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Ilford County High School: 11+ entry

Ilford County High School, Fremantle Road, Barkingside, Ilford, IG6 2JB

Facts checked 19 October 2026By ExamKind Editorial TeamSchool website

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Can we apply, and what did it take?

For September 2028 entry

  • 104or more

    Redbridge 11+ test, 2027 entry (the latest published)

    Checked, source: London Borough of Redbridge, checked

  • Year 7 places

    180

    2027 entry, Published Admission Number ()

    Checked, source: London Borough of Redbridge, checked

  • Lowest score offered

    106.02

    2026 entry, national offer day

    Checked, source: London Borough of Redbridge, checked

No deadlines left for 2028 entry.

How far offers reached

Can we get in?

How far offers reached

Each bar shows how far from Ilford County High School the last child offered a place lived, under the last admission rule the offers reached. Up to five years, on one scale.

Qualifying is not the same as being offered a place.

A score of 104 or more in the Redbridge 11+ test means your child can be considered. If more children qualify than there are places, the school gives places using its admission rules, in order. The figures below show how far those rules reached in past years. They are history, not a prediction: they change every year with who applies.

Checked, source: Department for Education (GOV.UK), checked
No distance figures publishedWe have not found a checked figure for how far offers reached at Ilford County High School. We add each year's figures after National Offer Day, when the council or school publishes them.

Lowest score offered a place

Scores are on the aggregate score scale.

  1. 2026 entryOffer day

    On National Offer Day, the lowest score offered a place was 106.02.

  2. 2025 entryOffer day

    On National Offer Day, the lowest score offered a place was 109.35.

  3. 2024 entryOffer day

    On National Offer Day, the lowest score offered a place was 108.72.

  4. 2023 entryOffer day

    On National Offer Day, the lowest score offered a place was 111.38.

  5. 2022 entryOffer day

    On National Offer Day, the lowest score offered a place was 108.58.

Source: London Borough of Redbridge, checked

Applications and offers, September 2026 entry (Department for Education)

How many families applied to Ilford County High School and how many places it offered. Applicants per place is all applications divided by offers. Families apply to several schools and not every applicant qualifies, so it is not the chance of a place.

Applications and offers at Ilford County High School, September 2026 entry
FigureDepartment for Education
First-preference applications258First-preference applications, 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E13000002,Outer London,317,E09000026,Redbridge,Secondary,3174007,z,6,Ilford County High School,179,179,148,17,11,538,258,92,58,1.7432432432432432,1.441340782122905,169,43,Community school,No religious character,11.7,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001300,Ilford North,102850,7View the official source
All applications (any preference)538All applications (any preference), 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E13000002,Outer London,317,E09000026,Redbridge,Secondary,3174007,z,6,Ilford County High School,179,179,148,17,11,538,258,92,58,1.7432432432432432,1.441340782122905,169,43,Community school,No religious character,11.7,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001300,Ilford North,102850,7View the official source
Places offered on National Offer Day179Places offered on National Offer Day, 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E13000002,Outer London,317,E09000026,Redbridge,Secondary,3174007,z,6,Ilford County High School,179,179,148,17,11,538,258,92,58,1.7432432432432432,1.441340782122905,169,43,Community school,No religious character,11.7,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001300,Ilford North,102850,7View the official source
Applicants per place3Applicants per place, 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E13000002,Outer London,317,E09000026,Redbridge,Secondary,3174007,z,6,Ilford County High School,179,179,148,17,11,538,258,92,58,1.7432432432432432,1.441340782122905,169,43,Community school,No religious character,11.7,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001300,Ilford North,102850,7View the official source

Source: Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics), checked

About these figures

Redbridge publishes, each year, the total standardised score of the last on-time boy offered a place at Ilford County High from inside the Common Catchment Area on National Offer Day. This is the nearest thing to an Ilford County High cut-off score:

The score has moved up and down rather than in one direction, and the 2026-entry figure is the lowest of all the years shown. That is a guide, not a promise: it depends on how many boys apply and how they score.

