Academy converter · Croydon

Riddlesdown Collegiate

11–19Ages
2,074Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
138178URN

Honister Heights, Purley, CR8 1EX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2023 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

4.4per place

1.6 above Croydon median (2.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Croydon

1,321 applications for 299 places · 3rd of 22 in Croydon

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

55.3of 90

Croydon 46.5 England 46.0

2nd of 23 in Croydon

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 21 March 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Sixth form provision	Outstanding

Inspection history

21 March 2023
Graded inspection: Outstanding
10 November 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding (Concerns)

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

4.4applications per place, Year 7

1.6 above Croydon median (2.8) 2.2 above England median (2.2)

1,321 applications · 299 places offered · 480 named it first

2026 4.4; Croydon median median 2.8
2025 4.4; Croydon median median 2.9
2024 4.4; Croydon median median 2.9
2023 4.6; Croydon median median 2.8
2022 4.7; Croydon median median 2.7
2021 4.9; Croydon median median 2.8
2020 4.5; Croydon median median 2.5
2019 4.6; Croydon median median 2.6
2018 3.7; Croydon median median 2.4
2017 3.7; Croydon median median 3.0
2016 3.2; Croydon median median 2.7
2015 3.0; Croydon median median 3.0
2014 2.9; Croydon median median 3.7

This school
Croydon median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	299	1,321	4.4	480	1.61
Sep 2025	312	1,379	4.4	484	1.55
Sep 2024	312	1,380	4.4	468	1.50
Sep 2023	316	1,457	4.6	477	1.51
Sep 2022	317	1,474	4.7	444	1.40
Sep 2021	319	1,553	4.9	461	1.45
Sep 2020	321	1,455	4.5	456	1.42
Sep 2019	314	1,434	4.6	497	1.58
Sep 2018	325	1,208	3.7	483	1.49
Sep 2017	320	1,196	3.7	448	1.40
Sep 2016	325	1,034	3.2	356	1.10
Sep 2015	315	934	3.0	309	0.98
Sep 2014	320	916	2.9	283	0.88

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

325 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)55.32nd of 23 in Croydon

Croydon 46.5 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths63%1st of 23 in Croydon

Croydon 46% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths80%

Croydon 62% England 66%

This school
Croydon median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.14

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	325	55.3	63%	80%	–
2024/25	320	50.7	55%	76%	–
2023/24	322	50.6	53%	77%	+0.14
2022/23	327	56.3	66%	81%	+0.49

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Riddlesdown CollegiateThis school
This school

Outstanding2023

4.4applications per place 55.3Attainment 8
Warlingham School
1.6 km · Surrey

Remains Good2022

2.9applications per place 46.8Attainment 8
Thomas More Catholic School
3.0 km · Croydon

Standards maintained2024

2.7applications per place 46.0Attainment 8
Harris Academy Purley
3.4 km · Croydon

Good2023

3.5applications per place 52.2Attainment 8
Oasis Academy Coulsdon
3.4 km · Croydon

Remains Good2024

3.6applications per place 50.5Attainment 8
de Stafford School
3.6 km · Surrey

Good2024

2.5applications per place 45.3Attainment 8
Woodcote High School
3.7 km · Croydon

Remains Good2024

3.7applications per place 47.9Attainment 8
The Quest Academy
3.9 km · Croydon

Requires improvement2024

2.1applications per place 40.5Attainment 8
The John Fisher School
3.9 km · Sutton

Remains Good2023

2.7applications per place 50.8Attainment 8

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 138178 · 306/5400
Trust: The Collegiate Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 2,040 pupils · 2,074 on roll
Free school meals: 13.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 June 2012
Replaced: Riddlesdown Collegiate (URN 101818)
Address: Honister Heights, Purley, CR8 1EX
Local authority: Croydon

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources