Your Ideas School, Redditch
Your Ideas School is a special school for pupils aged 5 to 11 in Redditch. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in March 2025.
- Ofsted
- Good (2025)
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Your Ideas School in detail
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other special schools to Your Ideas School are Kingfisher School (0.5 miles, Good); Chestnut Place (2.4 miles); Pitcheroak School (3.1 miles); and Venture Academy (4.7 miles, Requires improvement).
Kingfisher SchoolChestnut PlacePitcheroak SchoolVenture Academy
Who goes there
Almost every pupil at Your Ideas School has an education, health and care plan (8 of 8 in 2026).
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Redditch Rail Station, about 2.5 miles away in a straight line.
5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Ledbury Close (opposite), 190 metres away.
Sources: DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport)
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Safeguarding: effective
Independent school standards
Met all the independent school standards.
- Part 1: quality of educationMet
- Part 2: pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural developmentMet
- Part 3: welfare, health and safetyMet
- Part 4: suitability of staff and proprietorsMet
- Part 5: premises and accommodationMet
- Part 6: information for parentsMet
- Part 7: handling of complaintsMet
- Part 8: leadership and managementMet
Source: Ofsted, non-association independent schools inspections and outcomes (Open Government Licence)
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's March 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Your Ideas School excels at supporting pupils with emotional and behavioural needs through calm, consistent routines and highly trained staff. The school has achieved remarkable improvements in attendance and pupil attitudes after many children had struggled elsewhere. Staff tailor teaching to individual needs and create a culture where every pupil feels safe, valued and happy.
Key Strengths
- Strong therapeutic and behavioural support that helps pupils manage emotions and improve attendance significantly
- Daily focus on reading and mathematics with well-taught phonics to help pupils catch up on missed learning
- Kind, patient staff who work as a cohesive team and create a calm, supportive environment
- Broad curriculum including weekly physical education and swimming lessons
- Excellent safeguarding arrangements with frequent staff training and thorough checks on adult suitability
Areas for Improvement
- Some lessons are driven too much by pupils' interests rather than what they need to learn, affecting how well learning is sequenced
- Self-evaluation and improvement planning processes are still developing and could be more focused on impact
- Limited opportunities for pupils to experience the wider world and learn about diversity in modern Britain
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective, with well-understood guidance, frequent staff training, and all necessary checks on adults' suitability completed and recorded correctly.
Extracurricular Activities
After-school club, weekly swimming lessons, weekly physical education
Your Ideas School is an independent special school that received a Good rating in its first inspection. The school effectively supports pupils with a range of emotional and developmental needs, helping them re-engage with learning after difficult experiences elsewhere.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby schools
Latest from Your Ideas School
So proud of you Darcy!
17 Sep 2026
First day back!
11 Sep 2026
Panathlon Tenpin Bowling
14 Oct 2025
Macmillan Coffee Morning
26 Sep 2025
A visit from our local PCSOs
14 Feb 2025
2nd Place in the Botany Bay Christmas Tree Competition
14 Jan 2025
From Your Ideas School's website. School Signal is not affiliated with the school.
Keep up with Your Ideas School
Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 7
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 4 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Worcestershire is 5.5 (the median across 276 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
100%
Full
8 pupils
8 places
No spare places
as recorded on GIAS
Area Demand Pressure - Redditch
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Redditch
Across Worcestershire council
Places available
4,103
Applications
3,828
Got 1st preference
88.1%
Got preferred school
95.7%
All secondary applications across Worcestershire council (2026/27), not just this school.
Inspection History(2)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
0
SEN Support
8
EHC Plans
100.0%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Your Ideas School is not approved under Section 41 of the Children and Families Act 2014.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
No need-level breakdown available
Pupil Demographics
Key Indicators
8
Total Pupils
4
Boys
4
Girls
2026 academic year
Linked Schools
Schools linked by geographic proximity
Questions parents ask about Your Ideas School
What is Your Ideas School's Ofsted rating?
Your Ideas School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in March 2025.
Does Your Ideas School meet the independent school standards?
At its most recent standard inspection, in March 2025, Your Ideas School met all the independent school standards.
How many pupils go to Your Ideas School?
Your Ideas School has around 8 pupils on roll.
Does Your Ideas School have specialist SEN provision?
Your Ideas School is not approved under Section 41 of the Children and Families Act 2014.
How do I apply to Your Ideas School?
Your Ideas School is an independent school and runs its own admissions rather than going through the local authority. Contact the school directly for entry requirements, assessment dates, fees and any bursaries.
How many road collisions happen near Your Ideas School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 4 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Worcestershire is 5.5 (the median across 276 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Your Ideas School?
Your Ideas School is at Dilwyn Close, Redditch, Worcestershire, B98 0BU.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)