Roding Primary School
Roding Lane North, Woodford Bridge, Woodford Green, IG8 8NP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Melissa Nwankiti
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- HI - Hearing Impairment
- Constituency
- Chingford and Woodford Green
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 480
- Pupils on roll
- 438
- URN
- 102830
- Local authority
- Redbridge
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02085043706
About this school
Roding Primary School is a community primary school in Woodford Green. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 438 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Roding 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
- Outstanding
- 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 | 60 | 60 | 53 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 72% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 5% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 75% | 70% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% | 77% | 74% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 70% | 75% | 70% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.20 | - | - |
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 Roding 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 | 53% | 67.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 72% | 71.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 60% | 72% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 432 |
| 2023/24 | 434 |
| 2024/25 | 444 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Roding Primary School compares
Roding Primary School ranked 48th of 53 primary schools in Redbridge for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60% | 6.2% | 21.7% | 438 | — |
| Ray Lodge Primary School | 73% | 4% | 24.8% | 674 | 0.5 miles |
| Glade Primary School | 79% | 6.6% | 18.9% | 428 | 0.7 miles |
| Gilbert Colvin Primary School | 75% | 5.4% | 28.6% | 344 | 0.9 miles |
| Fairlop Primary School | 72% | 4.7% | 18.9% | 681 | 1.1 miles |
| Parkhill Infants' School | — | 6% | 10.5% | 381 | 1.1 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 21.65%
- English as an additional language
- 50%
- Overall absence
- 6.19%
- Persistent absence
- 17.45%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ray Lodge Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Woodford Green
-
Glade Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Ilford
-
Gilbert Colvin Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Ilford
-
Fairlop Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Ilford
-
Parkhill Infants' School1.1 miles
Primary · Ilford
Other schools in Woodford Green
Roding Primary School ranks 6th of the 6 ranked primary schools in Woodford Green.
- Oakhill Primary School Primary
- Ray Lodge Primary School Primary
- St Antony's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Wells Primary School Primary
- Woodford Green Primary School Primary
- Trinity Catholic High School Secondary
- Woodbridge High School Secondary
- Woodford County High School Secondary
- Hatton Special School Special schools
- Avon House Preparatory School Independent schools
- Bancroft's Preparatory School Independent schools
- Bancroft's School Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does Roding Primary School teach?
- Roding Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Woodford Green.
- Who is the headteacher of Roding Primary School?
- The headteacher of Roding Primary School is Ms Melissa Nwankiti, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Roding Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Roding 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 Roding Primary School?
- Roding Primary School has 438 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Roding Primary School full?
- Roding Primary School has capacity for 480 pupils and 438 on roll (91%), 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 Roding Primary School a faith school?
- No. Roding Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Roding Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Roding Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Roding Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Roding Primary School's special educational needs provision as: HI - Hearing Impairment. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Roding Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 53% in 2022/23 and 60% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Roding Primary School compare with other schools in Redbridge?
- Roding Primary School ranked 48th of 53 primary schools in Redbridge for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Roding Primary School's absence rate?
- Roding Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Roding Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Roding 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.