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Riddlesdown Collegiate

Field	Value
name	Riddlesdown Collegiate
image	Riddlesdown.jpg
coordinates
motto	Learners of Today, Leaders of Tomorrow
former_name	Riddlesdown High School (until 2009)
type	Academy
opened	January 1958
sister_school	As part of The Collegiate Trust:
address	Honister Heights
city	Purley
county	London
country	UK
postcode	CR8 1EX
ofsted	yes
principal	Daniel Osbourne
urn	138178
teaching_staff	approx. 120
years	7-13
enrolment	approx. 1900
gender	Coeducational
lower_age	11
upper_age	18
colours	Blue, green, purple, maroon, dark blue, yellow
website	https://www.riddlesdown.org

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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. It is a coeducational school, of between 1800 and 2000 students (400 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, and one of the most over-subscribed schools in the area.

History

Riddlesdown school was built in 1957 and opened in January 1958 as a mixed secondary modern school. In 1971 it converted to comprehensive status, reopening as Riddlesdown High School, and remained a local authority mixed comprehensive school until 31 December 1991 when it was give grant maintained status. In 1996, a Sixth Form Centre was established on the site and Riddlesdown became a voluntary aided school under the Bourne Foundation in 1999.

In September 2009, the school's name changed from Riddlesdown High School to Riddlesdown Collegiate, featuring six colleges; four of which hold a mixture of years 7–11, a Creative Performing Arts college and a Sixth Form college. The school gained Academy status on 1 June 2012.

In 2017, the collegiate was awarded the World-class schools award, one of about 60 in the UK.

Colleges

Each of the six colleges has a distinctive uniform colour variation based on the college colour. 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.

College name	Age/type	Main colour
Aquila	11–16	Blue
Orion	11–16	Green
Pegasus	11–16	Purple
Phoenix	11–16	Red
Creative Performing Arts	CPA	Dark blue
College VI	Post–16	Yellow/orange

Ofsted

In a full Section 5 Ofsted inspection in 2016, the school was rated outstanding; however, an initial Section 8 inspection in 2021 suggested that a full inspection might have resulted in a lower rating, necessitating a full inspection next. The school received a full Section 5 Ofsted inspection on 21 March 2023 and was rated outstanding.

Notable alumni

Kate Moss, supermodel, 1985–1990{{cite web | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110307031922/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/stefano-hatfield-on-advertising-508459.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 7 March 2011 | access-date =2008-10-27 }}
Rickie Haywood Williams, DJ/broadcaster, 1991–1996
Nigel Reo-Coker, footballer, 1995–2000
Klariza Clayton, actress, 2000–2005
Kieran Gibbs, footballer, 2001–2006

References

"Revealed: The most popular secondary schools in Croydon".
"Our History".
"Riddlesdown High School".
Jarmyn, Luke. (2017-12-08). "This Croydon school has just been named one of the best in the world".
(13 July 2016). "Ofsted report for Riddlesdown Collegiate". [[Ofsted]].
(November 2021). "Inspection of an outstanding school: Riddlesdown Collegiate". Ofsted.
enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk, Ofsted Communications Team. (2024-10-23). "Find an inspection report and registered childcare".
(2007). "Cracking read". Your Local Guardian.
(7 May 2006). "The Big Interview: Nigel Reo Coker". The Times.
Klariza Clayton. (20 January 2012). "Reminiscing about my Riddlesdown High School days!".

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