Primary school

Aldborough Primary School

  • Free School
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Redbridge
  • IG3 8HZ

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 380 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 3%

Top % in England, by year
2016/17: top 44%44%2017/18: top 41%2018/19: top 50%2022/23: top 39%2023/24: top 8%2024/25: top 3%No exams

Against LondonArrows: London rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM90% · London 72%10/10 Top 10%+63.5 pts
Higher standard, RWM16% · London 12%7/10 Above+5.1 pts
Reading score108 · London 1076/10 Middle+22.1 pts
Maths score109 · London 1078/10 Above+26.3 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2016/17: 66% · 53 pupils · London 69%2017/18: 70% · 57 pupils · London 72%2018/19: 67% · 57 pupils · London 73%2022/23: 66% · 35 pupils · London 68%2023/24: 83% · 48 pupils · London 70%2024/25: 90% · 51 pupils · London 72%90%66%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2016/17: 15% · 53 pupils · London 10%2017/18: 18% · 57 pupils · London 12%2018/19: 16% · 57 pupils · London 13%2022/23: 9% · 35 pupils · London 11%2023/24: 13% · 48 pupils · London 11%2024/25: 16% · 51 pupils · London 12%18%9%No exams
Reading score
2016/17: 104 · 53 pupils · London 1052017/18: 105 · 57 pupils · London 1062018/19: 105 · 57 pupils · London 1062022/23: 106 · 35 pupils · London 1062023/24: 108 · 48 pupils · London 1072024/25: 108 · 51 pupils · London 107108104No exams
Maths score
2016/17: 106 · 53 pupils · London 1062017/18: 106 · 57 pupils · London 1062018/19: 107 · 57 pupils · London 1072022/23: 105 · 35 pupils · London 1062023/24: 109 · 48 pupils · London 1062024/25: 109 · 51 pupils · London 107109105No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
32 of 32 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st3232
2nd628
3rd393
Last distance offered
  • 2026/27All offered
  • 2025/26Varies by rule
  • 2024/25All offered
  • 2023/24All offered
  • 2022/23All offered
  • 2021/22All offered

Inspections · 2013–2022

  1. 2013Good
  2. 2017Ungraded visit
  3. 2022Remains Good

4 strong areas

  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils

0 weak areas

4 areas graded · 3 points to improve

Read what Ofsted said (6)

From Ofsted report, inspected Jun 2022

Strengths

  • “Pupils are kind, confident and fully engage in their learning.”
  • “They enjoy coming to school; they are safe and respected.”
  • “Pupils achieve well across the curriculum and are well prepared for secondary school.”

To improve

  • “Leaders have recently introduced a new phonics scheme in Reception.”
  • “Children have responded well.”
  • “However, this new approach has not been implemented in Years 1 and 2.”

Ofsted inspection report extracts, Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026347
Free school meals (past 6 years)18.4%
First language not English87.9%
SEN support6.8%
EHC plan2.7%
Absence (sessions missed)5.2%
Persistently absent pupils15.5%

Girls 50.7%Boys 49.3%

82.6% full · 420 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher16.6
Pupils per adult12.7
  • Classroom teachers 18.2
  • Leadership 2.7
  • Teaching assistants 6.4
  • Other support 6.2

Teachers 20.9 FTE · Whole workforce 33.5 · 40 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£6,948
Spend per pupil£6,370
Staff spend per pupil£4,704
Reserve per pupil£0
  • £0revenue reserve
  • +£211,000in-year balance

Grants £6,948 · self-generated £0 · premises £778 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: LOXFORD SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED (7 academies) · trust reserve £4,767,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it