Redwood Park Academy

State-Funded School

redwood-park-academy-portsmouth-south-east

South EastRegion

PortsmouthLocal Authority

Portsmouth NorthConstituency

PO6 2RYPostcode

9.4

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Redwood Park Academy is a state-funded special for pupils aged 11–16, located in Portsmouth, South East.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 168 pupils. Redwood Park Academy is part of Solent Academies Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2019

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Ethnicity

White

83%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

Pupils

168

Total Pupils

73%Boys

27%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

58%

England average

27%

First language not English

17%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 168
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: Solent Academies Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

Some aspects not as strong

Ungraded inspection on 24 April 2025. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
5 Dec 2019	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.