Redbridge High School, Liverpool

Outstanding
Special
Community special school
Mixed
Ages 1119

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Amanda Hesketh
Pupils:154 / 148 capacity
LA:Liverpool
Phone:01513305100
Address:179 Long Lane, Norris Green, Liverpool, L9 6AD
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 2 years ago
-

Overall

Inspected 18 March 2025View full report
URN:104749
UKPRN:10017424
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Liverpool Walton
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

What This School Does Well

Redbridge High School excels at creating a calm, supportive environment where every student feels valued and safe. Teachers know their students exceptionally well and create carefully planned lessons that help students exceed expected progress, particularly in communication and social development. The school's strong partnerships with parents, therapists and outside agencies ensure every child receives comprehensive support tailored to their individual needs.

Key Strengths

  • Outstanding teaching with staff highly skilled in supporting students with severe and profound learning difficulties
  • Specialist PE and music provision offering diverse, enriching experiences
  • Innovative curriculum tailored to individual student needs with rigorous assessment
  • Exceptional leadership from the headteacher driving continuous improvement
  • Outstanding behaviour and safety with no exclusions and very positive student attitudes

Areas for Improvement

  • Strengthen accountability of middle leaders to the senior leadership team to ensure consistency in their effectiveness

Safeguarding

Safeguarding procedures are highly effective and very well established, with the school providing exemplary support for all students including those needing sensitive and specialist care.

Extracurricular Activities

Residential visits, work placements, specialist PE and music teaching, further training and college placements

Redbridge High School is an outstanding school serving students aged 11-19 with severe learning difficulties and profound multiple learning needs. The school has maintained its outstanding rating since the previous inspection through exemplary leadership and exceptional teaching.

At a Glance

65.3%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

Yes

Sixth Form

ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, PD - Physical Disability, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty

SEN Provision

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

24 responses
Would recommend100%
Child is happy100%
Well taught92%
Good progress96%
Feels safe96%
Well behaved96%
Bullying dealt with0%
Kept informed100%
Handles concerns58%
Wider development96%

Source: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree

Class Sizes

0.0

Avg class size

0

Total classes

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Bus Stops

Landford Avenue (adj)
395m · 6 min walk
Townsend Avenue (adj)
417m · 7 min walk
No.49 (o/s)
437m · 7 min walk
Lower Lane (W-bound)
460m · 7 min walk
Scargreen Avenue (adj)
485m · 8 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

104%

Over capacity

154 pupils

148 capacity

6 places over capacity

Area Demand Pressure - Liverpool

Low pressure
New homes approved:8,038
Projected new pupils:1,447

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Liverpool

Admissions Demand - Liverpool

Low demand0.92x oversubscription

Places available

5,716

Applications

5,276

Got 1st preference

68.1%

Got preferred school

90.4%

Secondary admissions across Liverpool (2025/26)

Inspection History(6)

18 March 2025
7 March 2019
4 February 2015
OutstandingReport
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding

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SEN Provision

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Teachers & Staff

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

7.4108%

Overall absence

13.82979%

Persistent absence

94

Enrolments

Authorised6.10926%
Unauthorised1.30154%
Persistent (10%+)13.82979%
Severe (50%+)2.12766%

Absence trend

10.38271%
18/19
14.36077%
20/21
9.66609%
21/22
9.58058%
22/23
9.22961%
23/24
7.4108%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

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