Seven Kings School

General Info

Education Phase
All-through
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
Apr 23 2025 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 18 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Redbridge
Unique reference
102856
Address
Ley Street, IG2 7BT

Pupils

Number of Pupils
2192 (99% of total capacity)
Boys
52.6%
Girls
47.4%
First language not English
91.4%
Free school meals (FSM)
18.5%
Persistent absence
16.3%
Special education needs (SEN)
8.4%
Pupil ethnicities
Pakistani 25%
Bangladeshi 24.8%
Indian 22.4%
Other Asian 9.4%
Mixed 4.7%
Other White 4.1%
African 3.8%
Unclassified 1.9%
White British 1%
Caribbean 1%
Other Black 0.7%
Chinese 0.7%
Other 0.5%
Irish 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage0.5
WritingAbove average2.1
MathsAbove average1.6
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 87%
Local authority average 73%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 18%
Local authority average 16%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 108
Local authority average 107
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 110
Local authority average 108
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
ArabicGCSE1
Art & Design (Textiles)GCSE14
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE27
BiologyGCSE47
Business Studies:SingleGCSE87
ChemistryGCSE47
ChineseGCSE15
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE49
Design & TechnologyGCSE62
English LanguageGCSE175
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Seven Kings School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
120
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
164
2nd preference
149
3rd preference
65
From another Local Authority
22
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
117
2nd preference
2
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
2
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes27
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29.6
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29.9
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
117
58
59
Year 1
119
58
61
Year 2
119
67
52
Year 3
120
65
55
Year 4
119
66
53
Year 5
120
77
43
Year 6
119
59
60
Year 7
180
105
75
Year 8
179
84
95
Year 9
180
98
82
Year 10
180
89
91
Year 11
178
108
70
Year 12
236
94
142
Year 13
226
124
102
Year 2024-2025

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
94.0%
93.8%
85.5%
Further education
15.0%
18.5%
36.9%
School sixth form
77.0%
71.2%
35.2%
Sixth form college
2.0%
3.9%
12.9%
Other education destinations
0.0%
0.1%
0.5%
Entering employment
0.0%
0.5%
2.6%
Entering apprenticeships
1.0%
0.5%
3.3%
Not in education or employment
4.0%
2.9%
5.7%
Destination unknown
1.0%
2.3%
3.0%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
90.0%
83.0%
60.1%
Top third higher education institutions
41.0%
26.6%
18.9%
Other study at level 4 or 5
0.0%
1.3%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
3.0%
3.0%
2.4%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022