Redbridge Community School
Secondary · Foundation school · Mixed · Southampton
Cuckmere Lane, Southampton, SO16 9RJ
46
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 12/07/2023
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
85.6%
37.2% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,106
Capacity used
Nearly full99%
1,112 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
174 of 174 families who put it first got an offer
199
Places offered
261
Total applications
1.3
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 174 | 174 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 46 | 12 | ● 26% |
| 3rd preference | 41 | 4 | ● 10% |
| Total | 261 | 190 | 73% |
1st preference success by year
Southampton lets families list 3 preferences. 9 applications came from outside the council area (3 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Emily Bell Alexander Hoyle
- Address
- Cuckmere Lane, Southampton, SO16 9RJ
- Phone
- 02380771381
- Local authority
- Southampton
- Ward / constituency
- Redbridge · Southampton Test
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 116453
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 59% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 12% | — | — |
| SEN support | 26% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: Reach Cooperative Trust
1,106 pupils · 1,112 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
12 July 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Outstanding Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,145 pupils
Attendance
85.6%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
14.4%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
37.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
8.7%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
8.0%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 32.2 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.99 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 17% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 38% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 2.73 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 32.2 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 24.5% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 43.5% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 22.7% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.63 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 216 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 190 | 15% | 46% | 67% | |
| Mathematics | 182 | 8% | 32% | 55% | |
| Combined Science | 166 | 4% | 28% | 40% | |
| English Literature | 113 | 18% | 56% | 84% | |
| History | 97 | 5% | 21% | 36% | |
| Art and Design | 74 | 1% | 18% | 39% | |
| Geography | 62 | 15% | 39% | 48% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 43 | 7% | 40% | 49% | |
| Business | 42 | 12% | 36% | 60% | |
| Computer Science | 35 | 6% | 23% | 26% | |
| Religious Studies | 31 | 6% | 35% | 45% | |
| French | 27 | 52% | 85% | 96% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Southampton council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.