Rednock School

Rednock School is performing well, maintaining its good rating across all key areas of education, behaviour, personal development, leadership, and sixth-form provision. The school fosters a warm and inclusive environment, where pupils are encouraged to support one another and develop strong friendships across different year groups. The commitment to personal development and the positive culture has helped students feel safe and encouraged them to continue their studies into the sixth form. However, there are noted areas for improvement, particularly in targeting gaps in phonics knowledge and encouraging greater participation in extracurricular activities.

Strengths

• Pupils enjoy a warm and welcoming school environment.
• Strong emphasis on personal development and pupil well-being.
• Effective management of behaviour, leading to a positive learning atmosphere.
• Wide range of extracurricular clubs and opportunities for pupils.
• Strong support for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities.

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum does not consistently consider pupils' prior knowledge.
• Some pupils struggle to write independently without support.
• Significant minority of pupils do not participate in extracurricular activities.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Rednock School attended 89.9% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 27.2% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 4.5% of pupils at Rednock School were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 3 pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Rednock School had 18.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 15.8% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 16.6% of pupils at Rednock School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 4.5% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Rednock School received £7,546 and spent £7,732 for each of its 1,281 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £276,000 (£215 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Rednock School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Rednock School is Good, from an inspection in January 2024.

When was Rednock School last inspected by Ofsted?

Rednock School was last inspected in January 2024.

How many pupils does Rednock School have?

Rednock School has 1,280 pupils on roll.

What age range does Rednock School cover?

Rednock School for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are Rednock School's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 44.8, and 43% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Rednock School?

Rednock School is at Kingshill Road, Dursley, Gloucestershire, GL11 4BY.