How many boys took part:

Registrations have fallen in each of the last two years, but in every year far more boys reached the minimum score than there are places. Most boys who sit the test, and many who reach the minimum, will not get a place here, so a realistic second choice is important. Year-by-year detail for both schools is on our Redbridge pass marks page.

At a glance

Ilford County High School in brief

tap a value for its source

Pupils
boysPupilsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Ilford County High School.The source says: The LBR are the Admissions Authority, and they admit 180 boys into Year 7 at Ilford County High School each year.View the official source
Who the school admits.
Year 7 places
180Year 7 placesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against London Borough of Redbridge.The source says: | Ilford County High | 180 | 40 |View the official source2027 entry
The (PAN): how many children the school plans to admit.
Entrance test
Redbridge 11+ test
The test children sit to be considered.
London Borough of RedbridgeAdmission authorityChecked 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
Who sets the admission rules and decides who is offered a place.
common catchment
Where children get priority. Living inside it does not by itself mean a place.
School type
community school (selective grammar)School typeChecked 9 Oct 2026 against London Borough of Redbridge.The source says: Community Secondary Schools - Entry September 2027...| Ilford County High | 180 | 40 |View the official source
How the school is run and funded.

Key dates

Dates for September 2028 entry

For children in Year 6 in 2027/28.

Add to my calendar

  1. Not published yet: Test registration opens

    Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026

  2. Not published yet: Test registration closes

    Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026

  3. Not published yet: Test day

    Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026

  4. Not published yet: Results

    Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026

Notes on these dates

Two council documents give different days for 2027 offers, so Offer Day shows as awaiting confirmation. Whichever date is confirmed, the offer email comes from your home council on National Offer Day. If you live outside Redbridge, your own council's application deadline applies. More detail is on the Redbridge dates page.

How places are given

4 admission rules, in order, for 2027 entry

If more children qualify than there are places, Ilford County High School gives places using these rules (its ), in this order (the 2027 rules; the rules for 2028 entry are not published yet).

  1. 1

    Looked after or previously looked after children

    The policy's own words
    a. A 'looked after child' or a child who was previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangements, or special guardianship order
  2. 2

    45 places (25%) for children entitled to the pupil premium (including Ever6), ranked by total standardised score

    The policy's own words
    b. Places will be offered to 45 (25%) children who are entitled to the pupil premium
  3. 3

    Other children living in the Common Catchment Area, ranked by total standardised score

    The policy's own words
    c. other children living in the Common Catchment Area, ranked according to the total standardised score in overall order of merit;
  4. 4

    Children living outside the Common Catchment Area, ranked by total standardised score

    The policy's own words
    d. children living outside the Common Catchment Area, ranked according to the total standardised score in overall order of merit.

Source: London Borough of Redbridge, checked

Who qualifies
Minimum threshold score of 104; qualifying candidates ranked by total standardised score in overall order of merit within the oversubscription criteria (looked after, 45 pupil premium places, Common Catchment Area, then outside it)Source: London Borough of Redbridge, checked
Catchment
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: London Borough of Redbridge, checked
If two children are level for the last place
Equal scores: shortest safe walking distance (GIS) from home to the school main entrance via public roads and recognised footpaths (flats: main entrance of the block); identical distances: random allocation in the Synergy admissions systemSource: London Borough of Redbridge, checked
Brothers and sisters
No priority for brothers and sisters.Source: London Borough of Redbridge, checked
Waiting list
Held by the London Borough of Redbridge; vacancies offered to the next highest qualifying candidate by total standardised score following the oversubscription criteria (minimum 104); Year 7 list runs until 31 December 2027, after which an online in-year application is needed to stay on it.Source: London Borough of Redbridge, checked
Address used
The address you live at on Saturday 31 October 2026 is the one that counts.Source: London Borough of Redbridge, checked
More detail from our guide

2027 entry. The council's admission arrangements for Ilford County High are determined (final)Ilford County High School: Document status (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against London Borough of Redbridge.The source says: Determined Admission Arrangements 2027 - 2028 Please find below the Local Authority's determined admission arrangements for community schools, the coordinated schemes for Primary and Secondary schools, and the Fair Access Protocol for 2027-2028.View the official source. Because this is a community school, the council (not the school) decides who is offered a place.

