Redbridge Community School

Redbridge Community School has been evaluated as performing well overall, maintaining a good standard of education since its last inspection. The school is recognized for its strong community spirit, with pupils feeling proud and safe in their environment. There is a clear commitment among leaders and staff to provide high-quality education and personal development opportunities, which are evident through the innovative curriculum and extensive extracurricular activities offered to pupils.

Strengths

• Strong sense of community among pupils and staff.
• High expectations of behaviour and learning from leaders.
• Exceptional personal development opportunities for students.
• Innovative curriculum tailored to meet pupils' needs.
• Strong subject knowledge among most teachers.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs.
• Focus on improving reading skills with positive outcomes.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent use of assessment strategies by teachers.
• Some teachers do not adequately plan based on pupils' prior knowledge.
• Attendance issues among disadvantaged pupils.

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 Community School attended 85.6% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 37.2% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

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, 4.9% of pupils at Redbridge Community School were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 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 Community School had 12.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 18.1% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

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, 29.1% of pupils at Redbridge Community School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 5.2% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

The school has a SEN unit with 8 pupils.

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 secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Redbridge Community School received £10,550 and spent £9,816 for each of its 1,106 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £2,071,000 (£1,872 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 Community School is part of Reach Cooperative Trust, which runs 7 schools. The nearest others:

• St Denys Primary School Southampton
• Bitterne Manor Primary and Nursery School Southampton
• Bitterne Park School Southampton
• Townhill Junior School Southampton
• Moorlands Primary School Southampton
• Woodlands Community College Southampton

What is Redbridge Community School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Redbridge Community School is Good, from an inspection in September 2023.

When was Redbridge Community School last inspected by Ofsted?

Redbridge Community School was last inspected in September 2023.

How many pupils does Redbridge Community School have?

Redbridge Community School has 1,106 pupils on roll.

What age range does Redbridge Community School cover?

Redbridge Community School for pupils aged 11 to 16.

What are Redbridge Community School's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 29.1, and 18% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Redbridge Community School?

Redbridge Community School is at Cuckmere Lane, Southampton, Hampshire, SO16 9RJ.