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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]
AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
14.7% 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
Year A-level average grade AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
2023/24 C+[10] 18.7%[10]
2022/23 B-[11] 19.1%[11]
2021/22 B-[12] 18.2%[12]
2018/19 C+[13] 18.6%[13]

Destinations after GCSEs

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
100% 2022/23[14]
School sixth form
66% 2022/23[14]
Sixth-form college
3% 2022/23[14]
Further education college
29% 2022/23[14]
Apprenticeship
1% 2022/23[14]
Employment
1% 2022/23[14]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment School sixth form Sixth-form college Further education college Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 98%[15] 69%[15] 4%[15] 20%[15] 3%[15] 1%[15]
2020/21 99%[16] 73%[16] 3%[16] 21%[16] 2%[16] 1%[16]
2019/20 100%[17] 69%[17] 4%[17] 23%[17] 3%[17] 1%[17]
2018/19 99%[18] 70%[18] 0%[18] 26%[18] 3%[18] 1%[18]

Destinations after 16–18 study

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
91% 2022/23[19]
UK higher education
68% 2022/23[19]
Education
73% 2022/23[19]
Apprenticeship
1% 2022/23[19]
Employment
16% 2022/23[19]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment UK higher education Education Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 88%[20] 60%[20] 66%[20] 3%[20] 18%[20]
2020/21 94%[21] 70%[21] 73%[21] 1%[21] 20%[21]
2019/20 94%[22] 68%[22] 77%[22] 0%[22] 17%[22]
2018/19 89%[23] 55%[23] 67%[23] 4%[23] 18%[23]

Higher education after 16–18 study

Progressed to higher education
72% 2021/22[24]
Top third of most selective universities
23% 2021/22[24]
Russell Group universities
36% 2019/20[25]
Oxford or Cambridge
2% 2019/20[25]
Earlier leavers
Left in Progressed to higher education Top third of most selective universities Russell Group universities Oxford or Cambridge
2020/21 81%[26] 39%[26]
2019/20 82%[25] 39%[25] 36%[25] 2%[25]
2018/19 81%[27] 29%[27] 25%[27] 0%[27]
2017/18 79%[28] 30%[28] 28%[28] 2%[28]

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
22 Nov 2022[29]
Type
S5 Inspection[29]
Report published
16 Jan 2023[29]
Personal development
Outstanding[29]
Quality of education
Outstanding[29]
Overall effectiveness
Outstanding[29]
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding[29]
Safeguarding is effective
Yes[29]
Sixth form provision (where applicable)
Outstanding[29]
Effectiveness of leadership and management
Outstanding[29]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Year 7

Applications per place
4.3 Entry Sept 2026[30]
Applications (any preference)
646 Entry Sept 2026[30]
First preferences
234 Entry Sept 2026[30]
Places offered
150 Entry Sept 2026[30]
First preferences per place
1.6 Entry Sept 2026[30]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 597[30] 196[30] 150[30] 4.0[30] 1.3[30]
Entry Sept 2024 587[30] 224[30] 150[30] 3.9[30] 1.5[30]
Entry Sept 2023 571[30] 236[30] 150[30] 3.8[30] 1.6[30]
Entry Sept 2022 576[30] 224[30] 150[30] 3.8[30] 1.5[30]

Admissions

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

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[32]
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[33]
English as an additional language
23.9% 2024/25[33]
SEN support
14.9% 2024/25[33]
EHC plan
6.8% 2024/25[33]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
10.3% 2024/25[33]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White
65.1%[34]
Mixed
12.9%[34]
Asian
12.6%[34]
Black
4.5%[34]
Any other ethnic group
4.7%[34]
Unclassified
0.2%[34]

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
Leaders are highly ambitious for pupils’ education. The curriculum matches and often exceeds the scope of what is expected nationally.[35]
Warmth
This is a lively and happy school. Leaders refer to the ‘Challoner family’ to describe the close school community. Girls who join the sixth form said that they feel warmly welcomed.[35]
Pastoral care
The school nurtures pupils to look after each other and to do their best.[35]
Behaviour
Classrooms are calm and focused. Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding[35]
Learning support
Pupils and students flourish in these settings.[35]
Enrichment
The ‘Challoner Challenge’ ensures that every pupil is supported to try new activities, including joining clubs, fundraising, public speaking, sports, art and music. Through the thriving house system, all pupils participate in a wealth of activities.[35]
Pupil voice
There is an active student parliament, diversity group and environment ambassadors. From the start of Year 7, pupils are encouraged to become active and confident participants in school life.[35]
Independence
They use study time meaningfully, using the well-resourced library to focus on their independent learning. They ask questions and are not afraid of making mistakes as they learn.[35]
Collaboration
Pupils behave very well and treat each other kindly. Students enjoy mentoring other pupils, including supporting students in the Xavier Centre.[35]
Structure
Pupils said that this is because there are clear systems in place that they understand and that help them to learn.[35]
Sport
Opportunities extend to Saturdays, where sports, music and the library are available to pupils.[35]
Performing arts
as well as in a range of house events, such as drama and swimming.[35]
Visual arts
For example, in art, pupils develop detailed knowledge of artists and designers.[35]

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. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 destinations. Period 2022/23, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
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  17. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 destinations. Period 2019/20, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  18. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 destinations. Period 2018/19, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  19. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: 16-18 destinations. Period 2022/23, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  20. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: 16-18 destinations. Period 2021/22, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  21. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: 16-18 destinations. Period 2020/21, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  22. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: 16-18 destinations. Period 2019/20, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  23. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: 16-18 destinations. Period 2018/19, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  24. 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.
  25. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: 16-18 progression to higher education. Period 2019/20, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  26. 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.
  27. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: 16-18 progression to higher education. Period 2018/19, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  28. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: 16-18 progression to higher education. Period 2017/18, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  29. Ofsted: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2022/23. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  30. 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.
  31. 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)
  32. 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.
  33. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: School census. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  34. 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.
  35. files.ofsted.gov.uk: files.ofsted.gov.uk document. Period 2026-10-14. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quotes (19)
    Opportunities extend to Saturdays, where sports, music and the library are available to pupils (p. 3)
    This is a lively and happy school. Leaders refer to the 'Challoner family' to describe the close school community (p. 2)
    Girls who join the sixth form said that they feel warmly welcomed (p. 3)
    Leaders are highly ambitious for pupils' education. The curriculum matches and often exceeds the scope of what is expected nationally (p. 2)
    The school nurtures pupils to look after each other and to do their best (p. 2)
    Classrooms are calm and focused (p. 3)
    Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding (p. 1)
    Pupils said that this is because there are clear systems in place that they understand and that help them to learn (p. 3)
    The 'Challoner Challenge' ensures that every pupil is supported to try new activities, including joining clubs, fundraising, public speaking, sports, art and music (p. 2)
    Through the thriving house system, all pupils participate in a wealth of activities (p. 3)
    There is an active student parliament, diversity group and environment ambassadors (p. 3)
    From the start of Year 7, pupils are encouraged to become active and confident participants in school life (p. 2)
    For example, in art, pupils develop detailed knowledge of artists and designers (p. 2)
    They use study time meaningfully, using the well-resourced library to focus on their independent learning (p. 3)
    They ask questions and are not afraid of making mistakes as they learn (p. 3)
    Pupils behave very well and treat each other kindly (p. 2)
    Students enjoy mentoring other pupils, including supporting students in the Xavier Centre (p. 3)
    as well as in a range of house events, such as drama and swimming (p. 2)
    Pupils and students flourish in these settings (p. 3)