Redden Court School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Havering
Cotswold Road, Romford, RM3 0TS
73
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded 18/10/2022
Application demand
47%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
93.9%
14.8% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,058
Capacity used
Over capacity101%
1,050 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
47%
1st preference success rate
182 of 388 families who put it first got an offer
199
Places offered
1054
Total applications
5.3
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 388 | 182 | ● 47% |
| 2nd preference | 262 | 12 | ● 5% |
| 3rd preference | 193 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 211 | 5 | ● 2% |
| Total | 1054 | 199 | 19% |
1st preference success by year
Havering lets families list 6 preferences. 29 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Anthony Henry
- Address
- Cotswold Road, Harold Wood, Romford, RM3 0TS
- Phone
- 01708342293
- Local authority
- Havering
- Ward / constituency
- Harold Wood · Hornchurch and Upminster
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 137396
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 17% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 17% | — | — |
| SEN support | 13% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: SFAET LTD
1,058 pupils · 1,050 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
18 October 2022
Full graded inspection
Outstanding overall effectivenessPersonal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding - 21
30 September 2021
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,091 pupils
Attendance
93.9%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
6.1%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
14.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.1%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 51.1 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.33 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 53% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 75% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.83 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 47.4 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 49.5% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 66% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 66% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.39 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 206 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Studies | 216 | 10% | 42% | 59% | |
| Mathematics | 199 | 26% | 56% | 78% | |
| English Language | 199 | 25% | 54% | 70% | |
| English Literature | 199 | 26% | 59% | 72% | |
| Combined Science | 172 | 7% | 38% | 58% | |
| French | 135 | 27% | 59% | 74% | |
| Statistics | 113 | 11% | 68% | 92% | |
| History | 94 | 40% | 69% | 76% | |
| Geography | 82 | 29% | 62% | 66% | |
| Art and Design | 63 | 17% | 49% | 83% | |
| Physical Education | 61 | 21% | 52% | 70% | |
| Design & Technology | 59 | 8% | 34% | 49% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Havering council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.