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Redwood Park Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored special academy
Wembley Grove, Cosham, Portsmouth PO6 2RY · 023 9237 7500
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2019
- GCSEs, 2018/19
- 2
- average Attainment 8 score. Portsmouth 40.8, England 46.7
- Pupils
- 168
- 13 over 155 places · 108%
- Local authority
- Portsmouth
- Sixth form
- No
- Free school meals
- 58.3%
- First language not English
- 16.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
In 2018/19 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 2, and 0% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Portsmouth it was 40.8, and across England 46.7.
GCSE results
Entered for EBacc
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | n/a | 46 | |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | n/a | 45.4% | |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | n/a | 64.8% | |
| n/a | 40.5% | ||
| EBacc average points | n/a | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 116628)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Further education | 75.9 | −5.6 |
| Other education | 13.8 | — |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.4 | −4 |
| Activity not captured | 6.9 | −4.2 |
Ofsted
Redwood Park Academy was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 19 November 2019, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework. An ungraded inspection in Apr 2025 found: Some aspects not as strong.
- Outcome
- Some aspects not as strong
- Inspected
- 23 Apr 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Nov 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 116628), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Nov 2019Outstanding
Quality of education Outstanding Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jan 2015Good
Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 116628)
What parents said
87% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (31 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 87%
- Replies
- 31
- 19% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 81% who raised concerns
based on the 52% who had a child bullied
based on 31 parents (100%) with SEND