Red Gates School

Farnborough Avenue, South Croydon, CR2 8HD

Community special school for ages 4–11 in South Croydon. Mixed intake.

Red Gates School is a community special school in South Croydon, teaching 160 boys and girls aged 4 to 11, with registered special classes. Its SEN provision includes autistic spectrum disorder and severe learning difficulty. Its most recent Ofsted inspection in November 2024 did not give an overall grade.

The school says it has specialist knowledge, skills and resources for pupils with severe learning difficulties and complex needs. It describes itself as warm and welcoming, with pupils at the heart of school life.

Ages 4–11 · Primary age

160 pupils · On roll

Community special school · Mixed

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