Al-Noor Voluntary Aided Muslim Primary School
About Al-Noor Voluntary Aided Muslim Primary School
Al-Noor Voluntary Aided Muslim Primary School sits in the London borough of Redbridge, and among the 50 state primary schools in the local authority it ranks first, placing it in the top five per cent nationally. Its closest competitors by ranking score are St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School and Cleveland Road Primary School, each scoring 87 against Al-Noor's 88. The school is heavily oversubscribed: for 2025/26 entry, it received 383 applications for just 59 places, with 210 families listing it as their first preference. That works out to 6.49 applicants per place, a clear sign of its reputation among local parents. Headteacher Someera Butt leads a school that is both full to capacity — 421 pupils against a stated capacity of 420 — and serves a community where nearly a quarter of children (24.7 per cent) are eligible for free school meals, well above the national average.
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- Ofsted inspection in plain EnglishStrengths, concerns and what inspectors flagged
- Parent View survey resultsWhat parents told Ofsted — when the school has 10+ responses
- Where Ofsted and parents disagreeGaps to probe + questions to ask at the open day
- Admissions & catchmentAdmission criteria, distance cutoffs (where the LA publishes them)
- Nearby schools comparedBackup options with Ofsted, demand and distance
- Attendance & behaviour dataPersistent absentees, suspensions and exclusions vs national
Ofsted Inspection Breakdown
24 Jan 2023Source: Ofsted, 28 Mar 2023. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.
Facilities
5Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.
Extracurriculars
9Sports
Clubs & Activities
Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.
SEND Support
Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.
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