Richard Challoner School | Secondary with sixth form in New Malden, Kingston upon Thames | Ofsted & DfE | Sipuha

Richard Challoner School

SecondaryPost 16

Kingston upon Thames · New Malden · KT3 5PE www.richardchalloner.com

Pupils
1,079
cap. 966
Ages
11 - 18
Gender
Boys
Funding
State
Academy

The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2024/25.

Ofsted

Ofsted inspection

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Latest inspection
22 Nov 2022
Outstanding

Inspection outcome

Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Sixth form provision
Outstanding

Other Ofsted reports

2 reports
14 Feb 2012
Academy conversion letter
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11 Oct 2011
Curriculum and development visit
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This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.

Admissions

Can I get my child into this school?

Admissions policy · Non-selective

This school is in Kingston upon Thames. You apply through the education LA where you live, even if that is a different council.

Results vs local authority and England

This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.

GCSE 9–4
91%
-1pp
LA
84%
England
66%
92%88%84%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
GCSE 5+
75%
-7pp
LA
70%
England
46%
82%73%65%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Attainment 8
59.4
+0.6
LA
59.9
England
46.8
59.658.457.2
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
EBacc entry
91%
+4pp
LA
66%
England
41%
91%88%84%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
EBacc APS
8.6
+0.1
LA
10.1
England
7.7
8.98.47.9
'18'19'22'23'24'25

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

Progress 8 compared with other schools

Progress 8 (2023/24 cohort)+0.84
Well above average
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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

A-level APS
36.0
+1.9
LA
34.4
England
32.4
37.836.034.1
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
A-level value added
+0.01
+0.1
LA
-0.10
+0.10.0-0.1
'17'18'19'24'25
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
15%
-4pp
LA
23%
England
14%
22%18%15%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Average A-level grade
B-
+1
B-C+C+
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25

Value added compared with other schools

A-level value added+0.01
Average
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Destinations

Pupils staying in education or entering apprenticeships or employment

After Key Stage 4 · 2024/25

100%

staying in education or employment

0% did not stay in education or employment

Education98%
Apprenticeships1%
Employment1%

After 16 to 18 study · 2024/25

91%

staying in education or employment

6% did not stay in education or employment

3% no destination recorded

Education73%
Apprenticeships1%
Employment16%

Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
1,078
cap. 966
1,0831,040996
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
Pupil : teacher ratio
16.5
LA AVG 17.72:1
16.514.913.3
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
EAL
24%
LA AVG 30.49%
25%20%15%
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FSM eligible
10%
LA AVG 16.5%
11%9%8%
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SEN
22%
LA AVG 13.67%
22%16%10%
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Overall absence
5%
LA
7%
England
9%
7%5%4%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Persistent absence
8%
LA
18%
England
24%
19%13%8%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25

Overview

AddressManor Drive North, New Malden, KT3 5PE
Telephone02083305947
Local authorityKingston upon Thames
PhaseSecondary with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio16.5:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterRoman Catholic
Finance£9508 spend / pupil£9469 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Became an academy 17 Aug 2011 (was URN 102606)

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

YearGCSE 9–4GCSE 5+Attainment 8Progress 8EBacc entryEBacc APSCohort
2024/2591%75%59.4Not applicable91%8.6154
2023/2492%82%58.8+0.8487%8.4153
2022/2389%73%57.2+0.6586%8.7160
2021/2292%77%59.6+0.7090%8.9156
2018/1988%70%57.9+0.5491%7.9145
2017/1884%65%57.3+0.6386%7.9145
2016/1791%70%57.9+0.6784%141
More fields
YearEBacc lang entry
2024/2591%
2023/2487%
2022/2387%
2021/2290%
2018/1993%
2017/1887%
2016/1787%

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

YearA-level APSAvg gradeVA progressAAB+Cohort
2024/2536.0B-+0.0115%140
2023/2434.1C+-0.0819%147
2022/2336.6B-19%139
2021/2237.8B-18%150
2018/1934.7C+-0.0819%127
2017/1834.7C++0.0818%159
2016/1734.1C++0.0822%142

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/251,07816.522%24%10%5%8%
2023/241,07315.622%21%10%6%15%
2022/231,08314.816%25%10%6%13%
2021/221,07014.715%23%10%6%19%
2020/211,06914.215%22%8%
2018/191,02814.011%18%9%5%10%
2017/181,01815.111%17%9%5%9%
2016/1799613.310%15%11%4%8%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.