King Solomon High School
Forest Road, Barkingside, Ilford, IG6 3HB
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Jewish
- Headteacher
- Mr Thomas Larini & Mr Jonathan Harris
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Ilford North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,160
- Pupils on roll
- 636
- URN
- 102861
- Local authority
- Redbridge
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02084981300
About this school
King Solomon High School is a Jewish voluntary aided secondary school in Ilford. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 636 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Sixth form
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 173 | 169 | 175 |
| Attainment 8 score | 49.0 | 50.4 | 46.8 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.31 +0.09 to +0.53 | +0.36 +0.14 to +0.57 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 56% | 50.3% | 42.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 72% | 71% | 67.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 34% | 23.7% | 65.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.3 |
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 King Solomon 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 | 49 | 50.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 50.4 | 52.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 46.8 | 50 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,003 |
| 2023/24 | 1,000 |
| 2024/25 | 872 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How King Solomon High School compares
King Solomon High School ranked 16th of 19 secondary schools in Redbridge for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 65% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 8% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 46.8 | 9.9% | 24.5% | 636 | — |
| Ilford County High School | 75.7 | 5.5% | 12.2% | 1,115 | 0.5 miles |
| Oaks Park High School | 53.5 | 6.7% | 22.5% | 1,783 | 1.1 miles |
| Caterham High School | 44.3 | 10.6% | 40.3% | 953 | 1.1 miles |
| Forest Academy | 42.2 | 6% | 31.1% | 749 | 1.6 miles |
| Valentines High School | 59.3 | 6.1% | 25.1% | 1,357 | 1.6 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)
- 24.47%
- English as an additional language
- 36.6%
- Overall absence
- 9.87%
- Persistent absence
- 31.48%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ilford County High School0.5 miles
Secondary · Ilford
-
Oaks Park High School1.1 miles
Secondary · Ilford
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Caterham High School1.1 miles
Secondary · Ilford
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Forest Academy1.6 miles
Secondary · Ilford
-
Valentines High School1.6 miles
Secondary · Ilford
Other schools in Ilford
King Solomon High School ranks 10th of the 12 ranked secondary schools in Ilford.
- Beal High School Secondary
- Caterham High School Secondary
- Forest Academy Secondary
- Ilford County 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 King Solomon High School teach?
- King Solomon High School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Ilford.
- Who is the headteacher of King Solomon High School?
- The headteacher of King Solomon High School is Mr Thomas Larini & Mr Jonathan Harris, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was King Solomon High School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected King Solomon 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 King Solomon High School?
- King Solomon High School has 636 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is King Solomon High School full?
- King Solomon High School has capacity for 1,160 pupils and 636 on roll (55%), 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 King Solomon High School a faith school?
- Yes. King Solomon High School is designated Jewish.
- Is King Solomon High School a selective school?
- No. King Solomon High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have King Solomon High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 49 in 2022/23 and 46.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does King Solomon High School rank locally?
- King Solomon High School ranked 16th of 19 secondary schools in Redbridge for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 65% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 8% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is King Solomon High School's absence rate?
- King Solomon High School's overall absence rate is 9.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are King Solomon High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, King Solomon 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.