Places go to boys who reached the minimum score, in this order: (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.Ilford County High School: Oversubscription criteria (2027)Checked 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

Within each group, the higher score comes first. There is no priority for brothers or for children of staff.

  • Catchment area: 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 metIlford County High School 2027 entry: DescriptionChecked 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 catchment is shared with Woodford County High, and living inside it matters far more than how close you live to the school.
  • Which address counts: where your son normally lives on 31 October 2026Ilford County High School: Address date (where your child must live) (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against London Borough of Redbridge.The source says: Applications for transfer in September 2027 must be submitted by 31 October 2026 at the latest. The address given on the application must be the one where the child normally lives on 31 October 2026 and is expected to live in September 2027 and beyond.View the official source.
  • If two boys have the same score: Equal scores: shortest safe walking distance (GIS) from home to the school main entrance via public roads and recognised footpaths (flats: main entrance of the block); identical distances: random allocation in the Synergy admissions systemIlford County High School: Tie break (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against London Borough of Redbridge.The source says: the tiebreak will be the shortest safe walking distance, as measured by a Geographic Information System, from the child's home to the main entrance of the school using public roads and recognised footpaths [...] when measurements involve flats in the same block, the distance will be to the main entrance of the block. [...] the Admission Authority will use the random allocation facility within the Synergy "Admissions and Transfers System"View the official source.
  • How distance is measured: Walking from child's home to main entrance of the school (flats in the same block: main entrance of the block)Ilford County High School: Distance rule (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against London Borough of Redbridge.The source says: the tiebreak will be the shortest safe walking distance, as measured by a Geographic Information System, from the child's home to the main entrance of the school using public roads and recognised footpaths ... when measurements involve flats in the same block, the distance will be to the main entrance of the block.View the official source.
  • Waiting list: Held by the London Borough of Redbridge; vacancies offered to the next highest qualifying candidate by total standardised score following the oversubscription criteria (minimum 104); Year 7 list runs until 31 December 2027, after which an online in-year application is needed to stay on it.Ilford County High School: Waiting list (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against London Borough of Redbridge.The source says: 1.13 The waiting list will run until 31 December 2027. Waiting lists for after 31 December 2027 will require parents to submit an online in-year application for their child to remain on the waiting list. ... 2.15 When a vacancy arises on the waiting list, it will be offered to the next highest qualifying candidate according to the total standardised score in overall order of merit, following the oversubscription criteria as detailed above.View the official source
  • Applying: All applicants must name the school on the formal Common Application Form online (home council eAdmissions); test registration alone is not an application. Redbridge residents' deadline 31 October 2026.Ilford County High School: Must name on caf (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against London Borough of Redbridge.The source says: 2.10 All applicants must complete the formal Common Application Form online to express a preference for the selective schools. Completion of the Registration Form alone is not accepted as an application.View the official source

Pupil premium places. The second rule above sets aside places for boys entitled to the pupil premium (extra school funding for children who get, or recently got, free school meals; "Ever6" covers children eligible at any point in recent years). They still need the minimum score. Official documents differ on the date when eligibility is checked, so if this applies to your son, confirm it with the council's admissions team.

2028 entry: Ilford County High School: Document status (2028)Not yet published by London Borough of Redbridge; last checked 9 Oct 2026.The source says: Determined Admission Arrangements 2027 - 2028View the official source. We will add the September 2028 rules once the council publishes them.

The test

Redbridge 11+ test
Test
Redbridge 11+ test
Test date, 2028 entry
Not yet published

Ilford County High does not write its own entrance paper. The London Borough of Redbridge runs one 11+ for both of its grammar schools, and boys sit it in a single sitting, on 18 September 2026Ilford County High School 2027 entry: Stage1Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Ilford County High School.The source says: Test Date: Friday 18 September 2026. You must bring the completed 11 + photo ID form to the test.View the official source for 2027 entry. There is no second stage.

