Read Academy Education
34-38 Mansfield Road, Ilford, Ilford, IG1 3BD
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 3 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Gulam Abbas Hussain
- Religious ethos
- Muslim
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Ilford North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 300
- Pupils on roll
- 280
- URN
- 139826
- Local authority
- Redbridge
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02085549111
About this school
Read Academy Education is an independent school in Ilford. It teaches children aged 3 to 16 and has 280 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Read Academy Education under its current framework. 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
Read Academy Education has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in June 2013, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 7 | 13 | 20 |
| Attainment 8 score | 50.0 | 66.3 | 47.9 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 57% | 92.3% | 50% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 71% | 92.3% | 75% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.8 | 5.0 | 3.8 |
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 Read Academy Education 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 | 50 | 50.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 66.3 | 52.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 47.9 | 50 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 226 |
| 2023/24 | 265 |
| 2024/25 | 290 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 3
- Pupils on SEN support
- 15
Location
Nearby schools
-
Apex Primary School0.1 miles
Independent schools · Ilford
-
Apex Secondary School for Girls0.2 miles
Independent schools · Ilford
-
Apex Secondary School for Boys0.2 miles
Independent schools · Ilford
-
Oak House School1.2 miles
Special schools · Ilford
-
Beehive Preparatory School1.3 miles
Independent schools · Ilford
Other schools in Ilford
- Apex Primary School Independent schools
- Apex Secondary School for Boys Independent schools
- Apex Secondary School for Girls Independent schools
- Beehive Preparatory School Independent schools
- Eastcourt Independent School Independent schools
- 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
Common questions
- What ages does Read Academy Education teach?
- Read Academy Education teaches children aged 3 to 16. It is an independent school in Ilford.
- Who is the headteacher of Read Academy Education?
- The headteacher of Read Academy Education is Mr Gulam Abbas Hussain, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Read Academy Education been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Read Academy Education under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Read Academy Education?
- Read Academy Education has 280 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 16.
- Is Read Academy Education full?
- Read Academy Education has capacity for 300 pupils and 280 on roll (93%), 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 Read Academy Education a faith school?
- No. Read Academy Education has no designated religious character.
- How have Read Academy Education's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 50 in 2022/23 and 47.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Read Academy Education's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Read Academy Education'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 24 July 2026.