Ray Lodge Primary School
Snakes Lane East, Woodford Green, IG8 7JQ
674 pupils · 107% of 630 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- STRIVE4 ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Redbridge
- Free school meals
- 25.5%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 24 February 2026, published 7 June 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 73% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 13% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.04 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 90 | 94 | 217 | 90 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 89 | 91 | 253 | 89 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 89 | 111 | 274 | 89 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 86 | 85 | 209 | 86 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 89 | 91 | 256 | 89 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 89 | 88 | 286 | 89 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 90 | 97 | 258 | 90 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 89 | 77 | 206 | 89 |
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
- Roding Primary School 0.9 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Wells Primary School 1.6 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Churchfields Infants' School 1.7 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- St Antony's Catholic Primary School 1.7 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Woodford Green Primary School 1.7 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Glade Primary School 1.7 km · Improved significantly (2024)
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.