Seven Kings School
Ley Street, Ilford, IG2 7BT
- Phase
- All-through
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Executive Headteacher
- Ms Jane Waters
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- SEN provision
- PD - Physical Disability
- Constituency
- Ilford South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 2,240
- Pupils on roll
- 2,189
- URN
- 102856
- Local authority
- Redbridge
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02085548935
About this school
Seven Kings School is a community all-through school in Ilford. It teaches children aged 4 to 18 and has 2,189 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Seven Kings 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
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 24 April 2025, where inspectors found the school has improved significantly. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 119 | 119 | 120 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 70% | 87% | 80% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 12% | 18% | 22% |
| Expected standard in reading | 79% | 91% | 88% |
| Expected standard in maths | 82% | 95% | 90% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 89% | 93% | 93% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 108.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 110.0 | 111.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.60 | - | - |
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.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 179 | 176 | 176 |
| Attainment 8 score | 61.7 | 64.1 | 57.3 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.98 +0.77 to +1.19 | +1.12 +0.90 to +1.33 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 77% | 83% | 70.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 88% | 90.9% | 86.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 34% | 40.9% | 30.1% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.3 | 5.6 | 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 Seven Kings 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 | 70% | 67.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 87% | 71.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 80% | 72% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | Redbridge average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 61.7 | 50.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 64.1 | 52.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 57.3 | 50 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 2,227 |
| 2023/24 | 2,207 |
| 2024/25 | 2,192 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Seven Kings School compares
Seven Kings School ranked 4th of 19 secondary schools in Redbridge for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 90% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 57.3 | 5.9% | 18.2% | 2,189 | — |
| Ark Isaac Newton Academy | 56.7 | 4.4% | 31.9% | 1,777 | 0.6 miles |
| Loxford School | 54.4 | 6.6% | 24.6% | 2,799 | 1.3 miles |
| Atam Academy | 57.2 | 6.7% | 11.9% | 1,083 | 1.6 miles |
| Eastbury Community School | 44.8 | 7.7% | 31.1% | 2,039 | 1.8 miles |
| The Sydney Russell School | 51.2 | 5.4% | 29.3% | 2,568 | 2.4 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 18.15%
- English as an additional language
- 91.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.91%
- Persistent absence
- 13.6%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ark Isaac Newton Academy0.6 miles
All-through · Ilford
-
Loxford School1.3 miles
All-through · Ilford
-
Atam Academy1.6 miles
All-through · Romford
-
Eastbury Community School1.8 miles
All-through · Barking
-
The Sydney Russell School2.4 miles
All-through · Dagenham
Other schools in Ilford
Seven Kings School ranks 9th of the 33 ranked primary schools in Ilford, and Seven Kings School ranks 3rd of the 12 ranked secondary schools in Ilford.
- Ark Isaac Newton Academy All-through
- Loxford School All-through
- 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
Common questions
- What ages does Seven Kings School teach?
- Seven Kings School teaches children aged 4 to 18. It is an all-through school in Ilford.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Seven Kings School?
- The executive headteacher of Seven Kings School is Ms Jane Waters, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Seven Kings School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Seven Kings 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 Seven Kings School?
- Seven Kings School has 2,189 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 18.
- Is Seven Kings School full?
- Seven Kings School has capacity for 2,240 pupils and 2,189 on roll (98%), 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 Seven Kings School a faith school?
- No. Seven Kings School has no designated religious character.
- Is Seven Kings School a selective school?
- No. Seven Kings School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Seven Kings School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Seven Kings School as having no nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Seven Kings School have?
- The schools register lists Seven Kings School's special educational needs provision as: PD - Physical Disability. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Seven Kings School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 70% in 2022/23 and 80% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Seven Kings School compare with other schools in Redbridge?
- Seven Kings School ranked 4th of 19 secondary schools in Redbridge for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 90% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Seven Kings School's absence rate?
- Seven Kings School's overall absence rate is 5.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Seven Kings School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Seven Kings 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.