Redbridge Primary School

Redbridge Primary School has effectively maintained the standards set at its previous inspection, continuing to provide a welcoming and nurturing environment for its pupils. The school's strong emphasis on building relationships ensures that children feel happy and cared for, leading to exemplary behavior and a keen eagerness to learn. Notably, the early years provision stands out as a strength, with children achieving well thanks to a strong curriculum that supports their early development. Although the overall approach to education is ambitious and broad, some inconsistencies in knowledge sequencing across subjects need addressing to improve pupil outcomes further.

Strengths

• Strong early years provision with high expectations.
• Nurturing environment where pupils feel cared for.
• Broad and ambitious curriculum tailored to pupils' needs.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
• High-quality personal development program that encourages understanding of diversity.

Areas for Improvement

• Knowledge sequencing is inconsistent in some foundation subjects which affects older pupils' learning.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Redbridge Primary School attended 95.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 10.9% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.5% of pupils at Redbridge Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Redbridge Primary School had 16.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 10.3% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 33.0% of pupils at Redbridge Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.9% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Redbridge Primary School received £9,243 and spent £8,849 for each of its 206 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £240,000 (£1,163 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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Redbridge Primary School is part of Bridge Education Trust, which runs 6 schools. The nearest others:

• Newlands Primary School Southampton
• Fairisle Infant and Nursery School Southampton
• Fairisle Junior School Southampton
• Shirley Warren Primary & Nursery School Southampton
• Oakwood Primary School Southampton

What is Redbridge Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Redbridge Primary School is Good, from an inspection in January 2025.

When was Redbridge Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Redbridge Primary School was last inspected in January 2025.

How many pupils does Redbridge Primary School have?

Redbridge Primary School has 206 pupils on roll.

What age range does Redbridge Primary School cover?

Redbridge Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Redbridge Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 67% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Redbridge Primary School?

Redbridge Primary School is at Studland Road, Millbrook, Southampton, Hampshire, SO16 9BB.