Grammar schools in the Redbridge 11+ area

Redbridge has 2Source for Redbridge: School countRedbridge: School countCloseChecked 9 Oct 2026 against London Borough of Redbridge.The source says: Admission to the two selective (grammar) schools is based on the optional selection procedure only. The level of ability for entry is very high.View the official source grammar schools: Ilford County High School for Boys and Woodford County High School for GirlsSource for Redbridge: SchoolsRedbridge: SchoolsCloseChecked 9 Oct 2026 against London Borough of Redbridge.The source says: Ilford County High School for Boys [...] Open Evening on 30 April 2026 [...] Woodford County High School for Girls [...] Open Evening on 30 April 2026View the official source. Children sit one shared test for both, run by the London Borough of RedbridgeSource for Redbridge: Test run byRedbridge: Test run byCloseChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Woodford County High School.The source says: Entry is via a voluntary 11+ test, which is administered by the London Borough of Redbridge Education Authority and taken in the Autumn of Year 6.View the official source. The papers for September 2027 entry came from GL AssessmentSource for Redbridge 11+ test: Provider by entry year (2027)Redbridge 11+ test: Provider by entry year (2027)CloseChecked 9 Oct 2026 against London Borough of Redbridge.The source says: The 11 plus test is provided by GL Assessment, the UK's leading provider of these entrance exams.View the official source and covered: English and Verbal Reasoning; Mathematics and Non-Verbal ReasoningSource for Redbridge 2027 entry: PapersRedbridge 2027 entry: PapersCloseChecked 9 Oct 2026 against London Borough of Redbridge.The source says: The 11 Plus test will consist of two papers: English and Verbal Reasoning Mathematics and Non-Verbal ReasoningView the official source. The admission authority is the same body at each school: London Borough of RedbridgeSource for Ilford County High School: Admission authorityIlford County High School: Admission authorityCloseChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Ilford County High School.The source says: The London Borough of Redbridge are the Admissions Authority, and they admit 180 boys into Year 7 at Ilford County High School each year.View the official source for Ilford County High and London Borough of RedbridgeSource for Woodford County High School for Girls: Admission authorityWoodford County High School for Girls: Admission authorityCloseChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Woodford County High School.The source says: It is a Community School and therefore all matters relating to admissions in Year 7 – 11 are handled by the Redbridge Admissions Office.View the official source for Woodford County High. So the council sets the arrangements for both. A child must first reach the minimum threshold. Places then go in order of score within each priority group, and where you live is one of those groups: 11+ Common Catchment Area shared by Ilford County High and Woodford County High (map on Redbridge maps: Education > 11+ Common Catchment Area); applicants outside it are considered only after all requests from within it have been metSource for Redbridge 2027 entry: CatchmentRedbridge 2027 entry: CatchmentCloseChecked 9 Oct 2026 against London Borough of Redbridge.The source says: The schools have a Common Catchment Area. Follow the link: https://my.redbridge.gov.uk/map, click on Map category ‘Education’, then select from 11+ Common Catchment Area. If parents live outside the Common Catchment Area, consideration for a place at one of these schools will be given after all the requests from those within the Common Catchment Area have been met.View the official source. The schools are listed A to Z. We do not rank them.

Redbridge grammar schools at a glance

Priority groups and pupil premium places

At Ilford County High, the order of priority reads: (1) Looked after or previously looked after children. (2) 45 places (25%) for children entitled to the pupil premium (including Ever6), ranked by total standardised score. (3) Other children living in the Common Catchment Area, ranked by total standardised score. (4) Children living outside the Common Catchment Area, ranked by total standardised score.Source for Ilford County High School: Oversubscription criteria (2027)Ilford County High School: Oversubscription criteria (2027)CloseChecked 9 Oct 2026 against London Borough of Redbridge.The source says: Priority will be as follows for all year groups: a. A 'looked after child' or a child who was previously looked afterView the official source

Woodford adds a note on preferences: Places go to the 180 highest-scoring girls living in the Common Catchment Area who have not been made eligible for a school they ranked above WoodfordSource for Woodford County High School for Girls: Higher preference ruleWoodford County High School for Girls: Higher preference ruleCloseChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Woodford County High School.The source says: The 180 places at Woodford County High School will be offered to the 180 girls with the highest scores who both have not put a different school at a higher preference to Woodford for which they are eligible and live in the Common Catchment Area.View the official source. Each school page sets out its tie-break rule and waiting list.

For the shared test dates, see the Redbridge dates page. To compare these schools with your own journey and preferences, use the Redbridge 11+ plan.