Ilford County High School
Community secondary school in Ilford (Redbridge).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
Our school welcomes academically able young men from any background, across our local community to join our school. We provide our students with the opportunities to thrive as the forward thinking, kind, and inspirational leaders our world needs to inspire the next generation.
As a high performing grammar school, we are naturally proud of our reputation for exceptional academic excellence. In recent years, at GCSEs, our students have performed in the top 4% across all subjects and the top 1% for Maths and Sciences, of all students nationally.
Many of our students spend 7 years learning and growing at ICHS, studying a range of A Levels at our exceptional 6th Form.
Recent results show half of all our students A Level Grades are A* or A grades, and we maintain long standing traditions of high numbers of our 6 th Formers attending prestigious universities, including Oxford, Cambridge, LSE, Imperial, Warwick, and UCL, to name just a few.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
14 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Athletics
- Boxing
- Chess
- Climbing
- Coding
- Cooking
- Cricket
- Debating
- Drama
- Duke of Edinburgh
- Football
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Woodwork
Awards
3 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- ArtsmarkArts and culture
- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
- UNICEF Rights Respecting SchoolsChildren's rights
Key facts
- URN
- 102850
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Boys
- Admissions
- Selective
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Redbridge
- Constituency
- Ilford North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (13 current, 1 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Melvin Pedro | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2013 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Joanne Crewe | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Raj Zala | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Metul Parekh | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Darshana Chauhan | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Gavin Barnett | Governance Professional - Local Authority Maintained SchoolGovernance professional | since 2025 | |
| Mr Amjad Syed | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2028 |
| Ms Rabiya Tehseen | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Daniela De Silva | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Tabinda Moazzam | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Firdusi Uddin | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Kalbinder Benning | Governor | Appointed by LA | since 2020 · until 2028 |
| Mr Senthooran Ramachandran | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2017 · until 2029 |
| Mr Yoka Lindo Engele Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record