Woodford Wells

Summary

Woodford Wells (E02000751) is part of Redbridge local authority (view on map). Woodford Wells has an approximate population of 11,000 people, of which 18% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Woodford Wells neighbours Woodford Green, South Woodford High Road, Roding, Chingford Green East, Friday Hill, Highams Park East, and Buckhurst Hill.

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Local area pages are based on the middle-layer super output areas (MSOAs) distributed across the country. MSOAs comprise between 2,000 and 6,000 households and have a resident population of, generally, between 5,000 and 15,000 people. MSOAs fit within local authorities. For each area, descriptive statistics are compared with local authority and national averages. For more information about MSOAs, please visit the Office for National Statistics website.

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Deprivation

Woodford Wells is the 2nd least deprived area in Redbridge (out of 33) with 15% of children living in low-income families, compared to 40% across Redbridge and 38% nationally.

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State-funded pupil characteristics

Information acquired from the school census.

Free school meals

In Woodford Wells, 13% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared to 23% in Redbridge and 27% nationally.

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Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

Table showing the percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

% in Woodford Wells % in Redbridge % in England
Eligible for free school meals 13% 23% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 87% 77% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Woodford Wells, 16% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN), compared to 16% in Redbridge, and 21% nationally.

This includes the number of pupils with an education, health and care (EHC) plan and the number of pupils with SEN support.

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Percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

Table showing the percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

% in Woodford Wells % in Redbridge % in England
No special educational needs 84% 84% 79%
Receiving special educational needs support 11% 11% 15%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 5.0% 5.0% 6.0%

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Ethnicity

In Woodford Wells, 47% of pupils are from a minority ethnic background, compared to 78% in Redbridge, and 33% nationally.

Percentages may not sum to 100%, due to small values being suppressed.

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Percentage of pupils by major ethnic groups

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% in Woodford Wells % in Redbridge % in England
White 51% 22% 67%
Asian 24% 58% 14%
Black 6.0% 8.0% 7.0%
Mixed 14% 8.0% 7.0%
Other 3.0% 2.0% 3.0%
Not known 1.0% 2.0% 2.0%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Woodford Wells with English as an additional language is 29%, compared with 56% in Redbridge, and 22% nationally.

Numbers may not sum to 100%, due to a small number of pupils with an unclassified language.

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Percentage of pupils with English as an additional language

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% in Woodford Wells % in Redbridge % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 29% 56% 22%
Known or believed to be English 71% 44% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Woodford Wells has 11 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Woodford Wells
All childcare providers 11
Childminders 4
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 7

In Woodford Wells, there has been 1 full inspection of childcare providers since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

Under the renewed education inspection framework, childcare providers are evaluated on the following areas:

  • Achievement
  • Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines
  • Children's welfare and wellbeing
  • Curriculum and teaching
  • Inclusion
  • Leadership and governance

We use a 5-point scale to grade different areas of a provider’s work. The evaluation scale for each evaluation area, other than safeguarding, is:

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Achievement: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines: 1 was graded 'strong standard' (of 1).

Children's welfare and wellbeing: 1 was graded 'strong standard' (of 1).

Curriculum and teaching: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

Inclusion: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

Leadership and governance: 1 was graded 'strong standard' (of 1).

The tables below show the outcomes of inspections of childcare providers in Woodford Wells. The tables are split by provider type, and show the number of inspections that have taken place for each area, and the outcomes of those inspections.

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All childcare

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 1 0 0 1 0 0
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines 1 0 1 0 0 0
Children's welfare and wellbeing 1 0 1 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 1 0 0 1 0 0
Inclusion 1 0 0 1 0 0
Leadership and governance 1 0 1 0 0 0

Childminders

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 0 0 0 0 0 0
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines 0 0 0 0 0 0
Children's welfare and wellbeing 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 0 0 0 0 0 0

Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 1 0 0 1 0 0
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines 1 0 1 0 0 0
Children's welfare and wellbeing 1 0 1 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 1 0 0 1 0 0
Inclusion 1 0 0 1 0 0
Leadership and governance 1 0 1 0 0 0

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State-funded schools

Woodford Wells has 4 state-funded schools.

Type Number in Woodford Wells
All state-funded schools 4
Nursery schools 0
Primary and all-through schools 3
Secondary and all-through schools 1
Special schools 0
Registered alternative provision 0

There have been no inspections of schools in Woodford Wells since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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Independent schools

Woodford Wells has no independent schools.

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