Motto | Learners of Today, Leaders of Tomorrow |
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Established | 1958 |
Principal | Mr Gordon H. Smith |
Specialism | Science College |
Location | Honister Heights Purley London CR8 1EX England |
Local authority | London Borough of Croydon |
DfE URN | 101818 |
Ofsted | Reports |
Students | 1902 |
Gender | Coeducational |
Ages | 11–18 |
Colours | Blue, green, purple, maroon, dark blue, yellow |
Website | www.riddlesdown.org |
Riddlesdown High School is a secondary school , located in the Riddlesdown area of the London Borough of Croydon, England.
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, New Addington and South Croydon areas, and has gained Specialist Science College status. 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.
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The colleges motto is "Learners of Today, Leaders of Tomorrow" as voted for by the school's student body.
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 |
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Aquila | 11-16 | Blue |
Orion | 11-16 | Green |
Pegasus | 11-16 | Purple |
Phoenix | 11-16 | Red/maroon |
Creative Performing Arts | CPA | Dark blue |
College VI | Post-16 | Yellow/orange |
In an Ofsted inspection in 2009[1] 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[2], which contained mostly Grade 2 results with some Grade 1 (exceptionally and consistently high) and few Grade 3.
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 1999, a Sixth Form Centre was established on the site and Riddlesdown became a Voluntary Aided School under the Bourne Foundation.
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The uniform for years 7-10 consists of:
The Year 11 uniform is different with a coloured jumper or cardigan, dependent on the home college. Also, girls can wear black trousers instead of skirts. Year 11 do not wear ties.
Consultation with parents showed no interest in allowing girls to wear trousers. However, year 11 girls are allowed to wear trousers. College VI students have no dress code.
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