Redwood Park School, Milton Keynes

Special

Other independent special school

Mixed

Ages 7–19

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

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Key Information

DfE GIAS

Head:Clare Breare

Pupils:37 / 90 capacity

LA:Milton Keynes

Phone:01908761720

Website:www.compass-schools.org

Address:20 Redland Drive, Milton Keynes, MK5 8HD

Area:Schools in MK5

Status:open

Opened:10 November 2025

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 11 months ago

Overall

Inspected 21 October 2025View full report

URN:152321

Diocese:Not applicable

Constituency:Milton Keynes Central

Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

What This School Does Well

Redwood Park School excels at creating personalised learning experiences for pupils with SEND, combining academic rigour with practical life skills and emotional support. Staff are extensively trained and specialist therapists work alongside teachers to remove barriers to learning. The school strongly emphasises preparing pupils for independence and future success, with careers education woven throughout all year groups.

Key Strengths

Highly personalised curriculum with four clear pathways tailored to individual pupil needs and developmental stages
Strong focus on communication, language, social development and practical life skills alongside academic learning
Comprehensive safeguarding systems with multiple layers of oversight including designated safeguarding leads and external quality checks
Well-trained staff with specialist knowledge in SEND support and therapeutic approaches
Ambitious careers education embedded throughout the curriculum with work experience opportunities

Areas for Improvement

Health and safety systems required significant improvements from previous inspection but are now likely to be met
Fire safety infrastructure needed updating and has now been addressed

Safeguarding

Safeguarding is effective, with a robust policy aligned to current statutory guidance, multiple trained designated safeguarding leads, strategic oversight from a quality and safeguarding central team with social work expertise, and appropriate systems for recording concerns and filtering online content.

Extracurricular Activities

Off-site farming activities, school café, visits and trips, student ambassador network, school council roles, fruit and vegetable growing, mentoring programmes, visiting speakers for careers education

Redwood Park School is a new independent school designed to serve pupils with special educational needs and disabilities, offering flexible, personalised learning pathways from early years through to post-16 provision. The school is likely to meet all independent school standards when it opens.