Ray Lodge Primary School
Snakes Lane East, Woodford Green, IG8 7JQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- STRIVE4 ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Amanda Jennings
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Strive4 Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Chingford and Woodford Green
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 674
- URN
- 145045
- Local authority
- Redbridge
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02085047301
About this school
Ray Lodge Primary School is a primary academy in Woodford Green. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 674 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 90 | 88 | 89 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 68% | 70% | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 15% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 74% | 80% | 82% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 81% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 82% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.00 | - | - |
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 Ray Lodge Primary 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 | 68% | 67.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 71.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 73% | 72% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 670 |
| 2023/24 | 679 |
| 2024/25 | 683 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ray Lodge Primary School compares
Ray Lodge Primary School ranked 34th of 53 primary schools in Redbridge for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 73% | 4% | 24.8% | 674 | — |
| Roding Primary School | 60% | 6.2% | 21.7% | 438 | 0.5 miles |
| Wells Primary School | 87% | 3.8% | 6.1% | 341 | 1.0 miles |
| Churchfields Infants' School | — | 4% | 7% | 429 | 1.0 miles |
| St Antony's Catholic Primary School | 72% | 3.8% | 5.5% | 438 | 1.0 miles |
| Woodford Green Primary School | 93% | 4.8% | 23.6% | 242 | 1.0 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)
- 24.76%
- English as an additional language
- 48.3%
- Overall absence
- 3.99%
- Persistent absence
- 7.45%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Roding Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Woodford Green
-
Wells Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Woodford Green
-
Churchfields Infants' School1.0 miles
Primary · London
-
St Antony's Catholic Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Woodford Green
-
Woodford Green Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Woodford Green
Other schools in Woodford Green
Ray Lodge Primary School ranks 4th of the 6 ranked primary schools in Woodford Green.
- Oakhill Primary School Primary
- Roding Primary School Primary
- St Antony's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Wells Primary School Primary
- Woodford Green Primary School Primary
- Trinity Catholic High School Secondary
- Woodbridge High School Secondary
- Woodford County High School Secondary
- Hatton Special School Special schools
- Avon House Preparatory School Independent schools
- Bancroft's Preparatory School Independent schools
- Bancroft's School Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Ray Lodge Primary School teach?
- Ray Lodge Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Woodford Green.
- Who is the headteacher of Ray Lodge Primary School?
- The headteacher of Ray Lodge Primary School is Miss Amanda Jennings, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Ray Lodge Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ray Lodge Primary 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 Ray Lodge Primary School?
- Ray Lodge Primary School has 674 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Ray Lodge Primary School full?
- Ray Lodge Primary School has capacity for 630 pupils and 674 on roll (107%), so it is at or above 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 Ray Lodge Primary School a faith school?
- No. Ray Lodge Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Ray Lodge Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Ray Lodge Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Ray Lodge Primary School?
- Ray Lodge Primary School is part of STRIVE4 ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Ray Lodge Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 68% in 2022/23 and 73% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ray Lodge Primary School rank locally?
- Ray Lodge Primary School ranked 34th of 53 primary schools in Redbridge for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ray Lodge Primary School's absence rate?
- Ray Lodge Primary School's overall absence rate is 4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ray Lodge Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ray Lodge Primary 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 15 July 2026.