Gilbert Colvin Primary School
Strafford Avenue, Ilford, IG5 0TL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Liz Cohen
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Ilford North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 429
- Pupils on roll
- 344
- URN
- 102805
- Local authority
- Redbridge
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02085504630
About this school
Gilbert Colvin Primary School is a community primary school in Ilford. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 344 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Gilbert Colvin Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 52 | 57 | 36 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 67% | 75% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 19% | 9% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 77% | 78% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 82% | 89% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 82% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 104.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +5.70 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Gilbert Colvin Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Redbridge average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 67% | 67.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 71.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 75% | 72% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 398 |
| 2023/24 | 404 |
| 2024/25 | 363 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Gilbert Colvin Primary School compares
Gilbert Colvin Primary School ranked 33rd of 53 primary schools in Redbridge for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 75% | 5.4% | 28.6% | 344 | — |
| Clore Tikva School | 76% | 6.4% | 11.4% | 294 | 0.5 miles |
| Glade Primary School | 79% | 6.6% | 18.9% | 428 | 0.5 miles |
| Mossford Green Primary School | 77% | 5% | 15.1% | 451 | 0.5 miles |
| Fairlop Primary School | 72% | 4.7% | 18.9% | 681 | 0.5 miles |
| Parkhill Infants' School | — | 6% | 10.5% | 381 | 0.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 28.57%
- English as an additional language
- 69.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.42%
- Persistent absence
- 12.66%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Clore Tikva School0.5 miles
Primary · Ilford
-
Glade Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Ilford
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Mossford Green Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Ilford
-
Fairlop Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Ilford
-
Parkhill Infants' School0.6 miles
Primary · Ilford
Other schools in Ilford
Gilbert Colvin Primary School ranks 22nd of the 33 ranked primary schools in Ilford.
- Al-Noor Voluntary Aided Muslim Primary School Primary
- Aldborough Primary School Primary
- Christchurch Primary School Primary
- Cleveland Road Primary School Primary
- Clore Tikva School Primary
- Cranbrook Primary School Primary
- Downshall Primary School Primary
- Fairlop Primary School Primary
- Farnham Green Primary School Primary
- Fullwood Primary School Primary
- Gearies Primary School Primary
- Glade Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Gilbert Colvin Primary School teach?
- Gilbert Colvin Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Ilford.
- Who is the headteacher of Gilbert Colvin Primary School?
- The headteacher of Gilbert Colvin Primary School is Ms Liz Cohen, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Gilbert Colvin Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Gilbert Colvin Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Gilbert Colvin Primary School?
- Gilbert Colvin Primary School has 344 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Gilbert Colvin Primary School full?
- Gilbert Colvin Primary School has capacity for 429 pupils and 344 on roll (80%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Gilbert Colvin Primary School a faith school?
- No. Gilbert Colvin Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Gilbert Colvin Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Gilbert Colvin Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Gilbert Colvin Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% in 2022/23 and 75% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Gilbert Colvin Primary School compare with other schools in Redbridge?
- Gilbert Colvin Primary School ranked 33rd of 53 primary schools in Redbridge for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Gilbert Colvin Primary School's absence rate?
- Gilbert Colvin Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Gilbert Colvin Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Gilbert Colvin Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.