Caterham High School
Caterham Avenue, Clayhall, Ilford, IG5 0QW
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Belinda Chapple
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- SEN provision
- HI - Hearing Impairment, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Ilford North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,182
- Pupils on roll
- 953
- URN
- 102849
- Local authority
- Redbridge
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02085514321
About this school
Caterham High School is a community secondary school in Ilford. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 953 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 147 | 144 | 141 |
| Attainment 8 score | 40.5 | 39.7 | 44.3 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.18 -0.46 to +0.09 | -0.31 -0.57 to -0.04 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 36% | 31.9% | 43.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 56% | 52.8% | 56% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 17% | 15.3% | 13.5% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.7 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Caterham High 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 | 40.5 | 50.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 39.7 | 52.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 44.3 | 50 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,019 |
| 2023/24 | 986 |
| 2024/25 | 991 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Caterham High School compares
Caterham High School ranked 18th of 19 secondary schools in Redbridge for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 54% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 6% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 44.3 | 10.6% | 40.3% | 953 | — |
| Ilford County High School | 75.7 | 5.5% | 12.2% | 1,115 | 0.7 miles |
| Beal High School | 52 | 5.2% | 20% | 2,615 | 0.7 miles |
| King Solomon High School | 46.8 | 9.9% | 24.5% | 636 | 1.1 miles |
| West Hatch High School | 49.5 | 7.2% | 20.6% | 1,573 | 1.3 miles |
| Woodbridge High School | 52.2 | 5.1% | 20.7% | 1,980 | 1.3 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)
- 40.26%
- English as an additional language
- 91.9%
- Overall absence
- 10.61%
- Persistent absence
- 33.02%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ilford County High School0.7 miles
Secondary · Ilford
-
Beal High School0.7 miles
Secondary · Ilford
-
King Solomon High School1.1 miles
Secondary · Ilford
-
West Hatch High School1.3 miles
Secondary · Chigwell
-
Woodbridge High School1.3 miles
Secondary · Woodford Green
Other schools in Ilford
Caterham High School ranks 11th of the 12 ranked secondary schools in Ilford.
- Beal High School Secondary
- Forest Academy Secondary
- Ilford County High School Secondary
- King Solomon High School Secondary
- Oaks Park High School Secondary
- The Palmer Catholic Academy Secondary
- The Ursuline Academy Ilford Secondary
- Valentines High School Secondary
- Al-Noor Voluntary Aided Muslim Primary School Primary
- Aldborough Primary School Primary
- Christchurch Primary School Primary
- Cleveland Road Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Caterham High School teach?
- Caterham High School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Ilford.
- Who is the headteacher of Caterham High School?
- The headteacher of Caterham High School is Ms Belinda Chapple, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Caterham High School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Caterham High 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 Caterham High School?
- Caterham High School has 953 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Caterham High School full?
- Caterham High School has capacity for 1,182 pupils and 953 on roll (81%), 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 Caterham High School a faith school?
- No. Caterham High School has no designated religious character.
- Is Caterham High School a selective school?
- No. Caterham High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- What SEN provision does Caterham High School have?
- The schools register lists Caterham High School's special educational needs provision as: HI - Hearing Impairment; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Caterham High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 40.5 in 2022/23 and 44.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Caterham High School rank locally?
- Caterham High School ranked 18th of 19 secondary schools in Redbridge for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 54% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 6% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Caterham High School's absence rate?
- Caterham High School's overall absence rate is 10.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Caterham High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Caterham High 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.