Clore Tikva School
115 Fullwell Avenue, Barkingside, Ilford, IG6 2JN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Jewish
- Headteacher
- Mrs Margot Buller
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Ilford North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 294
- URN
- 131682
- Local authority
- Redbridge
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02085511097
About this school
Clore Tikva School is a Jewish voluntary aided primary school in Ilford. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 294 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Clore Tikva 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 51 | 58 | 50 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 73% | 78% | 76% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 9% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 78% | 90% | 90% |
| Expected standard in maths | 92% | 86% | 82% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 84% | 84% | 88% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 108.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.00 | - | - |
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 Clore Tikva 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 | 73% | 67.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 78% | 71.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 76% | 72% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 390 |
| 2023/24 | 377 |
| 2024/25 | 337 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Clore Tikva School compares
Clore Tikva School ranked 29th of 53 primary schools in Redbridge for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 76% | 6.4% | 11.4% | 294 | — |
| Mossford Green Primary School | 77% | 5% | 15.1% | 451 | 0.2 miles |
| Wohl Ilford Jewish Primary School | 70% | 4.1% | 10.9% | 245 | 0.3 miles |
| Fairlop Primary School | 72% | 4.7% | 18.9% | 681 | 0.4 miles |
| Gilbert Colvin Primary School | 75% | 5.4% | 28.6% | 344 | 0.5 miles |
| Avanti Court Primary School | 83% | 4.7% | 5% | 598 | 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.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report22 January 2025
- 26 February 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 11.4%
- English as an additional language
- 20.5%
- Overall absence
- 6.37%
- Persistent absence
- 19.59%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Mossford Green Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Ilford
-
Wohl Ilford Jewish Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Ilford
-
Fairlop Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Ilford
-
Gilbert Colvin Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Ilford
-
Avanti Court Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Barkingside
Other schools in Ilford
Clore Tikva School ranks 19th 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
- Cranbrook Primary School Primary
- Downshall Primary School Primary
- Fairlop Primary School Primary
- Farnham Green Primary School Primary
- Fullwood Primary School Primary
- Gearies Primary School Primary
- Gilbert Colvin Primary School Primary
- Glade Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Clore Tikva School teach?
- Clore Tikva School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Ilford.
- Who is the headteacher of Clore Tikva School?
- The headteacher of Clore Tikva School is Mrs Margot Buller, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Clore Tikva School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Clore Tikva 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 Clore Tikva School?
- Clore Tikva School has 294 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Clore Tikva School full?
- Clore Tikva School has capacity for 420 pupils and 294 on roll (70%), 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 Clore Tikva School a faith school?
- Yes. Clore Tikva School is designated Jewish.
- Does Clore Tikva School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Clore Tikva School as having nursery classes.
- How have Clore Tikva School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 73% in 2022/23 and 76% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Clore Tikva School compare with other schools in Redbridge?
- Clore Tikva School ranked 29th of 53 primary schools in Redbridge for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Clore Tikva School's absence rate?
- Clore Tikva School's overall absence rate is 6.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Clore Tikva School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Clore Tikva 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 30 June 2026.