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OpenOfsted: Standards maintainedURN 104749

Redbridge High School

Community special school · Liverpool · L9 6AD

Ages 11–19 · 154 pupils · Liverpool

Ofsted

Standards maintained

Overall absence

9.2%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Standards maintained

Inspection date

2025-05-12

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 4 (2023/24)

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence9.2%
Persistent absence (10%+)29.0%
Unauthorised0.8%
Authorised absence
8.4%
Severe absence (50%+)
2.0%
Enrolments in measure
100

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill104%

154 pupils · 148 places

Pupils on roll
154
Boys / girls
109 / 45
School capacity
148
Capacity fill
154 / 148 (104%)
Free school meals
65.3%
FSM pupils
66
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community special school

Age range

Ages 11–19

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth formHas a sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
Has Special Classes
Governance
Community special school
Headteacher
Mrs Amanda Hesketh

Location

Address
179 Long Lane, Norris Green
Postcode
L9 6AD
Town
Liverpool
County
Merseyside
Local authority
Liverpool
District
Liverpool
Constituency
Liverpool Walton
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

SEN & specialist provision

As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

SEN types
ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; PD - Physical Disability; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
Special classes
Has Special Classes

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community special school, Ages 11–19, in Liverpool, Liverpool, 154 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, special school. Free school meals: 65.3%. SEN provision includes: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; PD - Physical Disability; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty.

Open schools in Liverpool
295
Academies among open schools in Liverpool
26% (78)
Open schools in L9
13
Open schools in Liverpool LA
196

Nearby schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Amanda Hesketh
Telephone
01513305100

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