Redbridge Community School
Foundation secondary school in Southampton (Southampton).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
Redbridge Community School is a thriving, ambitious and forward-thinking school based on our four key values of Aspiration, Respect, Opportunity and Excellence. The school is housed in a state-of-the-art modern build with excellent ICT facilities and some of the best sporting facilities in the area.
Visitors regularly comment on the "vibe" and the "positive ethos" of our school. Our culture is highly infectious and is also evidence of our continuous drive to be the best we can be. Our students and community deserve the very best – always. This includes an eSports room, a sponsored construction centre, an assault course and climbing wall.
Our people, both the staff and the students, matter and count. The school uses its funding to invest heavily in its staff through exciting in house CPD development activities, Westfield Health Insurance and a wellbeing programme where over half of after school meetings are dedicated to well-being activities such as sport, yoga, pottery and cooking!
In fact, anything that is suggested is usually welcomed. You have to see the staffs annual pudding race for it to be believed…
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
13 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Basketball
- Climbing
- Dance
- Drama
- Fencing
- Football
- Gymnastics
- Photography
- Textiles
- Archery
- Band
- Cooking
- Duke of Edinburgh
Awards
3 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Music MarkMusic
- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
- Investors in PeopleStaff development
Key facts
- URN
- 116453
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Southampton
- Constituency
- Southampton Test
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (7 current, 2 former)
iMaintained school governing body (trust-linked).3 governors are linked to a profile (all confirmed).
Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Amanda Wood | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr David Whalley Confirmed same person Former | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2012 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Alexander Hoyle Confirmed same person | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2026 |
| Mrs Emily Bell Confirmed same person | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2026 |
| Ms Yemi Lawal | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Karen Mellor | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Miss Sally Wilcocks | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr John Tavender | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Amanda Wood Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 1 November 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record