaryIG6 1LZOpen
    Barley Lane Infant SchoolPrimaryRM6 4RJClosed
    • Al-Noor Voluntary Aided Muslim Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      IG3 9RP
      Status
      Open
    • Aldersbrook Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      E12 5HL
      Status
      Open
    • Avanti Court Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      IG6 1LZ
      Status
      Closed
    • Avanti Court Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      IG6 1LZ
      Status
      Open
    Seven Kings School
    Distance
    693 m
    Phase
    All-through
    Status
    Open
  • Five Rivers London
    Distance
    719 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • The Palmer Catholic Academy
    Distance
    723 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • Canon Palmer Catholic School
    Distance
    723 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • Oaks Park High School
    Distance
    891 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • Newbury Park Primary School
    Distance
    891 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Barley Lane Infant School
    Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    RM6 4RJ
    Status
    Closed