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Richard Challoner School
Secondary · Boys · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Manor Drive North, New Malden KT3 5PE · richardchalloner.com · 020 8330 5947
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 59.4
- average Attainment 8 score. Kingston upon Thames 59.2, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.6
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,079
- 113 over 966 places · 112%
- Local authority
- Kingston upon Thames
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 9.5%
- First language not English
- 21.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 234 families put the school first and 150 places were offered; 59% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 150 | 234 | 1.6▲ | 59% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 150 | 196 | 1.3▲ | 69% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 150 | 224 | 1.5▲ | 64% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 150 | 236 | 1.6▲ | 60% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 150 | 224 | 1.5▲ | 62% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 59.4, and 74.7% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Kingston upon Thames it was 59.2, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B- (36 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲59.4 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲74.7% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲90.9% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲90.9% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲5.57 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 77.8 | +9.2 |
| Sixth form college | 0.7 | −3.8 |
| Further education | 16.3 | −3.6 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.6 | −0.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 1.3 | 0 |
| Activity not captured | 1.3 | +0.7 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 130 students | B- (36) | Average +0.01 | |
| 130 students | B- (36.1) | Average +0.02 | |
| 9 students | Merit+ (26.8) | Average -0.33 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 136 | C+ (34.1) | -0.08 |
| 2022/23 | 123 | B- (36.6) | — |
| 2021/22 | 134 | B- (37.8) | — |
| 2018/19 | 111 | C+ (34.7) | -0.08 |
| 2017/18 | 141 | C+ (34.7) | +0.08 |
| 2016/17 | 129 | C+ (34.1) | +0.08 |
| 2015/16 | 100 | C+ (32.9) | -0.04 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 65.5 | +5.2 |
| Further education | 3.5 | −2.6 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.8 | −0.6 |
| Employment | 17.6 | −1.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.3 | −0.5 |
| Activity not captured | 4.2 | +0.1 |
Ofsted
Richard Challoner School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 22 November 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 22 Nov 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Sixth form | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Jun 2007
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jun 2007Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Good
What parents said
97% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (321 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 97%
- Replies
- 321
- 30% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 51% who raised concerns
based on the 21% who had a child bullied
based on 64 parents (20%) with SEND