The Palmer Catholic Academy
Secondary schoolThe Palmer Catholic Academy is a secondary school in Redbridge, for pupils aged 11 to 18. It had 1,132 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection
- Report card, 3 February 2026
- Safeguarding
- Met
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Needs attention
- Early years
- Not applicable
- Post-16 provision
- Needs attention
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at The Palmer Catholic Academy was 48.5, against 53.5 in Redbridge and 46.2 in England.
46.5% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Redbridge | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 48.5 | 53.5 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 46.5% | 60.4% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 67.4% | 76.5% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 187 | – | – |
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Ark Isaac Newton AcademyAll-through. Standards maintained, October 2024. 92% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)370 m
- St Aidan's Catholic Primary AcademyPrimary. Good (overall), September 2022. 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)420 m
- Downshall Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)710 m
- Aldborough Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 90% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)720 m
- Oak House SchoolSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file730 m
- South Park Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), January 2024. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)740 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Redbridge
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).