Redbridge Community School

{{Infobox school

| name = Redbridge Community School

| image = Redbridge Community School Logo.png

| motto = "Aspiration Respect Opportunity Excellence"{{cite web|title=Our School|language=en|website=Redbridge Community School|access-date=2023-12-28|url=https://www.redbridgecommunityschool.com/our-school/|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20230610175336/https://www.redbridgecommunityschool.com/our-school/|archive-date=2023-06-10}}

| established = 1958

| type = Foundation school

| trust = Reach Cooperative Trust

| head = Jason S Ashley

| address = Cuckmere Lane

| city = Southampton

| county = Hampshire

| postcode = SO16 9RJ

| country = England

| enrolment = 2000

| local_authority = Southampton

| ofsted = yes

| urn = 116453

| gender = mixed

| lower_age = 11

| upper_age = 16

| publication = "The Bridge" Newsletter

| website = {{URL|www.redbridgeschool.org.uk}}

}}

Redbridge Community School is a mixed secondary school in west Southampton, Hampshire, in the south of England.

The school previously held specialist school status as a sports college.{{citation needed|date=December 2023}} Today it is a foundation school administered by Southampton City Council{{cite web|title=Learning Futures|website=Southampton Online|publisher=Southampton City Council|access-date=2023-12-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070704135121/http://www.southampton.gov.uk/childrenandlearning/educationandschools/learning-futures/default.asp#0/|url=http://www.southampton.gov.uk/childrenandlearning/educationandschools/learning-futures/default.asp#0/|archive-date=2007-07-04}}{{cite web |title=School List 2022–23 |url=https://www.southampton.gov.uk/media/3kqclujm/schools-list-2022-23.xlsx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231228235322/https://www.southampton.gov.uk/media/3kqclujm/schools-list-2022-23.xlsx |archive-date=2023-12-28 |access-date=2023-12-29 |website=Southampton City Council}} and the Reach Cooperative Trust.{{cite web|title=Get Information about Schools: Reach Cooperative Trust|language=en|website=Gov.uk|access-date=2023-12-28|url=https://www.get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Groups/Group/Details/17326#list|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20230325144011/https://www.get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Groups/Group/Details/17326|archive-date=2023-03-25|date=2023-12-01}}{{cite web|title=Reach Cooperative Trust|language=en|website=Redbridge Community School|date=2022-02-09|access-date=2023-12-28|url=https://www.redbridgecommunityschool.com/community/reach-cooperative-trust/|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20230923141618/https://www.redbridgecommunityschool.com/community/reach-cooperative-trust/|archive-date=2023-09-23}}

School performance and inspection

In inspections by Oftsed in 2005, 2008 and 2013, the school was judged outstanding.{{Cite web |title=2005 Redbridge Community School Inspection report |url=https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/803299 |access-date=31 March 2024 |website=gov.uk}}{{Cite web |title=2008 Redbridge Community School Inspection report |url=https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/893493 |access-date=31 March 2024 |website=gov.uk}}{{Cite web |title=2013 Redbridge Community School Inspection report |url=https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/2239937 |access-date=31 March 2024 |website=gov.uk}} However, Ofsted judged the school required improvement during an inspection in 2016.{{Cite web |title=2016 Redbridge Community School Inspection report |url=https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/2549446 |access-date=31 March 2024 |website=gov.uk}} During inspections by Ofsted in 2018 and 2023, the school was judged good.{{Cite web |title=2018 Redbridge Community School Inspection report |url=https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/2756389 |access-date=31 March 2024 |website=gov.uk}}{{Cite web |title=2023 Redbridge Community School Inspection report |url=https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50228250 |access-date=31 March 2024 |website=gov.uk}}

In 2016, Redbridge was one of five schools in Hampshire which fell below the government's target to ensure students achieved five good GCSE grades alongside sufficient progress in English and Maths.{{Cite web |date=22 January 2016 |title=Schools in Southampton and Hampshire have found out how they did in their GCSEs |url=https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/14220483.schools-in-southampton-and-hampshire-have-found-out-how-they-did-in-their-gcses/ |access-date=31 March 2024 |website=Southern Daily Echo}}

Notable former pupils

Chance Perdomo, actor{{Cite web |last=Emily |first=Liddell |date=10 May 2019 |title=Chance Perdomo, 22, nominated for Leading Actor at this year’s Bafta TV awards |url=https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/17631076.chance-perdomo-22-nominated-leading-actor-years-bafta-tv-awards/ |access-date=31 March 2024 |website=Southern Daily Echo}}

References

External links

[https://www.redbridgecommunityschool.com Official school website]
[http://www.redbridgeschool.org.uk/_includes/prospectus/index.html#/1/ School Prospectus]

Category:Secondary schools in Southampton

Category:Foundation schools in Southampton