Established 1958 Principal Mr S Dey DfE URN 138178 Tables Number of students 1,900 Gender Mixed-sex education | Type Academy DfE number 306/5400 Phone +44 20 8668 5136 Founded 1958 | |
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Location Honister Heights
Purley
London
CR8 1EX
UK Address Honister Heights, Purley CR8 1EX, UK Motto Learners of Today, Leaders of Tomorrow Similar Woodcote High School, Warlingh School, Harris Academy Purley, Shirley High School, Whitgift School Profiles | ||
Riddlesdown collegiate phoenix leavers 2015
Riddlesdown Collegiate (formerly Riddlesdown High School) is a secondary school with academy status located in the Riddlesdown area of the London Borough of Croydon, UK.
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- Riddlesdown collegiate phoenix leavers 2015
- Riddlesdown collegiate using pelican to achieve their growth plan
- The colleges
- Ofsted
- Changes
- Notable alumni
- References
Riddlesdown is a coeducational school, of 1902 students (311 of those being post–16 students). The school takes its pupils mainly from the Sanderstead, Selsdon, Purley, Kenley, New Addington and South Croydon areas, and specialises in science. Riddlesdown is the largest school in Croydon in terms of pupil numbers. In September 2009, the school's name changed from Riddlesdown High School to Riddlesdown Collegiate, featuring six colleges; four of which will hold a mixture of years 7–11, a Creative Performing Arts college and a Sixth Form college.
Riddlesdown collegiate using pelican to achieve their growth plan
The colleges
Four of the six colleges in the collegiate are 11–16 colleges with another for sixth form (16–19) and a Creative and Performing Arts College.
Ofsted
In an Ofsted inspection in 2009 the majority of the results were Grade 3 (broadly average or below average), with some Grade 2 (generally above average), compared with the previous 2005 inspection, which contained mostly Grade 2 results with some Grade 1 (exceptionally and consistently high) and few Grade 3.
Changes
In 1992, Riddlesdown was the first school in Croydon to be awarded Grant Maintained status by the Secretary of State for Education, and since then about 300 pupils have been admitted to the school by the Board of Governors each year.
In 1996, a Sixth Form Centre was established on the site and Riddlesdown became a Voluntary Aided School under the Bourne Foundation in 1999.