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WELCOME TO

REDBRIDGE COMMUNITY SCHOOL

A SPECIALIST SPORTS COLLEGE

Our school offers a high quality education for all our students.

We are a Specialist Sports College with brand new state of the art facilities.

The school enjoys great success in a whole range of activities.

Our school’s achievements are recognised both locally and

nationally and include:

·                  CONGRATULATED BY SCHOOLS’ MINISTER JIM KNIGHT FOR ‘OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT’ - TOP 1% OF   SCHOOLS IN COUNTRY FOR STUDENT PROGRESS.

·                  SECOND ‘OUTSTANDING’ OFSTED INSPECTION IN TWO YEARS.

·                  DESIGNATED A ‘HIGH PERFORMING’ SPECIALIST SPORTS COLLEGE BY DEPARTMENT FOR CHILDREN, SCHOOLS, AND FAMILIES (DCSF) - ONLY 8% OF SCHOOLS IN ENGLAND RECEIVE THIS DISTINCTION.

·                  IDENTIFIED AS A ‘LEADING EDGE SCHOOL’ FOR CURRICULUM INNOVATION BY THE SPECIALIST SCHOOLS AND ACADEMIES TRUST.

·                  AWARDED A SECOND SUBJECT SPECIALISM (VOCATIONAL), ATTRACTING ADDITIONAL £90,000 PER ANNUM.

·                  HEALTHY SCHOOLS AWARD.

·                  SPORTSMARK GOLD AWARD.

·                  ARTSMARK GOLD AWARD.

·                  CONTINUALLY OVERSUBSCRIBED.

·                  £2.5 MILLION EXPANSION PROGRAMME AGREED.

·                  FULLY STAFFED YEAR ON YEAR.

·                  AND NOW - INVESTORS IN PEOPLE CHAMPION STATUS - ONE OF ONLY 36 OUT OF 30,000 ORGANISATIONS IN THE UK TO ACHIEVE THIS AWARD.

Redbridge was Southampton’s first ever Specialist Sports College. We provide an exciting range of opportunities aimed at raising attainment and excellence in performance.

We invite you to see us at work, to meet the students and staff, and to become part of our success story.

OPEN EVENING

29 SEPTEMBER 2010

at 6.30 pm

for parents/carers/students

TOP MARKS FOR REDBRIDGE

We are the only school in Southampton to have been graded on 3 consecutive occasions by Ofsted as an OUTSTANDING SCHOOL whilst also ranked in the top 1% of schools in the country for outstanding student progress.

BRILLIANT RESULTS ….. AGAIN !

74% of Redbridge Community School students have gained 5 or more GCSE A* - C grades this year. Congratulations go to students and staff for their hard work and commitment.

If you would like your child to attend the Taster Day on WEDNESDAY 29 SEPTEMBER 2010 please inform your child’s school and contact Redbridge Community School on 80771381