# The Palmer Catholic Academy

The 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.

Secondary school. Code E137088. [Redbridge](https://openindex.co.uk/redbridge)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 11 to 18
- Pupils: 1,132
- Council: Redbridge
- URN: 137088

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Report 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
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Ark Isaac Newton Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ark-isaac-newton-academy-e138518): 370 m. All-through. Standards maintained, October 2024. 92% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Aidan's Catholic Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-aidans-catholic-primary-academy-e140295): 420 m. Primary. Good (overall), September 2022. 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Downshall Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/downshall-primary-school-e149520): 710 m. Primary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Aldborough Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/aldborough-primary-school-e136934): 720 m. Primary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 90% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Oak House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oak-house-school-e143406): 730 m. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [South Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/south-park-primary-school-e131930): 740 m. Primary. Good (overall), January 2024. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/137088)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/137088)

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