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Redbridge Community School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Foundation school
Cuckmere Lane, Southampton SO16 9RJ · redbridgecommunityschool.co.uk · 023 8077 1381
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jul 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 32.2
- average Attainment 8 score. Southampton 41.9, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,106
- 99% of 1,112 places
- Local authority
- Southampton
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 59%
- First language not English
- 12.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 230 families put the school first and 223 places were offered; 95% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 223 | 230 | 1▲ | 95% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 199 | 174 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 206 | 211 | 1▲ | 91% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 202 | 185 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 202 | 193 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 32.2, and 24.5% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Southampton it was 41.9, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼32.2 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼24.5% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼43.5% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼22.7% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼2.63 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 1.4 | — |
| Sixth form college | 30 | −2.2 |
| Further education | 37.1 | +5.4 |
| Apprenticeship | 5.6 | +0.8 |
| Employment | 5.2 | −3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 14.1 | −2.7 |
| Activity not captured | 6.6 | +0.3 |
Ofsted
Redbridge Community School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 12 July 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 12 Jul 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jan 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jan 2018Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Jan 2016Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
89% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (54 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 89%
- Replies
- 54
- 5% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 83% who raised concerns
based on the 52% who had a child bullied
based on 15 parents (28%) with SEND