Redden Court School
Cotswold Road, Harold Wood, Romford, RM3 0TS
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- SFAET LTD
- Headteacher
- Mr Anthony Henry
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- SFAET LTD
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Hornchurch and Upminster
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,050
- Pupils on roll
- 1,058
- URN
- 137396
- Local authority
- Havering
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01708342293
About this school
Redden Court School is a secondary academy in Romford. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,058 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 176 | 205 | 206 |
| Attainment 8 score | 49.2 | 51.1 | 47.4 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.16 -0.05 to +0.38 | +0.33 +0.13 to +0.52 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 52% | 52.7% | 49.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 70% | 75.1% | 66% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 80% | 78% | 66% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.4 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Redden Court School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Havering average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 49.2 | 43.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 51.1 | 43.7 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 47.4 | 43.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,019 |
| 2023/24 | 1,048 |
| 2024/25 | 1,061 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Redden Court School compares
Redden Court School ranked 10th of 18 secondary schools in Havering for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 67% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 47.4 | 6.1% | 18.6% | 1,058 | — |
| The Campion School | 52.8 | 4.4% | 10.2% | 1,235 | 0.3 miles |
| The Royal Liberty School | 51 | 4.6% | 19.1% | 749 | 0.9 miles |
| Emerson Park Academy | 44.7 | 7.8% | 21.9% | 1,020 | 1.3 miles |
| Drapers' Academy | 38.8 | 10.6% | 44.5% | 1,196 | 1.6 miles |
| The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls | 51.4 | 6.2% | 22.8% | 1,381 | 1.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
- 18 October 2022
-
Ungraded inspection report30 September 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 18.57%
- English as an additional language
- 18.4%
- Overall absence
- 6.08%
- Persistent absence
- 14.76%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Campion School0.3 miles
Secondary · Hornchurch
-
The Royal Liberty School0.9 miles
Secondary · Romford
-
Emerson Park Academy1.3 miles
Secondary · Hornchurch
-
Drapers' Academy1.6 miles
Secondary · Romford
-
The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls1.7 miles
Secondary · Romford
Other schools in Romford
Redden Court School ranks 6th of the 10 ranked secondary schools in Romford.
- Bower Park Academy Secondary
- Chadwell Heath Academy Secondary
- Drapers' Academy Secondary
- Marshalls Park Academy Secondary
- St Edward's Church of England Academy Secondary
- The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls Secondary
- The Royal Liberty School Secondary
- The Warren School Secondary
- Barley Lane Primary School Primary
- Broadford Primary School Primary
- Chadwell Primary School Primary
- Clockhouse Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Redden Court School teach?
- Redden Court School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Romford.
- Who is the headteacher of Redden Court School?
- The headteacher of Redden Court School is Mr Anthony Henry, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Redden Court School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Redden Court School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Redden Court School?
- Redden Court School has 1,058 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Redden Court School full?
- Redden Court School has capacity for 1,050 pupils and 1,058 on roll (101%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Redden Court School a faith school?
- No. Redden Court School has no designated religious character.
- Is Redden Court School a selective school?
- No. Redden Court School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Redden Court School?
- Redden Court School is part of SFAET LTD. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Redden Court School have?
- The schools register lists Redden Court School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Redden Court School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 49.2 in 2022/23 and 47.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Redden Court School rank locally?
- Redden Court School ranked 10th of 18 secondary schools in Havering for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 67% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Redden Court School's absence rate?
- Redden Court School's overall absence rate is 6.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Redden Court School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Redden Court School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.