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Regents Park Community College

Southampton, SO16 4GWSecondaryAges 11–16MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Mar 2024
Progress 8
-0.72
Well below average
−20+2
Competition
0.6×
Not oversubscribed
85 1st-choice / 149 places
Ranking
#2,861
of 3,141 nationally

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.

Key Details

School TypeSecondary (State)
Age Range11 to 16 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressKing Edward Avenue, Southampton, Southampton, SO16 4GW
HeadteacherSamantha Barnes
Local AuthoritySouthampton

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

13 Mar 2024
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good

Latest monitoring visit (13 Mar 2024): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 10 Dec 2018. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

12
Dining HallICT SuiteArt StudiosSixth Form CentreLibraryAstro TurfSports HallGymnasiumSwimming PoolTheatreScience LabsChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

19

Sports

SwimmingRoundersCricketTennisMartial ArtsRugbyCross CountryDanceRowing

Clubs & Activities

NewspaperCodingChessArt ClubDebateGardeningDuke of EdinburghFilm ClubScience ClubOrchestra

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingVisionPhysicalLearning DifficultyOther

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

Verified

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Regents Park Community College

Regents Park Community College has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.