Redbridge Alternative Provision
Starch House Lane, Fullwell Cross, Ilford, IG6 1PU
- Phase
- Local authority maintained schools
- School type
- Pupil referral unit
- Ages
- 5 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Rubert Jonker
- Constituency
- Ilford North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 48
- Pupils on roll
- 15
- URN
- 134366
- Local authority
- Redbridge
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02085016080
About this school
Redbridge Alternative Provision is a special school in Ilford. It teaches children aged 5 to 16 and has 15 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Redbridge Alternative Provision has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 19 |
| 2023/24 | 16 |
| 2024/25 | 21 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 57.14%
- English as an additional language
- 33.3%
Location
Nearby schools
-
New Rush Hall School0.6 miles
Special schools · Ilford
-
Hatchside School1.1 miles
Free Schools · Ilford
-
Early Years Assessment Service and Centre Co Manford Primary School1.3 miles
Other types · Chigwell
-
Beehive Preparatory School1.5 miles
Independent schools · Ilford
-
St John's RC School (Essex)1.5 miles
Special schools · Woodford Bridge
Other schools in Ilford
- Beacon Business Innovation Hub Free Schools
- Endeavour House School Special schools
- Hatchside School Free Schools
- New Rush Hall School Special schools
- Oak House School Special schools
- The Constance Bridgeman Centre Local authority maintained schools
- Al-Noor Voluntary Aided Muslim Primary School Primary
- Aldborough Primary School Primary
- Christchurch Primary School Primary
- Cleveland Road Primary School Primary
- Clore Tikva School Primary
- Cranbrook Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Redbridge Alternative Provision teach?
- Redbridge Alternative Provision teaches children aged 5 to 16. It is a special school in Ilford.
- Who is the headteacher of Redbridge Alternative Provision?
- The headteacher of Redbridge Alternative Provision is Mr Rubert Jonker, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Redbridge Alternative Provision last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Redbridge Alternative Provision, 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 Alternative Provision?
- Redbridge Alternative Provision has 15 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 16.
- Is Redbridge Alternative Provision full?
- Redbridge Alternative Provision has capacity for 48 pupils and 15 on roll (31%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Redbridge Alternative Provision a faith school?
- No. Redbridge Alternative Provision has no designated religious character.
- Does Redbridge Alternative Provision publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Redbridge Alternative Provision. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 1 July 2026.