Valentines High School
Cranbrook Road, Ilford, IG2 6HX
1,357 pupils · 105% of 1,288 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Local authority
- Redbridge
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 29.1%
Ofsted
Exceptional (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Exceptional |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Exceptional |
| Attendance and behaviour | Exceptional |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Exceptional |
| Post-16 | Strong standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 17 March 2026, published 11 May 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 59.3 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 76.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 84.5% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 54.2% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Oversubscribed — 1.64 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 171 | 280 | 1,236 | 170 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 170 | 290 | 1,313 | 170 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 172 | 366 | 1,502 | 172 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 178 | 284 | 1,328 | 178 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 177 | 259 | 1,355 | 177 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 170 | 239 | 1,251 | 170 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 178 | 257 | 1,531 | 178 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 176 | 258 | 1,533 | 176 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- The Ursuline Academy Ilford 1.3 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Beal High School 1.7 km · Good (2021) · previous system
- Oaks Park High School 1.8 km · Good (2019) · previous system
- Ilford County High School 2.1 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2026)
- Wanstead High School 2.1 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Caterham High School 2.2 km · Good (2022) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.