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King Solomon High School[1]

Secondary · ages 11–18

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Headline results

Attainment 8
A8 50 49.5 2025/26[2]
A-level average grade
AL C+ C+ 2024/25[3]

Results

GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
49.5 2025/26[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
52.4% 2025/26[2]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
12.6% 2025/26[2]
Progress 8
+0.36 2023/24[4]
Progress 8, 2025/26
Not calculated[5]
Progress 8, 2024/25
Not calculated[5]
Earlier years
Year Attainment 8 Grade 5+ in English & maths Grade 7+ in English & maths Progress 8
2024/25 46.8[6] 42.3%[6]
2023/24 50.4[4] 50.3%[4] +0.36[4]
2022/23 49[7] 56%[7] +0.31[7]
2021/22 51.2[8] 54%[8] +0.30[8]

A level (16–18)

A-level average grade
C+ 2024/25[3]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
Earlier years
YearA-level average grade
2023/24 C-[10]
2022/23 C-[11]
2021/22 C+[12]
2018/19 D+[13]

Ofsted

Latest inspection
14 May 2024[14]
Type
Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1[14]
Report published
3 Jul 2024[14]
Personal development
Requires improvement[14]
Quality of education
Requires improvement[14]
Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement[14]
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement[14]
Safeguarding is effective
Yes[14]
Sixth form provision (where applicable)
Requires improvement[14]
Effectiveness of leadership and management
Requires improvement[14]
Earlier inspections
InspectionTypeOverall
10 Nov 2021[15] S5 Inspection[15] Requires improvement[15]
Date not published[16] Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1[16] Good[16]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Year 7

Applications per place
2.0 Entry Sept 2026[17]
Applications (any preference)
159 Entry Sept 2026[17]
First preferences
40 Entry Sept 2026[17]
Places offered
80 Entry Sept 2026[17]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place
Entry Sept 2025 238[17] 72[17] 123[17] 1.9[17]
Entry Sept 2024 337[17] 131[17] 165[17] 2.0[17]
Entry Sept 2023 322[17] 101[17] 177[17] 1.8[17]
Entry Sept 2022 360[17] 126[17] 174[17] 2.1[17]

Character & practicalities

Type
Voluntary aided school[1]
Ages
11–18[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Faith
Jewish[1]
Admissions
Non-selective[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
1160[1]
Local authority
Redbridge[1]
Website
http://www.kshsonline.uk[1]
District
Redbridge[18]
Postcode
IG6 3HB[1]
URN
102861[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
872 2024/25[19]
English as an additional language
36.6% 2024/25[19]
SEN support
8.6% 2024/25[19]
EHC plan
2.6% 2024/25[19]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
24.5% 2024/25[19]

Sources

  1. Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  2. Department for Education: Performance tables schools data (explore education statistics). Period 2025/26, provisional, published 2026-10-15. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  3. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  4. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2023/24, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  5. Department for Education: Key stage 4 performance 2024/25: data guidance. Period 2024/25. Archived copy; original. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quote
    It is not possible to calculate Progress 8 for academic years 2024/25 and 2025/26 due to gaps in the baseline caused by COVID-19 disruption.
  6. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  7. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2022/23, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  8. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2021/22, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  9. Department for Education: A level and other 16 to 18 results 2020/21. Period 2020/21. Archived copy; original. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quote
    Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the summer exam series was cancelled in both 2020 and 2021, and alternative processes were set up to award grades.
  10. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2023/24, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  11. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2022/23, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  12. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2021/22, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  13. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2018/19, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  14. Ofsted: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2023/24. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  15. Ofsted: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2021/22. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  16. Ofsted: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2015/16. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  17. Department for Education: Primary and secondary school applications and offers: school level. Period Entry Sept 2026, final, published 2026-06-29. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  18. Office for National Statistics: Parish to Ward to Local Authority District (May 2026) Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-01. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  19. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: School census. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.