Redbridge Alternative Provision
Redbridge Alternative Provision is a pupil referral unit in Ilford for boys and girls aged 5 to 16. It has 15 pupils and room for 48. About 47 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was requires improvement, back in 2024.
Starch House Lane, Fullwell Cross, Barkingside, Ilford, IG6 1PU020 8501 6080redbridgeap.co.ukMr Rubert Jonker headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 13 March 2024, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Requires improvement overall.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Redbridge council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (15).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 15 | 21 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 9 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 47% | 52% | 38% | 42% | 35% | 33% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 13% | 33% | 19% | 32% | 24% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 67% | 100% | 11% | 18% | 78% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 11% |
What pupils do next
After GCSEs
Where the 9 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.
Earlier years
| Destination | 2022/23 leavers | 2021/22 leavers |
|---|---|---|
| Still in education, work or training | 44% | 25% |
| Education | 44% | 13% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 13% |
| Work | 0% | 0% |
| Not in education, work or training | 22% | 50% |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| King Solomon High School | Jewish | 120 m | 636 | Requires improvement 2024 | 26 | Compare |
| Wohl Ilford Jewish Primary School | Jewish | 140 m | 245 | Good 2021 | 85 | Compare |
| Clore Tikva School | Jewish | 490 m | 294 | Good 2020 | 59 | Compare |
| Mossford Green Primary School | Council | 500 m | 451 | Good 2023 | 76 | Compare |
| Avanti Court Primary School | Academy | 540 m | 598 | Good 2022 | 87 | Compare |
| Ilford County High School | Council (grammar) | 680 m | 1,115 | Report card 2026 | 95 | Compare |
| New Rush Hall School | Council | 890 m | 94 | Report card 2025 | – | Compare |
| Fairlop Primary School | Council | 900 m | 681 | Not inspected | 88 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Redbridge Alternative Provision a good school?
Redbridge Alternative Provision doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it requires improvement at its last inspection in March 2024.
What is Redbridge Alternative Provision's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Redbridge Alternative Provision requires improvement at its last full inspection on 13 March 2024.
How many pupils does Redbridge Alternative Provision have?
15 pupils aged 5 to 16 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 48 places, so it is 31% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Starch House Lane, Fullwell Cross, Barkingside, Ilford, IG6 1PU
- Telephone
- 020 8501 6080
- Website
- www.redbridgeap.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Mr Rubert Jonker
- Type of school
- Pupil referral unit (Pupil referral unit, local authority maintained schools)
- Phase
- Pupil referral unit / alternative provision, ages 5-16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Redbridge
- Ward
- Fairlop
- Constituency
- Ilford North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 October 2002 (new provision)
- URN
- 134366 · LAESTAB 3171101 · UKPRN 10016949
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, consistent financial reporting 2024/25.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.