Bitterne Park School
Foundation school · sixth form · 2,036 pupils
87% stayed in education · Attainment 8 43.1
Foundation school
Redbridge Community School
- Pupils on roll
- 1,106of 1,112 places
- Free school meals
- 59.0%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 216
- Ofsted
- Good, 12 July 2023Read the Ofsted report
What the data says
Redbridge Community School has no sixth form. Of the 209 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, 33% moved to a sixth form college, 34% to a further education college and 3% started an apprenticeship.
16% of leavers were not in sustained education, employment or training six months on, compared with 6% nationally.
GCSE results in 2025 were well below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 32.2 against 46.1 across England and 41.9 in Southampton, with 25% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Sixth form colleges are the main next step: 33% of leavers went to one, roughly twice the England rate of 13%.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Southampton and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Redbridge Community School | Southampton | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 209 | 2,315 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 79% | 90% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 67% | 84% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 0% | 5% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 33% | 53% | 13% |
| — further education college | 34% | 24% | 37% |
| — other education | 0% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 3% | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 9% | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 16% | 7% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 4% | 3% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Redbridge Community School | Southampton | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 32.2 | 41.9 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 25% | 39% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 44% | 57% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 23% | 36% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.63 | 3.71 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 51% | 39% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 24.6 | 31.1 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 39.8 | 48.8 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 14% | 30% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 190 | 88% | 89% | 15% | 20% | 67% |
| Mathematics | 182 | 84% | 88% | 8% | 22% | 55% |
| Combined Science | 166 | 77% | 65% | 4% | 9% | 40% |
| English Literature | 113 | 52% | 86% | 18% | 21% | 84% |
| History | 97 | 45% | 41% | 5% | 26% | 36% |
| Geography | 62 | 29% | 41% | 15% | 25% | 48% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 43 | 20% | 8% | 7% | 21% | 49% |
| Business Studies | 42 | 19% | 18% | 12% | 20% | 60% |
| Computer Science | 35 | 16% | 13% | 6% | 30% | 26% |
| Photography | 31 | 14% | 6% | 3% | 19% | 42% |
| Religious Studies | 31 | 14% | 31% | 6% | 32% | 45% |
| French | 27 | 13% | 18% | 52% | 29% | 96% |
| Art and Design | 24 | 11% | 7% | 0% | 24% | 38% |
| Spanish | 24 | 11% | 19% | 25% | 27% | 71% |
| Ancient History | 22 | 10% | 0% | 9% | 37% | 45% |
| Textiles | 10 | 5% | 2% | 0% | 27% | 50% |
| 3D Design | 9 | 4% | 2% | 0% | 16% | 22% |
| Polish | 9 | 4% | 1% | 89% | 84% | 100% |
| Russian | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
| Persian | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 77% | — |
| Portuguese | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 50% | — |
| Chinese | 1 | 0% | 1% | — | 75% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | 110 | — | — |
| Speech and Drama | 29 | — | — |
| Dance: General | 25 | — | — |
| Health Studies | 21 | — | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 14 | — | — |
| Speech and Drama | 12 | — | — |
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | 10 | — | — |
Where Redbridge Community School is
Other secondary schools in Southampton are shown for comparison; darker blue means more Year 11 leavers stayed in education. The last distance at which this school offered places is not yet on file — it comes from Southampton’s allocation statistics.
Other secondary schools in Southampton
Cantell School
Foundation school · 1,313 pupils
83% stayed in education · Attainment 8 46.9
Oasis Academy Lord's Hill
Academy sponsor led · 667 pupils
69% stayed in education · Attainment 8 37.0
Oasis Academy Mayfield
Academy sponsor led · 884 pupils
80% stayed in education · Attainment 8 37.0
Oasis Academy Sholing
Academy sponsor led · 1,030 pupils
81% stayed in education · Attainment 8 43.3
Regents Park Community College
Academy converter · 812 pupils
88% stayed in education · Attainment 8 43.0
Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.