Riddlesdown Collegiate is a secondary school located in Purley. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 18/05/2016. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.4%, which is 0.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Honister Heights, Purley, CR8 1EX
Website: https://www.riddlesdown.org
Telephone: 02086685136
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Croydon
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Soumick Dey
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 138178

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 18/05/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 19
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 2040
Number of Pupils: 1998
Number of Boys: 1073
Number of Girls: 925

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 8.4% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Above Average: 0.31 Confidence interval 0.16 to 0.45
Of the 320 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 297 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:61%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:93%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:61%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:53.3
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.82
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Purley Nursery School
58 Pampisford Road , CR8 2NE 		4out of 4 2,737 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Atwood Primary Academy
Limpsfield Road , Sanderstead CR2 9EE 		4out of 4 1,045 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Harris Primary Academy Kenley
51 Little Roke Road , CR8 5NF 		4out of 4 1,166 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Kenley Primary School
New Barn Lane , CR3 0EX 		- not rated 1,219 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Gresham Primary School
Limpsfield Road , Sanderstead CR2 9EA 		3out of 4 1,232 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Hamsey Green Primary
Tithepit Shaw Lane , CR6 9AN 		2out of 4 1,888 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Riddlesdown Collegiate
Honister Heights , CR8 1EX 		4out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Warlingham School
Tithepit Shaw Lane , CR6 9YB 		3out of 4 1,765 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Nicholas School
Reedham Drive , CR8 4DS 		3out of 4 2,521 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School
Croydon High School
Old Farleigh Road , Selsdon CR2 8YB 		- not rated 2,739 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School
St David's School
23-25 Woodcote Valley Road , CR8 3AL 		- not rated 3,039 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Cumnor House School
168 Pampisford Road , CR2 6DA 		- not rated 3,154 yd Other independent school Yes Boys More About School
OneSchool Global Kenley Campus
Victor Beamish Avenue , Caterham CR3 5FX 		- not rated 3,211 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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