Regents Park Community College
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About Regents Park Community College
Regents Park Community College sits within the Southampton local authority, a secondary landscape where three schools hold an Outstanding rating from Ofsted and the average Progress 8 score sits at -0.26. Among the 15 state secondaries in the city, Regents Park ranks 8th by Progress 8, placing it in the lower half locally and in the bottom 50 per cent nationally. The top-performing peers in Southampton are Saint George Catholic Voluntary Aided College, St Anne’s Catholic School, and Cantell School, each with a positive Progress 8 score. Regents Park, by contrast, recorded a Progress 8 score of -0.72 for the 2023/24 academic year, which the Department for Education bands as well below average. That figure reflects a pattern across all subject areas: English Progress 8 was -0.49, maths -0.56, and the EBacc subjects were weakest at -1.01. The school’s Attainment 8 score of 38.5 is also below the national average, and only 37.1 per cent of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in English and maths.
In its most recent graded inspection in 2018, Ofsted rated the school Good overall, with Good marks for leadership and management and for overall effectiveness. An ungraded inspection in March 2024 confirmed that the school remains Good. The previous graded inspection in 2014 also rated it Good, so the school has held a consistent rating across both its full inspections. On the EBacc measure, 20.6 per cent of pupils entered the full suite of EBacc subjects, and 7.4 per cent achieved a grade 5 or above in English and maths alongside the EBacc. The EBacc average point score was 2.89. These outcomes place the school below the local authority average Progress 8 of -0.26, and significantly behind its top peers, all of whom have positive Progress 8 scores. The school does not have a sixth form, so pupils leave at 16.
Regents Park is a mixed, non-denominational secondary for ages 11 to 16, led by headteacher Samantha Barnes. It was oversubscribed for the 2025/26 intake, with 292 applications for 149 places and 85 first-preference offers. The school offers a wide range of facilities including a swimming pool, theatre, astro turf, sports hall, gymnasium, and science labs. Sports on offer include swimming, rowing, martial arts, and rugby, while clubs range from coding and chess to the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award and orchestra. The school lists SEND provisions for autistic spectrum disorder, dyslexia, speech and language needs, and social, emotional and mental health difficulties, among others. Families considering Regents Park should weigh its consistent Ofsted rating and broad facilities against its below-average academic outcomes, particularly if they are comparing it with higher-performing local options like St Anne’s or Cantell.
Key Details
| School Type | Secondary (State) |
| Age Range | 11 to 16 years |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious Character | Does not apply |
| Address | King Edward Avenue, Southampton, Southampton, SO16 4GW |
| Headteacher | Samantha Barnes |
| Local Authority | Southampton |
Ofsted Inspection Breakdown
13 Mar 2024Overall Effectiveness
Good
Latest inspection (13 Mar 2024): School remains Good
Source: Ofsted, 10 Dec 2018. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.
League Table Position
Based on Progress 8 (-0.72)
2861st of 3,141
Nationally
412th of 461
In South East
8th of 11
In Southampton
Source: Classpot analysis of DfE Progress 8 data
GCSE Results
2023/24Progress 8 Score
Students make significantly less progress than similar students nationally
Attainment 8 (vs national avg)
Students achieve significantly higher grades than the national average
Source: Department for Education, 2023/24. Progress 8 compares to students with similar Key Stage 2 results.
Where GCSE leavers go
2022/2353%
of GCSE leavers move to sixth form college (cohort: 150 pupils).
- Sixth form college53%
- FE college27%
- Not sustained10%
- Employment8%
- Apprenticeship1%
89% of leavers had a sustained destination 6 months on.
Source: DfE Compare School & College Performance, KS4 pupil destinations 2022/23 (revised). Only state-funded schools are required to report.
SEND Support
Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.
Facilities
12Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.
Extracurriculars
19Sports
Clubs & Activities
Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.
Admissions
2025/26Oversubscribed149
292
Good Demand
Popular school with more applications than places
85 families put this school as their 1st choice (29% of all applications)
Source: Department for Education, 2025/26. Data reflects national offer day applications and offers.
School day
Teaching hours
08:30 – 14:40
Breakfast club
08:00-08:20
Source: regentsparkcollege.org.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.
Class profile
2024/25Better than 75% of schools in England.
Better than half of schools in England.
Lower is generally better — fewer pupils per teacher or per class means more individual attention. Sources: DfE School Workforce Census & Schools, pupils and their characteristics, 2024/25.
Pupils & demographics
2024/25Above the national median (10%) — a meaningful share speak English as an additional language.
Ethnic background
- White British50.2%
- White (other)16.8%
- Asian16.6%
- Mixed7.3%
- Black0.5%
Source: DfE Schools, pupils and their characteristics (2024/25). Percentages may not sum to 100% — pupils classified as “unclassified”, “refused” or minor categories are not shown.
Attendance & Behaviour
2024/2575% of schools in England do better than this.
75% of schools in England do better than this.
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
75% of schools in England do better than this.
A pupil temporarily sent home for behaviour.
Permanent exclusion is rare — most schools have none in a given year.
Ranks vs all state-funded schools in England. Source: DfE Pupil absence in schools & Suspensions and permanent exclusions.
Catchment & Local Competition
No catchment data published for this school
The dashed grey ring is a generic 1-mile reference area — it's not an admission boundary. Real catchment depends on year, demand, and council criteria. We currently have real data for about 6% of UK schools and are actively expanding the database.
⚠ This school is oversubscribed — without published cutoff data we can't show how far places reach. Check your council's admissions page.
Schools within 1 mile (reference area)
1 mile is a fixed reference, not this school's catchment.
12
Total schools
9
Oversubscribed
8
Primary
Don’t use the dashed grey ring as a catchment boundary — it’s a reference area for counting nearby schools only. Real admission boundaries depend on year-by-year demand and council criteria; ask the school or council for authoritative info.
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Contact Information
King Edward Avenue, Southampton
Southampton, SO16 4GW
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