Redbrook Church of England Primary School

About Redbrook Church of England Primary School

If you ask parents at Redbrook Church of England Primary School whether they would recommend it, the answer is unanimous: 100% of those who responded to the most recent Parent View survey said yes. That survey, covering responses from September 2024 to September 2025, paints a picture of a school where families feel strongly positive. Every parent who answered said their child is happy, feels safe, and does well at the school, with all of them strongly agreeing on those points. The school is clearly popular locally too. For the 2025/26 academic year, Redbrook was oversubscribed, receiving seven applications for just two available places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 3.5. All of its first-preference applicants were offered a place. With only 24 pupils on roll against a capacity of 49, it is a very small school indeed, and that intimate scale likely contributes to the strong sense of satisfaction among its families.

Academically, Redbrook is a Good school, a rating it has held across both its most recent graded inspection in 2019 and its ungraded inspection in January 2025, where inspectors confirmed that standards were maintained. At Key Stage 2 in the 2023/24 academic year, 50% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined. That figure is below the Gloucestershire local authority average of 59%. However, the school’s average reading score was 104, and its average maths score was 99, both close to the national benchmark of 100. A smaller proportion of pupils reached the higher standard in these subjects, with 17% doing so in reading, writing and maths individually. In the Forest of Dean local authority ranking, Redbrook placed 22nd out of 39 primary schools, placing it in the bottom half nationally. The school does not have published progress scores for its pupils, so it is difficult to assess how much value it adds relative to starting points.

Redbrook is a Church of England primary school for mixed-gender pupils aged 4 to 11, led by headteacher Natalie Frey. The school offers a range of facilities including art studios, music rooms, an ICT suite, a chapel and a Forest School, which ties into its outdoor clubs like gardening and eco club. Sports on offer include football, cricket, netball, cross country and dance. The school has identified SEND provisions for pupils with moderate learning difficulties and speech, language and communication needs, though no parents responded to the Parent View question on SEND support. With just 16.7% of pupils eligible for free school meals, the school serves a relatively less deprived intake. Given its very small size and strong parent satisfaction, Redbrook is likely to suit families who value a close-knit, community-focused primary where every child is known well, but those prioritising top-tier academic outcomes may want to look at higher-performing peers in the area.

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