Riddlesdown Collegiate

State-Funded School

riddlesdown-collegiate-croydon-london

LondonRegion

CroydonLocal Authority

Croydon SouthConstituency

CR8 1EXPostcode

9.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Riddlesdown Collegiate is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–19, located in Croydon, London.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 2,074 pupils. Riddlesdown Collegiate is part of The Collegiate Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 50.7
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 55%
EBacc average point score: 4.52

Ethnicity

White

51%

Asian

15%

Black

14%

Mixed

16%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

2,074

Total Pupils

54%Boys

46%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

13%

England average

27%

First language not English

12%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 19
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 2,074
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: The Collegiate Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
17 May 2023	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding
13 Jun 2016	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.