Redbridge Primary School

About Redbridge Primary School

Redbridge Primary School in Southampton is a state primary for mixed genders aged 4 to 11, and it is currently running exactly at capacity with 210 pupils on roll matching its 210-place school capacity. The school serves a community with a notably high level of disadvantage: 64.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, a figure well above the national average and a key characteristic of its intake. Demand for places is strong, with the school oversubscribed for the 2025/26 academic year. It received 56 total applications for just 28 places, a ratio of two applicants per place, and of those, 35 were first-preference applications, all 28 of which were offered. This level of local demand suggests that families in the area actively seek out Redbridge, despite the challenges its pupil population faces. The school has no religious character and does not offer nursery or sixth-form provision, focusing entirely on its primary-age cohort.

Academically, Redbridge Primary achieves results that are broadly in line with or slightly above the local authority average, given its context. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 assessments, 57% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared to the Southampton local authority average of 55%. This places the school 22nd out of 42 primary schools in the LA, in the bottom half nationally but performing respectably for its intake. In individual subjects, 73% reached the expected standard in both reading and maths, with average scores of 102 and 101 respectively, while 70% did so in writing. Higher-standard attainment is modest: 13% achieved the higher standard in reading, 7% in maths and 7% in writing. The school’s most recent Ofsted inspection in January 2025 was an ungraded visit that confirmed standards are being maintained, following a graded Good inspection in March 2015. The previous graded inspection in 2013 had rated the school as Requires Improvement, so the trajectory has been positive.

The school offers a range of facilities including a gymnasium, ICT suite, music rooms, a forest school and a chapel, and runs clubs such as coding, science, eco, film, gardening and drama. Sports on offer include football, cricket, swimming and rounders. For pupils with additional needs, the school lists SEND provisions covering moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health, speech, language and communication, physical disability, and autistic spectrum disorder. Parent views are overwhelmingly positive: 97% of respondents would recommend the school, and in the Parent View survey covering September 2024 to September 2025, 100% agreed or strongly agreed that their child is happy and feels safe. Redbridge Primary is a good fit for families in Southampton seeking a well-subscribed local school with strong community support and a clear focus on inclusion, though its academic results reflect the challenges of a high-FSM intake rather than exceptional headline scores.

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