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Redden Court School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Cotswold Road, Harold Wood, Romford RM3 0TS · reddencourtcloud.co.uk · 01708 342293
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 47.4
- average Attainment 8 score. Havering 47.2, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 0.69 mi
- 1.11 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Havering Council
- Demand for places
- 2.2
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,058
- 8 over 1,050 places · 101%
- Local authority
- Havering
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 16.8%
- First language not English
- 21.2%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Sfaet Ltd
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.69 mi (1.11 km) from the school; in September 2025 it was 0.81 mi (1.30 km). Source: Havering Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 427 families put the school first and 197 places were offered; 43% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 197 | 427 | 2.2▲ | 43% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 199 | 388 | 1.9▲ | 47% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 201 | 410 | 2▲ | 46% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 198 | 279 | 1.4▲ | 65% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 202 | 291 | 1.4▲ | 66% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.69 mi1.11 km | |
| September 2025 | 0.81 mi1.30 km | |
| September 2024 | 0.73 mi1.17 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 47.4, and 49.5% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Havering it was 47.2, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●47.4 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲49.5% | 45.4% | ||
| ●66.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲66.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.39 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 39 | +6.9 |
| Further education | 47.3 | −4.2 |
| Other education | 1 | −1.4 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.4 | −0.2 |
| Employment | 1 | −0.8 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.4 | −0.1 |
| Activity not captured | 2.9 | +1.1 |
Ofsted
Redden Court School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 18 October 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 18 Oct 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
Previously: Improving, ungraded inspection, Sept 2021
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Sept 2021Ungraded inspectionImproving
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Nov 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Jan 2009Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
88% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (78 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 88%
- Replies
- 78
- 8% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 68% who raised concerns
based on the 32% who had a child bullied
based on 12 parents (15%) with SEND