The Ursuline Academy Ilford
Morland Road, Ilford, IG1 4JU
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- THE URSULINE ACADEMY ILFORD
- Headteacher
- Headteacher Fiona Stone
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Diocese of Brentwood
- Constituency
- Ilford North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 760
- Pupils on roll
- 743
- URN
- 137418
- Local authority
- Redbridge
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02085541995
About this school
The Ursuline Academy Ilford is a Roman Catholic girls' secondary academy in Ilford. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 743 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Post-16 provision
- Needs attention
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 126 | 121 | 122 |
| Attainment 8 score | 57.4 | 61.4 | 56.1 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.71 +0.46 to +0.97 | +0.75 +0.49 to +1.01 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 66% | 71.1% | 61.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 82% | 87.6% | 83.6% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 28% | 33.9% | 27.9% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.0 | 5.4 | 4.8 |
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 The Ursuline Academy Ilford 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 | 57.4 | 50.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 61.4 | 52.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 56.1 | 50 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 760 |
| 2023/24 | 761 |
| 2024/25 | 748 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Ursuline Academy Ilford compares
The Ursuline Academy Ilford ranked 8th of 19 secondary schools in Redbridge for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 89% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 11% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 56.1 | 9.1% | 24.4% | 743 | — |
| Valentines High School | 59.3 | 6.1% | 25.1% | 1,357 | 0.8 miles |
| The Palmer Catholic Academy | 48.8 | 7.3% | 29.2% | 1,132 | 1.1 miles |
| Little Ilford School | 47.6 | 7.8% | 50.1% | 1,781 | 1.2 miles |
| Oaks Park High School | 53.5 | 6.7% | 22.5% | 1,783 | 1.4 miles |
| Wanstead High School | 54.1 | 8.2% | 18.1% | 1,434 | 1.7 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
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 24.42%
- English as an additional language
- 57.9%
- Overall absence
- 9.14%
- Persistent absence
- 35.13%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Valentines High School0.8 miles
Secondary · Ilford
-
The Palmer Catholic Academy1.1 miles
Secondary · Ilford
-
Little Ilford School1.2 miles
Secondary · London
-
Oaks Park High School1.4 miles
Secondary · Ilford
-
Wanstead High School1.7 miles
Secondary · London
Other schools in Ilford
The Ursuline Academy Ilford ranks 5th of the 12 ranked secondary schools in Ilford.
- Beal High School Secondary
- Caterham 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
- 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 The Ursuline Academy Ilford teach?
- The Ursuline Academy Ilford teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Ilford.
- Who is the headteacher of The Ursuline Academy Ilford?
- The headteacher of The Ursuline Academy Ilford is Headteacher Fiona Stone, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Ursuline Academy Ilford last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Ursuline Academy Ilford, 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 The Ursuline Academy Ilford?
- The Ursuline Academy Ilford has 743 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is The Ursuline Academy Ilford full?
- The Ursuline Academy Ilford has capacity for 760 pupils and 743 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 The Ursuline Academy Ilford a faith school?
- Yes. The Ursuline Academy Ilford is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Brentwood.
- Is The Ursuline Academy Ilford a selective school?
- No. The Ursuline Academy Ilford is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs The Ursuline Academy Ilford?
- The Ursuline Academy Ilford is part of THE URSULINE ACADEMY ILFORD. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have The Ursuline Academy Ilford's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 57.4 in 2022/23 and 56.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Ursuline Academy Ilford rank locally?
- The Ursuline Academy Ilford ranked 8th of 19 secondary schools in Redbridge for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 89% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 11% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Ursuline Academy Ilford's absence rate?
- The Ursuline Academy Ilford's overall absence rate is 9.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Ursuline Academy Ilford's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Ursuline Academy Ilford'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 1 July 2026.