Loxford School

About Loxford School

Loxford School is a large all-through state school in the London borough of Redbridge, and it sits near the very top of the local secondary school rankings. Among the 16 state secondaries in the borough, it is ranked second by Progress 8 score, placing it in the top 12.5 per cent of Redbridge schools. Its closest peers in the local authority are Seven Kings School, Valentines High School and Ark Isaac Newton Academy, all of which also achieve strong academic outcomes. Loxford is one of five schools in Redbridge rated Outstanding by Ofsted, and its most recent graded inspection in November 2023 confirmed that rating across every category — quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and sixth-form provision. The school is led by headteacher Anita Johnson OBE and serves a diverse community, with 23.9 per cent of pupils eligible for free school meals. It is significantly oversubscribed: for 2025/26 entry, there were 641 applications for 169 places, with 241 first-preference applications.

Academically, Loxford delivers results that are well above the national average. Its Progress 8 score of 1.08 is the second highest in Redbridge and ranks 50th nationally out of over 3,100 schools, placing it in the top 1.6 per cent of all secondary schools in England. That score is nearly double the local authority average of 0.59. Pupils make particularly strong progress in maths, with a Progress 8 maths score of 1.32, while English progress is 0.95 and the EBacc element is 1.0. Attainment 8 sits at 56.9, and 85.2 per cent of pupils achieved a grade 4 or above in English and maths. At KS5, the school’s value-added score of 0.17 is rated above average, and the average points per entry is 33.67, equivalent to a C+ grade. The best three A-levels average out at a C+ grade as well, and 13.2 per cent of entries were graded AAB or higher. The EBacc entry rate is high at 83.8 per cent, and 52.2 per cent of pupils entered the EBacc achieved a grade 5 or above in English and maths.

The school is well equipped, with facilities including science labs, art studios, a theatre, a swimming pool, a sports hall, tennis courts, music rooms and a dedicated sixth-form centre. It offers a wide range of sports — from rowing and martial arts to netball and rugby — and clubs including the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, orchestra, choir, debate, chess and Young Enterprise. Loxford also provides nursery provision and has a formal sixth form. Its SEND provisions cover a broad spectrum of needs, including autistic spectrum disorder, speech and language communication needs, social and emotional mental health difficulties, and physical disabilities. For families in Redbridge looking for a high-performing, oversubscribed all-through school with strong academic outcomes and a wide extracurricular offer, Loxford is a compelling choice — but securing a place is competitive, with an oversubscription ratio of nearly 3.8 applicants per place.

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