Redbridge Community School
Cuckmere Lane, Southampton, SO16 9RJ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- Reach Cooperative Trust
- Headteacher
- Co Headteacher Emily Bell Alexander Hoyle
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- SEN provision
- HI - Hearing Impairment, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Southampton Test
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,112
- Pupils on roll
- 1,106
- URN
- 116453
- Local authority
- Southampton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02380771381
About this school
Redbridge Community School is a foundation secondary school in Southampton. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,106 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 209 | 213 | 216 |
| Attainment 8 score | 37.9 | 32.2 | 32.2 |
| Progress 8 score | -1.00 -1.19 to -0.80 | -0.99 -1.19 to -0.80 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 27% | 17.4% | 24.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 47% | 38% | 43.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 31% | 26.8% | 22.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Redbridge Community School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Southampton average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 37.9 | 38 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 32.2 | 34.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 32.2 | 34 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 13.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 13.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 14.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,072 |
| 2023/24 | 1,100 |
| 2024/25 | 1,120 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Redbridge Community School compares
Redbridge Community School ranked 10th of 11 secondary schools in Southampton for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 23% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 2% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 32.2 | 14.4% | 55.7% | 1,106 | — |
| Oasis Academy Lord's Hill | 37 | 18.8% | 49.1% | 667 | 1.0 miles |
| Regents Park Community College | — | — | — | 812 | 1.1 miles |
| Testwood School | 42.9 | 10.6% | 31% | 820 | 1.1 miles |
| Hounsdown School | 46.1 | 8.7% | 17.6% | 1,283 | 1.7 miles |
| Upper Shirley High School | 47 | 8.3% | 29.8% | 1,062 | 1.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 55.71%
- English as an additional language
- 11.8%
- Overall absence
- 14.36%
- Persistent absence
- 37.21%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Oasis Academy Lord's Hill1.0 miles
Secondary · Southampton
-
Regents Park Community College1.1 miles
Secondary · Southampton
-
Testwood School1.1 miles
Secondary · Southampton
-
Hounsdown School1.7 miles
Secondary · Southampton
-
Upper Shirley High School1.9 miles
Secondary · Southampton
Other schools in Southampton
Redbridge Community School ranks 19th of the 20 ranked secondary schools in Southampton.
- Applemore College Secondary
- Bitterne Park School Secondary
- Brookfield Community School Secondary
- Cantell School Secondary
- Deer Park School Secondary
- Hounsdown School Secondary
- Lift New Forest Secondary
- Noadswood School Secondary
- Oasis Academy Lord's Hill Secondary
- Oasis Academy Mayfield Secondary
- Oasis Academy Sholing Secondary
- Regents Park Community College Secondary
Recorded changes at this school
Previous headteacher: Co Headteacher Emily/ Alex Bell/ Hoyle (until July 2026).
- Headteacher changed from Co Headteacher Emily/ Alex Bell/ Hoyle to Co Headteacher Emily Bell Alexander Hoyle recorded 14 Jul 2026
Common questions
- What year groups does Redbridge Community School teach?
- Redbridge Community School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Southampton.
- Who is the headteacher of Redbridge Community School?
- The headteacher of Redbridge Community School is Co Headteacher Emily Bell Alexander Hoyle, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Redbridge Community School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Redbridge Community School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Redbridge Community School?
- Redbridge Community School has 1,106 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Redbridge Community School full?
- Redbridge Community School has capacity for 1,112 pupils and 1,106 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Redbridge Community School a faith school?
- No. Redbridge Community School has no designated religious character.
- Is Redbridge Community School a selective school?
- No. Redbridge Community School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Redbridge Community School?
- Redbridge Community School is part of Reach Cooperative Trust. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Redbridge Community School have?
- The schools register lists Redbridge Community School's special educational needs provision as: HI - Hearing Impairment; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Redbridge Community School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 37.9 in 2022/23 and 32.2 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Redbridge Community School rank locally?
- Redbridge Community School ranked 10th of 11 secondary schools in Southampton for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 23% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 2% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Redbridge Community School's absence rate?
- Redbridge Community School's overall absence rate is 14.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Redbridge Community School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Redbridge Community School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 14 July 2026.