Redwood Park Academy
Wembley Grove, Cosham, Portsmouth, PO6 2RY
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- SOLENT ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Louise Quaid
- Sponsor
- Solent Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Portsmouth North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 155
- Pupils on roll
- 168
- URN
- 143828
- Local authority
- Portsmouth
- Telephone
- 02392377500
About this school
Redwood Park Academy is a special academy in Portsmouth. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 168 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found some aspects are not as strong as at the previous inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 31 | 29 | 31 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
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 Redwood Park Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 12.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 162 |
| 2023/24 | 160 |
| 2024/25 | 165 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report24 April 2025
- 19 November 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 59.39%
- English as an additional language
- 13.9%
- Overall absence
- 10.66%
- Persistent absence
- 30.72%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Cliffdale Primary Academy1.1 miles
Academies · Portsmouth
-
The Wymering School1.1 miles
Free Schools · Portsmouth
-
The Harbour School1.8 miles
Academies · Portsmouth
-
Riverside Community Special School2.3 miles
Special schools · Waterlooville
-
Madani Academy2.4 miles
Independent schools · Portsmouth
Other schools in Portsmouth
- Cliffdale Primary Academy Academies
- Mary Rose Academy Academies
- The Harbour School Academies
- The Wymering School Free Schools
- Ark Ayrton Primary Academy Primary
- Ark Dickens Primary Academy Primary
- Arundel Court Primary Academy and Nursery Primary
- Beacon View Primary Academy Primary
- Copnor Primary School Primary
- Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School Primary
- Court Lane Infant Academy Primary
- Court Lane Junior Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Redwood Park Academy teach?
- Redwood Park Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a special school in Portsmouth.
- Who is the headteacher of Redwood Park Academy?
- The headteacher of Redwood Park Academy is Louise Quaid, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Redwood Park Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Redwood Park Academy, 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 Redwood Park Academy?
- Redwood Park Academy has 168 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Redwood Park Academy full?
- Redwood Park Academy has capacity for 155 pupils and 168 on roll (108%), 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 Redwood Park Academy a faith school?
- No. Redwood Park Academy has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Redwood Park Academy?
- Redwood Park Academy is part of SOLENT ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Redwood Park Academy's absence rate?
- Redwood Park Academy's overall absence rate is 10.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Redwood Park Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Redwood Park Academy'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 2 July 2026.