Woodbridge High School
St Barnabas Road, Woodford Green, IG8 7DQ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Steven Hogan
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Chingford and Woodford Green
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 2,000
- Pupils on roll
- 1,980
- URN
- 102854
- Local authority
- Redbridge
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02085049618
About this school
Woodbridge High School is a community secondary school in Woodford Green. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,980 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Woodbridge High School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 296 | 294 | 295 |
| Attainment 8 score | 51.1 | 54.5 | 52.2 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.25 +0.09 to +0.42 | +0.38 +0.21 to +0.55 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 62% | 66.3% | 58.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 75% | 80.6% | 74.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 64% | 75.9% | 69.5% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.8 | 5.2 | 5.0 |
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 Woodbridge 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 | 51.1 | 50.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 54.5 | 52.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 52.2 | 50 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,851 |
| 2023/24 | 1,927 |
| 2024/25 | 2,000 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Woodbridge High School compares
Woodbridge High School ranked 13th of 19 secondary schools in Redbridge for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 82% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 52.2 | 5.1% | 20.7% | 1,980 | — |
| Woodford County High School | 80.1 | 4.9% | 12.4% | 1,237 | 0.8 miles |
| Trinity Catholic High School | 56.3 | 7% | 14.1% | 1,603 | 1.2 miles |
| Beal High School | 52 | 5.2% | 20% | 2,615 | 1.3 miles |
| Caterham High School | 44.3 | 10.6% | 40.3% | 953 | 1.3 miles |
| Highams Park School | 47.5 | 8.1% | 26.2% | 1,592 | 1.4 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
- 7 February 2023
-
Ungraded inspection report18 November 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 20.74%
- English as an additional language
- 31.1%
- Overall absence
- 5.05%
- Persistent absence
- 10.27%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Woodford County High School0.8 miles
Secondary · Woodford Green
-
Trinity Catholic High School1.2 miles
Secondary · Woodford Green
-
Beal High School1.3 miles
Secondary · Ilford
-
Caterham High School1.3 miles
Secondary · Ilford
-
Highams Park School1.4 miles
Secondary · London
Other schools in Woodford Green
- Trinity Catholic High School Secondary
- Woodford County High School Secondary
- Oakhill Primary School Primary
- Ray Lodge Primary School Primary
- Roding Primary School Primary
- St Antony's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Wells Primary School Primary
- Woodford Green Primary School Primary
- 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 Woodbridge High School teach?
- Woodbridge High School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Woodford Green.
- Who is the headteacher of Woodbridge High School?
- The headteacher of Woodbridge High School is Mr Steven Hogan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Woodbridge High School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Woodbridge 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 many pupils are at Woodbridge High School?
- Woodbridge High School has 1,980 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Woodbridge High School full?
- Woodbridge High School has capacity for 2,000 pupils and 1,980 on roll (99%), 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 Woodbridge High School a faith school?
- No. Woodbridge High School has no designated religious character.
- Is Woodbridge High School a selective school?
- No. Woodbridge High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Woodbridge High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 51.1 in 2022/23 and 52.2 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Woodbridge High School compare with other schools in Redbridge?
- Woodbridge High School ranked 13th of 19 secondary schools in Redbridge for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 82% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Woodbridge High School's absence rate?
- Woodbridge High School's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Woodbridge High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Woodbridge 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.