Redwood Park Academy
Redwood Park Academy is a sponsored special academy in Portsmouth for boys and girls aged 11 to 16. It has 168 pupils, 13 more than it has places for. About 58 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was outstanding, back in 2019.
Wembley Grove, Cosham, Portsmouth, PO6 2RY023 9237 7500Louise Quaid headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 19 November 2019, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Outstanding overall. A later, shorter visit on 24 April 2025 said: “Some aspects not as strong”.
This inspection is more than 6 years old. When Ofsted next visits, the school will get a report card instead of one grade.
Earlier inspections (1)
| Date | Type | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 24 April 2025 | Ungraded | Some aspects not as strong |
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
31 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.
All GCSE measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2019 | 2018 | Portsmouth | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of Year 11 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 27 | 22 | 33 | – | – |
| Average GCSE scoreAttainment 8 | – | – | – | – | 2.0 | – | 42.0 | 46.8 |
| Progress from age 11Progress 8 | – | – | – | – | -1.54 | – | – | – |
| Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths | – | – | – | – | 0% | – | 38% | 46% |
| Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths | – | – | – | – | 0% | – | 60% | 66% |
| Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score | – | – | – | – | 0.14 | – | 3.70 | 4.15 |
| Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry | – | – | – | – | 0% | – | 43% | 41% |
| Average GCSE score: pupils who started behindAttainment 8, low prior attainers | – | – | – | – | 2.2 | – | – | – |
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Portsmouth council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: Autistic spectrum disorder (60), language and communications needs (48), Moderate learning difficulty (21), Severe learning difficulty (14), emotional and mental health (14), Physical disability (6).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 168 | 165 | 160 | 162 | 154 | 144 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 58% | 57% | 62% | 61% | 62% | 65% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 17% | 14% | 14% | 11% | 8% | 8% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 99% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 89.3% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2018/19 | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 10.7% | 10.9% | 12.3% | 13.5% | 6.4% | 7.9% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 8.1% | 7.7% | 8.0% | 8.7% | 4.5% | 5.0% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 2.6% | 3.2% | 4.3% | 4.8% | 1.9% | 2.9% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 30.7% | 31.3% | 35.0% | 39.6% | 17.9% | 19.0% | 12.8% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 7.9 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
What pupils do next
After GCSEs
Where the 31 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.
Earlier years
| Destination | 2022/23 leavers | 2021/22 leavers | 2020/21 leavers | 2019/20 leavers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Still in education, work or training | 84% | 82% | 93% | 83% |
| Education | 84% | 82% | 93% | 80% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 0% | 0% | 3% |
| Work | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Not in education, work or training | 0% | 7% | 4% | 10% |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other special schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Portsmouth College | Further education | 70 m | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Highbury Primary School | Academy | 270 m | 391 | Report card 2025 | 30 | Compare |
| Court Lane Infant Academy | Academy | 820 m | 346 | Good 2024 | 42 | Compare |
| Court Lane Junior Academy | Academy | 820 m | 474 | Good 2024 | 21 | Compare |
| Springfield School | Academy | 960 m | 1,133 | No overall grade 2025 | 38 | Compare |
| Trafalgar School | Academy | 0.7 miles | 1,031 | Good 2023 | 51 | Compare |
| UTC Portsmouth | University technical college | 0.7 miles | 491 | Report card 2025 | 50 | Compare |
| Gatcombe Park Primary School | Academy | 0.8 miles | 203 | Good 2023 | 39 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Redwood Park Academy a good school?
Redwood Park Academy doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it outstanding at its last inspection in November 2019.
What is Redwood Park Academy's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Redwood Park Academy outstanding at its last full inspection on 19 November 2019. That was more than four years ago. When Ofsted next visits, the school will get a report card instead of a single grade.
How many pupils does Redwood Park Academy have?
168 pupils aged 11 to 16 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 155 places, so it is 108% full.
What is attendance like at Redwood Park Academy?
Pupils were in school 89.3% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 31% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Wembley Grove, Cosham, Portsmouth, PO6 2RY
- Telephone
- 023 9237 7500
- Headteacher
- Louise Quaid
- Type of school
- Sponsored special academy (Academy special sponsor led, academies)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 11-16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Multi-academy trust
- Solent Academies Trust (6 schools)
- Local authority
- Portsmouth
- Ward
- Cosham
- Constituency
- Portsmouth North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 February 2017 (new provision)
- URN
- 143828 · LAESTAB 8517001 · UKPRN 10062010
- Formerly
- Redwood Park School
Recent changes
- New KS4 results for 2024/25
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.