Fullwood Primary School
21-24 Burford Close, Off Hatley Avenue, Ilford, IG6 1ER
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Executive Headteacher
- Mr Danvir Visvanathan
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Ilford North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 472
- Pupils on roll
- 458
- URN
- 102833
- Local authority
- Redbridge
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02085513288
About this school
Fullwood Primary School is a community primary school in Ilford. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 458 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 75% | 75% | 86% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 12% | 15% | 19% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 82% | 88% |
| Expected standard in maths | 87% | 85% | 97% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 88% | 87% | 93% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 107.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 107.0 | 110.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.30 | - | - |
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 Fullwood 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 | 75% | 67.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 75% | 71.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 86% | 72% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 459 |
| 2023/24 | 454 |
| 2024/25 | 454 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Fullwood Primary School compares
Fullwood Primary School ranked 13th of 53 primary schools in Redbridge for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 95% 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 | 86% | 5.5% | 11.9% | 458 | — |
| St Augustine's Catholic Primary School | 53% | 5.2% | 23.8% | 406 | 0.4 miles |
| Avanti Court Primary School | 83% | 4.7% | 5% | 598 | 0.4 miles |
| Mossford Green Primary School | 77% | 5% | 15.1% | 451 | 0.4 miles |
| Gearies Primary School | 78% | 5.9% | 10.6% | 884 | 0.5 miles |
| Clore Tikva School | 76% | 6.4% | 11.4% | 294 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 11.93%
- English as an additional language
- 65.6%
- Overall absence
- 5.49%
- Persistent absence
- 15.26%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Ilford
-
Avanti Court Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Barkingside
-
Mossford Green Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Ilford
-
Gearies Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Ilford
-
Clore Tikva School0.6 miles
Primary · Ilford
Other schools in Ilford
Fullwood Primary School ranks 7th 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
- Gearies Primary School Primary
- Gilbert Colvin Primary School Primary
- Glade Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Fullwood Primary School teach?
- Fullwood Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Ilford.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Fullwood Primary School?
- The executive headteacher of Fullwood Primary School is Mr Danvir Visvanathan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Fullwood Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Fullwood 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 big is Fullwood Primary School?
- Fullwood Primary School has 458 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Fullwood Primary School full?
- Fullwood Primary School has capacity for 472 pupils and 458 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Fullwood Primary School a faith school?
- No. Fullwood Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Fullwood Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Fullwood Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Fullwood Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 75% in 2022/23 and 86% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Fullwood Primary School rank locally?
- Fullwood Primary School ranked 13th of 53 primary schools in Redbridge for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 95% 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 Fullwood Primary School's absence rate?
- Fullwood Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Fullwood Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Fullwood 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.