UKSchoolSearch
OpenURN 132134

Bancroft's Preparatory School

Other independent school · Woodford Green · IG8 0RF

Ages 7–11 · 271 pupils · Redbridge

School website

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (18 Jan 2024).

Capacity fill100%

271 pupils · 270 places

Pupils on roll
271
Boys / girls
139 / 132
School capacity
270
Capacity fill
271 / 270 (100%)
Admissions policy
Selective
Gender
Mixed
School type
Other independent school

Age range

Ages 7–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Governance
Independent
Headteacher
Mr Joe Layburn

Location

Address
611-627 High Road
Postcode
IG8 0RF
Town
Woodford Green
County
Essex
Local authority
Redbridge
District
Redbridge
Constituency
Chingford and Woodford Green
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed other independent school, Ages 7–11, in Woodford Green, Redbridge, 271 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: independent, selective admissions.

Open schools in Woodford Green
15
Academies among open schools in Woodford Green
13% (2)
Open schools in IG8
16
Open schools in Redbridge LA
95

Nearby schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in Woodford GreenNear IG8

  • Bancroft's School

    Other independent school

    Woodford Green · IG8 0RF · Redbridge

    Ages 11–18

    • Att844.1
    • EM5+1%

    0.0 miles away

  • Wells Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Woodford Green · IG8 0PP · Redbridge

    Ages 3–11

    • KS284%
    • Absence4.4%
    • FSM7.3%

    0.2 miles away

  • St Antony's Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Woodford Green · IG8 0TX · Redbridge

    Ages 3–11

    • KS280%
    • Absence4.0%
    • FSM5.8%

    0.3 miles away

  • Trinity Catholic High School

    Ofsted: Good

    Voluntary aided school · Secondary

    Woodford Green · IG8 0TP · Redbridge

    Ages 11–18

    • Att856.4
    • P80.2
    • EM5+67%
    • Absence7.0%

    0.3 miles away

  • Woodford Green Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    Woodford Green · IG8 0ST · Waltham Forest

    Ages 2–11

    • KS289%
    • Absence5.5%
    • FSM20.9%

    0.6 miles away

  • Daiglen School

    Other independent school

    IG9 5LG · Essex

    Ages 3–11

    0.7 miles away

Contact

Headteacher
Mr Joe Layburn
Telephone
02085066751
Website
https://www.bancrofts.org/

Official links