Oak Bridge School
- Type
- Other independent special school
- Location
- Croydon, CR0 5RD
- Distance
- 2.2km away
Red Gates School
Farnborough Avenue, South Croydon, CR2 8HD
Ofsted: Outstanding
Independent
Phase
160
Capacity
4-11
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2025 SATs · Ofsted inspection 24 September 2024.
Ofsted Inspection
Inspected 24 September 2024 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full
Safeguarding standards Met
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour & attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership & management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate
Year:
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 160
- Boys
- 114 (71%)
- Girls
- 46 (29%)
- Capacity
- 160 (100% full)
- SEND
- 100.0%
- FSM Eligible
- 50.6%
- EAL
- 44.4%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 100.0%
- SEN Support
- 0.0%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 8.5:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 18.8
- Budget per Pupil
- £38,068/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 9.2% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 28.3% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Community special school
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- Black African: 25.0%
- Black Caribbean: 12.2%
- White British: 9.6%
- Mixed Other: 7.7%
- White Other: 7.0%
- Mixed White & Black African: 5.8%
- Asian Indian: 5.8%
- Other: 5.1%
25.0%
Black African
12.2%
Black Caribbean
9.6%
White British
Historical Trends
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Farnborough Avenue
South Croydon, London
Administrative
- URN
- 101855
- UKPRN
- 10077041
- Establishment No.
- 7006
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