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Regents Park Community College

Secondary · Southampton · SO16 4GW

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 13 March 2024

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At a glance

812 pupils · 90% of 900 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
11–16
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
43.2% of pupils (January 2026)
Website
http://www.regentsparkcollege.org.uk
URN
152205

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 124 families named it first for 146 Year 7 places, 0.85 first choices per place. Its last Year 7 place offered on distance for 2026 entry went to 1.685 miles; distance decided places in 1 of the 4 years of Year 7 rounds we hold, 2022 to 2026. An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 13 March 2024 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 10.5% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Year 7 entry, September 2026

0.85 first-choice applications per place

146 places offered · 124 first-choice applications · usually has places

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Places by distance, last offered at 1.685 miles for 2026 entry.

Admissions cutoff distance: Year 7

Last child offered a place under the distance criterion (2026 entry) lived within 1.685 miles

measurement method not stated by the council.

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 52% (Southampton 53%, England 59%) · Any other White background 14% (Southampton 13%, England 7%) · Any other Asian background 8% (Southampton 6%, England 3%) · Black African 6% (Southampton 7%, England 5%) · Asian Indian 4% (Southampton 5%, England 4%) · Any other Mixed background 3% (Southampton 2%, England 3%) · Asian Bangladeshi 2% (Southampton 1%, England 2%) · Asian Pakistani 2% (Southampton 3%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Black African 2% (Southampton 1%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Southampton 2%, England 2%) · Any other ethnic group 2% (Southampton 2%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 2% (Southampton 2%, England 2%) · Any other Black background 1% (Southampton 0%, England 1%) · Asian Chinese 1% (Southampton 1%, England 1%) · other groups together 1%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
10.5%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
27.1%
England 17.5%

Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms · how absence is measured

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
5/10around the middle for England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
6/10around the middle for England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher34.1%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications16.5%18.1%
In managerial or professional work32.3%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways12.8%18.1%
Residents in very good health50.6%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier63.2%62.3%
Social housing2.1%17.1%
Privately rented34.7%20.5%
Detached houses8.3%22.9%
Flats14.9%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms6.2%21.1%
Households with no car or van20.7%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01017209 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£268,000565 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£182,000–£315,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (33)£335,000
Semi-detached (210)£315,000
Terraced (167)£262,500
Flat (155)£140,000

Homes around this school are cheaper than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
5an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
13an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
60an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
10an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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