Redden Court School

Redden Court School has demonstrated exceptional overall performance, achieving an outstanding rating across all inspected domains. Leaders have established a culture where pupils flourish, exhibiting exemplary behaviour and a strong commitment to their education. Notably, the school provides excellent support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), ensuring they are well integrated into the learning environment. The comprehensive curriculum and broad enrichment programs effectively promote personal and social development, preparing students for their future education and life beyond school.

Strengths

• High expectations for all pupils' achievement
• Exceptional support for pupils with SEND
• Exemplary behaviour and positive attitudes among pupils
• Well-established curriculum promoting personal and social development
• Effective use of assessment to support learning
• Strong extracurricular offerings and enrichment programs
• Proactive measures for safeguarding and pupil welfare
• Continuous staff professional development and support

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 Redden Court School attended 93.9% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 14.8% 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, 1.1% of pupils at Redden Court School were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). No 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 Redden Court School had 14.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 11.8% 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, 12.5% of pupils at Redden Court School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 6.8% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

The school has a SEN unit with 12 pupils.

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 2024–25 Redden Court School received £9,250 and spent £8,822 for each of its 1,063 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £1,281,000 (£1,205 per pupil).

Across all 5 schools of Sfaet Ltd, income was £8,728 and spending £8,592 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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Redden Court School is part of Sfaet Ltd, which runs 5 schools. The nearest others:

• The Royal Liberty School Romford
• Rise Park Junior School Romford
• Rise Park Infant School Romford
• Sanders Draper Hornchurch

What is Redden Court School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Redden Court School is Outstanding, from an inspection in November 2022.

When was Redden Court School last inspected by Ofsted?

Redden Court School was last inspected in November 2022.

How many pupils does Redden Court School have?

Redden Court School has 1,058 pupils on roll.

What age range does Redden Court School cover?

Redden Court School for pupils aged 11 to 16.

What are Redden Court School's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 51.7, and 65% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Redden Court School?

Redden Court School is at Cotswold Road, Harold Wood, Romford, Essex, RM3 0TS.