Riddlesdown Collegiate
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Mar 22 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 19 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Unique reference
- 138178
- Address
- Honister Heights, CR8 1EX
- Website
- https://www.riddlesdown.org
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 2060 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 54.9%
- Girls
- 45.1%
- First language not English
- 5.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 12.1%
- Persistent absence
- 21.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.0%
White British 45.4%
Mixed 14%
Other White 8%
Indian 5.6%
African 5.4%
Unclassified 4.6%
Caribbean 3.6%
Other Black 3.6%
Other Asian 3.4%
Pakistani 3.3%
Other 1.9%
Chinese 0.6%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.49
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.01
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 42%
Local authority average 48%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 66%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 56.3
Local authority average 45.7
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.97
Local authority average 4.06
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 27 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 24 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 37 |
| Biology | GCSE | 59 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 168 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 59 |
| Classical Civilisation | GCSE | 48 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 35 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 76 |
| Dance | GCSE | 13 |
Admissions
Riddlesdown Collegiate
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 312
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 468
- 2nd preference
- 366
- 3rd preference
- 222
- From another Local Authority
- 203
Offers
- 1st preference
- 299
- 2nd preference
- 12
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 23
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 328 172 156 |
| Year 8 | 327 178 149 |
| Year 9 | 325 178 147 |
| Year 10 | 327 194 133 |
| Year 11 | 323 158 165 |
| Year 12 | 210 127 83 |
| Year 13 | 220 124 96 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 94.0% 91.9% 86.5% |
Further education | 23.0% 29.2% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 51.0% 53.6% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 18.0% 8.2% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.8% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 1.8% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 1.0% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 4.1% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 1.2% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 86.0% 70.3% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 41.0% 14.0% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 38.0% 11.2% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 2.0% 0.4% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 1.1% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 2.0% 0.9% 1.7% |