The test has two papers: English and Verbal Reasoning; Mathematics and Non-Verbal ReasoningIlford County High School 2027 entry: Stage1 papersChecked 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. Between them they cover English, verbal reasoning, maths and non-verbal reasoningIlford County High School 2027 entry: Stage1 subjectsChecked 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. On scoring, the council says only this: Ranking uses a "total standardised score" across the two papers; subject weightings and whether the score is age-standardised are not statedIlford County High School: Score composition (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against London Borough of Redbridge.The source says: c. other children living in the Common Catchment Area, ranked according to the total standardised score in overall order of merit;View the official source.

Registration went through the council, not the school: Register with the London Borough of Redbridge (LBR) online via the council portal ("Register for the 11 plus test")Ilford County High School 2027 entry: Registration routeChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Ilford County High School.The source says: You must register for the test with LBR when your child is in Year 5.View the official source. Missing the window is hard to put right. The council's rule on late or missed tests: Late testing only for on-time registrants with a doctor’s certificate or proof why the child could not sit (e.g. religious observance); no testing for those who did not register by the deadline; no alternative date if the child misses it for another school’s test on the same dayIlford County High School 2027 entry: Late testingChecked 9 Oct 2026 against London Borough of Redbridge.The source says: In respect of those who register on-time but are unable to take the tests on the published date, late testing will be arranged only on the provision of a doctor’s certificate or proof of why the child could not sit on the original dates provided i.e. religious observance.View the official source.

What counts as "passing"? There is a floor, then a ranking: Minimum threshold score of 104; qualifying candidates ranked by total standardised score in overall order of merit within the oversubscription criteria (looked after, 45 pupil premium places, Common Catchment Area, then outside it)Ilford County High School: Qualifying rule (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against London Borough of Redbridge.The source says: There will be a “minimum threshold score” of 104 for all applicants. No one scoring lower than 104 will be added to the ranked list or waiting list.View the official source. Reaching the minimum makes a boy eligible to be considered; it does not by itself earn a place. See the Redbridge 11+ guide for the test in more depth and our GL Assessment page for the provider.

How the Redbridge test works

Open days

All this year's events have passed

  1. Done: Open Evening (for Year 7 entry September 2027) (passed)

Source: London Borough of Redbridge, checked

If you are refused a place

Reviews, appeals and the waiting list

General information, not legal advice.

How appeals work
Appeal to an independent appeal panel arranged by London Borough of Redbridge (online appeal form; the two grammar schools are not in the list of schools to contact directly)Source: London Borough of Redbridge, checked
Appeal deadline
2 April 2027Source: London Borough of Redbridge, checked

General information, not legal advice.

Can a test score be reviewed? No formal review panel: parents unhappy with the selection outcome should discuss it with their primary headteacher; the decision can be challenged through the statutory appeal processRedbridge 2027 entry: Review processChecked 9 Oct 2026 against London Borough of Redbridge.The source says: If a parent is not satisfied with the outcome of the optional selection procedure, they should discuss the matter with the head of their child's primary school. The Admission Authority’s decision can be challenged through the statutory appeal process.View the official source.

After offers are made you can appeal a refusal. Appeal to an independent appeal panel arranged by London Borough of Redbridge (online appeal form; the two grammar schools are not in the list of schools to contact directly)Ilford County High School: Appeals route (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against London Borough of Redbridge.The source says: If your child did not get into a Redbridge school you wanted, you can appeal to an independent panel.View the official source. For 2027 entry the deadline is 2 April 2027Ilford County High School: Appeal deadline (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against London Borough of Redbridge.The source says: For places starting in September 2027, the deadline to submit an appeal for Year 7 is Friday 2 April and reception is Friday 14 May 2027.View the official source.

Across all secondary schools, the council reports: 129 secondary appeals received, 4 successful (all Redbridge appeals the council handles, last academic year)Redbridge: Appeals last yearChecked 9 Oct 2026 against London Borough of Redbridge.The source says: 129 secondary appeals received and 4 were successfulView the official source. Few appeals succeed, so a realistic second choice on your application matters. Our Redbridge appeals guide explains the process.

Official documents and sources

16 sources, each kept as an archived copy

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