Ilford County High School
About Ilford County High School
Ilford County High School is a state-funded boys' secondary school in the London Borough of Redbridge, a local authority where five out of twenty secondary schools hold an Outstanding Ofsted rating. The school itself is rated Good, placing it within a competitive local landscape that includes top-performing peers such as Seven Kings School, Loxford School, and Valentines High School. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is Valentines High School, just 0.7 kilometres away, meaning families in the area have strong alternatives to consider. With 960 pupils aged 11 to 18, Ilford County High is a selective grammar school that draws from across Redbridge and beyond. Its headteacher, Rajiv Mukherjee, leads a school that has seen its Ofsted rating shift from Outstanding in its 2007 inspection to Good in its most recent graded inspection in 2021, where all assessed areas — including quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and sixth-form provision — were rated Good.
Key Details
Ofsted Inspection Breakdown
21 Sept 2021Source: Ofsted, 12 Dec 2021. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.
Facilities
12Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.
Extracurriculars
15Sports
Clubs & Activities
Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.
School day
Teaching hours
08:45 – 15:10
Source: ichs.org.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.
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