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Redden Court School
- Pupils on roll
- 1,058of 1,050 places
- Free school meals
- 16.8%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 206
- Ofsted
- Outstanding, 18 October 2022Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Redden Court School (URN 102338, until 1 September 2011).
What the data says
Redden Court School has no sixth form. Of the 176 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, none moved to a sixth form college, 42% to a further education college and 5% started an apprenticeship.
Statistics is unusually popular at GCSE: 55% of the year group took it, against 5% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were in line with the national picture: Attainment 8 of 47.4 against 46.1 across England and 47.2 in Havering, with 50% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
As an 11–16 school, Redden Court School is judged on where pupils go at 16 rather than on A level results.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Havering and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Redden Court School | Havering | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 176 | 2,968 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 93% | 92% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 87% | 87% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 43% | 37% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 0% | 1% | 13% |
| — further education college | 42% | 46% | 37% |
| — other education | 2% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 5% | 4% | 3% |
| Employment | 1% | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 6% | 5% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 1% | 3% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Redden Court School | Havering | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 47.4 | 47.2 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 50% | 48% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 66% | 68% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 66% | 60% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.39 | 4.27 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 21% | 24% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 32.1 | 36.0 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 51.5 | 50.8 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 16% | 19% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Literature | 199 | 97% | 86% | 26% | 21% | 72% |
| Mathematics | 199 | 97% | 88% | 26% | 22% | 78% |
| English Language | 199 | 97% | 89% | 25% | 20% | 70% |
| Combined Science | 172 | 83% | 65% | 7% | 9% | 58% |
| Citizenship Studies | 167 | 81% | 3% | 5% | 19% | 56% |
| French | 135 | 66% | 18% | 27% | 29% | 74% |
| Statistics | 113 | 55% | 5% | 11% | 20% | 92% |
| History | 94 | 46% | 41% | 40% | 26% | 76% |
| Geography | 82 | 40% | 41% | 29% | 25% | 66% |
| Physical Education | 61 | 30% | 11% | 21% | 24% | 70% |
| Design and Technology | 59 | 29% | 11% | 8% | 23% | 49% |
| Business Studies | 57 | 28% | 18% | 40% | 20% | 89% |
| Sociology | 49 | 24% | 4% | 24% | 21% | 71% |
| Art and Design | 46 | 22% | 7% | 22% | 24% | 80% |
| Film Studies | 22 | 11% | 1% | 14% | 20% | 68% |
| Physics | 21 | 10% | 23% | 57% | 46% | 100% |
| Biology | 21 | 10% | 23% | 43% | 45% | 100% |
| Chemistry | 21 | 10% | 23% | 33% | 47% | 100% |
| Computer Science | 18 | 9% | 13% | 22% | 30% | 94% |
| Textiles | 17 | 8% | 2% | 6% | 27% | 88% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 16 | 8% | 8% | 6% | 21% | 81% |
| Drama | 13 | 6% | 7% | 31% | 27% | 100% |
| Music | 13 | 6% | 5% | 8% | 33% | 62% |
| Dance | 9 | 4% | 1% | 0% | 27% | 44% |
| Religious Studies | 8 | 4% | 31% | 13% | 32% | 63% |
| Russian | 3 | 1% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
| Spanish | 1 | 0% | 19% | — | 27% | — |
| Portuguese | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 50% | — |
| Urdu | 1 | 0% | 1% | — | 42% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 39 | — | — |
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.