Valentines High School

About Valentines High School

Valentines High School in Redbridge holds an Outstanding rating from its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2021, with every graded category — quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and sixth-form provision — all judged Outstanding. But the single most telling academic metric is its Progress 8 score of 0.91, which places the school well above average nationally. That score means pupils here achieve nearly a grade higher per subject across eight GCSEs than students with similar starting points nationally. It also puts Valentines third out of 16 secondary schools in Redbridge, comfortably ahead of the local authority average Progress 8 score of 0.59. In London, it ranks 52nd out of 487 schools, and nationally it sits in the top 4% of all schools. This is a school where academic progress is consistently strong across the board.

At GCSE, the school’s Attainment 8 score sits at 59, and 88.1% of pupils achieved a grade 4 or above in English and maths — the basics measure. The EBacc average point score is 5.36, and 43.8% of pupils entered for the EBacc achieved a grade 5 or above in the component subjects. Progress in maths is particularly striking, with a Progress 8 score of 1.04, while English and EBacc subjects also show strong positive progress. In the sixth form, 193 students take A-levels, with an average points per entry of 35.97, equivalent to a B- grade. The best three A-levels average out at a B- as well, and the value-added score of 0.08 is rated as average. The school’s sixth-form provision is also rated Outstanding, and 13.3% of entries achieved at least AAB in facilitating subjects.

Valentines is a large, oversubscribed mixed secondary school with 1,329 pupils against a capacity of 1,288. For 2025/26 entry, it received 1,313 applications for 170 places, with 290 first-preference applications and 135 offers made to first-preference families — an oversubscription ratio of 7.72 to one. The school has a sixth-form centre and a wide range of facilities including a swimming pool, tennis courts, astro turf, playing fields, science labs, music rooms, and a chapel. It supports pupils with a broad range of SEND needs, including dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, speech and language needs, and physical disabilities. Clubs include Debate, Duke of Edinburgh, Young Enterprise, and Model UN, while sports on offer include swimming, netball, football, rugby, and gymnastics. This is a school that suits families looking for strong academic progress, a well-regarded sixth form, and a busy extracurricular programme in a popular London borough.

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