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Richard Challoner School[1]

Secondary · ages 11–18

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Headline results

Attainment 8
A8 60 60.5 2025/26[2]
A-level average grade
AL B- B- 2024/25[3]

Results

GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
60.5 2025/26[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
75% 2025/26[2]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
34.4% 2025/26[2]
Progress 8
+0.84 2023/24[4]
Progress 8, 2025/26
Not calculated[5]
Progress 8, 2024/25
Not calculated[5]
Earlier years
Year Attainment 8 Grade 5+ in English & maths Grade 7+ in English & maths Progress 8
2024/25 59.4[6] 74.7%[6]
2023/24 58.8[4] 81.7%[4] +0.84[4]
2022/23 57.2[7] 73%[7] +0.65[7]
2021/22 59.6[8] 77%[8] +0.70[8]

A level (16–18)

A-level average grade
B- 2024/25[3]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
Earlier years
YearA-level average grade
2023/24 C+[10]
2022/23 B-[11]
2021/22 B-[12]
2018/19 C+[13]

Ofsted

Latest inspection
22 Nov 2022[14]
Type
S5 Inspection[14]
Report published
16 Jan 2023[14]
Personal development
Outstanding[14]
Quality of education
Outstanding[14]
Overall effectiveness
Outstanding[14]
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding[14]
Safeguarding is effective
Yes[14]
Sixth form provision (where applicable)
Outstanding[14]
Effectiveness of leadership and management
Outstanding[14]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Year 7

Applications per place
4.3 Entry Sept 2026[15]
Applications (any preference)
646 Entry Sept 2026[15]
First preferences
234 Entry Sept 2026[15]
Places offered
150 Entry Sept 2026[15]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place
Entry Sept 2025 597[15] 196[15] 150[15] 4.0[15]
Entry Sept 2024 587[15] 224[15] 150[15] 3.9[15]
Entry Sept 2023 571[15] 236[15] 150[15] 3.8[15]
Entry Sept 2022 576[15] 224[15] 150[15] 3.8[15]

Admissions

Application deadline
31 Oct 2025 Entry Sept 2026[16]
Places (published admission number)
150 Entry Sept 2026[16]

Character & practicalities

Type
Academy converter[1]
Ages
11–18[1]
Boys / girls
Boys[1]
Faith
Roman Catholic[1]
Admissions
Non-selective[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
966[1]
Trust
CHRIST THE REDEEMER CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST[1]
Local authority
Kingston upon Thames[1]
Website
www.richardchalloner.com[1]
District
Kingston upon Thames[17]
Postcode
KT3 5PE[1]
URN
137299[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
1078 2024/25[18]
English as an additional language
23.9% 2024/25[18]
SEN support
14.9% 2024/25[18]
EHC plan
6.8% 2024/25[18]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
10.3% 2024/25[18]

Practicalities

Sources

  1. Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  2. Department for Education: Performance tables schools data (explore education statistics). Period 2025/26, provisional, published 2026-10-15. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  3. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  4. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2023/24, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  5. Department for Education: Key stage 4 performance 2024/25: data guidance. Period 2024/25. Archived copy; original. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quote
    It is not possible to calculate Progress 8 for academic years 2024/25 and 2025/26 due to gaps in the baseline caused by COVID-19 disruption.
  6. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  7. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2022/23, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  8. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2021/22, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  9. Department for Education: A level and other 16 to 18 results 2020/21. Period 2020/21. Archived copy; original. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quote
    Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the summer exam series was cancelled in both 2020 and 2021, and alternative processes were set up to award grades.
  10. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2023/24, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  11. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2022/23, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  12. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2021/22, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  13. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2018/19, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  14. Ofsted: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2022/23. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  15. Department for Education: Primary and secondary school applications and offers: school level. Period Entry Sept 2026, final, published 2026-06-29. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  16. richardchalloner.com: richardchalloner.com — Admissions Policy 2026-27 (PDF). Period 2026-10-14. Licence: copyright-quoted.
    Quotes (2)
    The deadline for applications is 31 October 2025. (p. 3)
    The Governors intend to admit, in September 2026, 150 students without reference to ability or aptitude. (p. 1)
  17. Office for National Statistics: Parish to Ward to Local Authority District (May 2026) Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-01. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  18. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: School census. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.