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St Richard Reynolds Catholic High School[1]

Secondary · ages 11–18

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Headline results

Attainment 8
A8 64 63.9 2025/26[2]
A-level average grade
AL B- B- 2024/25[3]

Results

GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
63.9 2025/26[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
84.2% 2025/26[2]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
35.6% 2025/26[2]
Progress 8
+0.66 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 61.8[6] 72.5%[6]
2023/24 58.7[4] 72.5%[4] +0.66[4]

A level (16–18)

A-level average grade
B- 2024/25[3]
AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
14.9% 2024/25[3]
Earlier years
Year A-level average grade AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
2023/24 B-[7] 17.7%[7]

Destinations after GCSEs

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
97% 2022/23[8]
School sixth form
76% 2022/23[8]
Sixth-form college
5% 2022/23[8]
Further education college
12% 2022/23[8]
Apprenticeship
1% 2022/23[8]
Employment
1% 2022/23[8]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment School sixth form Sixth-form college Further education college Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 97%[9] 72%[9] 9%[9] 12%[9] 0%[9] 2%[9]

Destinations after 16–18 study

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
90% 2022/23[10]
Education
65% 2022/23[10]
Apprenticeship
2% 2022/23[10]
Employment
24% 2022/23[10]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment Education Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 90%[11] 72%[11] 3%[11] 14%[11]

Higher education after 16–18 study

Progressed to higher education
84% 2021/22[12]
Top third of most selective universities
41% 2021/22[12]
Earlier leavers
Left in Progressed to higher education Top third of most selective universities
2020/21 85%[13] 38%[13]

Shares of the pupils who left in the year shown. Russell Group and Oxford or Cambridge figures were published for leavers up to 2019/20 only.

Ofsted

Latest inspection
6 Feb 2024[14]
Type
Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools[14]
Report published
17 Mar 2024[14]
Safeguarding is effective
Yes[14]
Outcomes for ungraded and monitoring inspections
School remains Outstanding[14]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Year 7

Applications per place
5.1 Entry Sept 2026[15]
Applications (any preference)
987 Entry Sept 2026[15]
First preferences
200 Entry Sept 2026[15]
Places offered
192 Entry Sept 2026[15]
First preferences per place
1.0 Entry Sept 2026[15]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 956[15] 219[15] 200[15] 4.8[15] 1.1[15]
Entry Sept 2024 1006[15] 239[15] 191[15] 5.3[15] 1.3[15]
Entry Sept 2023 986[15] 207[15] 193[15] 5.1[15] 1.1[15]

Admissions

Application deadline
31 Oct 2025 Entry Sept 2026[16]

Character & practicalities

Type
Academy converter[1]
Ages
11–18[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Faith
Roman Catholic[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
1097[1]
Trust
ASCENSION CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST[1]
Local authority
Richmond upon Thames[1]
Website
http://www.strichardreynolds.org.uk[1]
District
Richmond upon Thames[17]
Postcode
TW1 4LT[1]
URN
149297[1]

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

Pupils

Number on roll
1140 2024/25[18]
English as an additional language
32.8% 2024/25[18]
SEN support
7.6% 2024/25[18]
EHC plan
3.4% 2024/25[18]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
9.4% 2024/25[18]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White
78.3%[19]
Mixed
10.5%[19]
Asian
6.1%[19]
Black
2.2%[19]
Any other ethnic group
1.7%[19]
Unclassified
1.2%[19]

The school census's major ethnic groups as shares of the school's pupils, summed by us from the published counts. For information only: never used to rank, filter or colour schools.

In the inspectors' and the school's words

Academic
The school has the highest expectations for what pupils can achieve.[20]
Warmth
Staff are proud to work here and love the strong ‘family ethos’.[20]
Pastoral care
They feel happy and safe. Pupils learn about how to look after their physical and mental health.[20]
Behaviour
Pupils’ attitudes to learning are exceptional. They work hard in lessons and thrive when challenged.[20]
Learning support
Teachers and support staff have the knowledge and skills needed to help pupils with SEND to excel.[20]
Enrichment
These pupils also access the exceptional range of clubs, trips and activities that the school organises to enrich the curriculum. For example, nearly all pupils in Year 9 visited Rome last year.[20]
Pupil voice
The ‘college parliament’ represents all year groups. Pupils say they are listened to. after pupils were asked for their views about the school’s personal development programme, leaders made appropriate changes.[20]
Independence
This ensures that pupils become independent and resilient learners. As a result, pupils have the confidence to attempt work that significantly challenges them.[20]
Structure
Pupils take great pride in their school, and their behaviour is impeccable.[20]
Sport
The school offers a vast range of enriching activities beyond the classroom, particularly in music and physical education.[20]
Performing arts
These include both traditional and less well-known sports and many choirs, instrumental lessons and performance opportunities. For example, the piano scholar programme enables talented pupils to excel.[20]

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: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2023/24, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  8. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 destinations. Period 2022/23, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  9. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 destinations. Period 2021/22, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  10. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: 16-18 destinations. Period 2022/23, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  11. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: 16-18 destinations. Period 2021/22, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  12. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: 16-18 progression to higher education. Period 2021/22, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  13. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: 16-18 progression to higher education. Period 2020/21, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  14. Ofsted: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2023/24. 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. strichardreynolds.org.uk: strichardreynolds.org.uk — SRRCC High School Admissions Policy 2026 (PDF). Period 2026-10-16. Licence: copyright-quoted.
    Quote
    All applications which are submitted on time will be considered at the same time and after the closing date for admissions which is 31st October 2025. (p. 3)
  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.
  19. Department for Education: Schools, pupils and their characteristics: school level underlying data. Period 2025/26, published 2026-06-04. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  20. files.ofsted.gov.uk: files.ofsted.gov.uk document. Period 2026-10-14. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quotes (16)
    The school offers a vast range of enriching activities beyond the classroom, particularly in music and physical education (p. 2)
    Staff are proud to work here and love the strong 'family ethos' (p. 2)
    The school has the highest expectations for what pupils can achieve (p. 1)
    They feel happy and safe (p. 1)
    Pupils learn about how to look after their physical and mental health (p. 2)
    Pupils' attitudes to learning are exceptional (p. 2)
    They work hard in lessons and thrive when challenged (p. 1)
    Pupils take great pride in their school, and their behaviour is impeccable (p. 1)
    These pupils also access the exceptional range of clubs, trips and activities that the school organises to enrich the curriculum (p. 1)
    For example, nearly all pupils in Year 9 visited Rome last year (p. 1)
    The 'college parliament' represents all year groups. Pupils say they are listened to (p. 1)
    after pupils were asked for their views about the school's personal development programme, leaders made appropriate changes (p. 1)
    This ensures that pupils become independent and resilient learners. As a result, pupils have the confidence to attempt work that significantly challenges them (p. 2)
    These include both traditional and less well-known sports and many choirs, instrumental lessons and performance opportunities (p. 2)
    For example, the piano scholar programme enables talented pupils to excel (p. 2)
    Teachers and support staff have the knowledge and skills needed to help pupils with SEND to excel (p. 2)