Richard Challoner School
Secondary · Academy converter · Boys · Kingston upon Thames
Manor Drive North, New Malden, KT3 5PE
84
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded 22/11/2022
Application demand
69%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
95.4%
8.4% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,079
Capacity used
Over capacity112%
966 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
69%
1st preference success rate
136 of 196 families who put it first got an offer
150
Places offered
597
Total applications
4.0
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 196 | 136 | ● 69% |
| 2nd preference | 139 | 12 | ● 9% |
| 3rd preference | 97 | 2 | ● 2% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 165 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 597 | 150 | 25% |
1st preference success by year
Kingston upon Thames lets families list 6 preferences. 249 applications came from outside the council area (60 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Sean Maher
- Address
- Manor Drive North, New Malden, KT3 5PE
- Phone
- 02083305947
- Local authority
- Kingston upon Thames
- Ward / constituency
- Old Malden · Wimbledon
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 137299
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 10% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 21% | — | — |
| SEN support | 15% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: CHRIST THE REDEEMER CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST
1,079 pupils · 966 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
22 November 2022
Full graded inspection
Outstanding overall effectivenessSixth form Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 801 pupils
Attendance
95.4%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
4.6%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
8.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
0.4%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.3%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 58.8 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.84 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 82% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 92% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 5.52 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 34.12 | — | — |
Average grade: C+ (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 59.4 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 74.7% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 90.9% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 90.9% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.57 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 154 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 35.97 | 35 |
| Average grade | B- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 14.7% | 17% |
| A-level students | 130 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 154 | 36% | 84% | 94% | |
| English Language | 153 | 33% | 77% | 95% | |
| English Literature | 153 | 24% | 78% | 94% | |
| Religious Studies | 152 | 33% | 74% | 88% | |
| Combined Science | 108 | 18% | 61% | 84% | |
| Spanish | 103 | 22% | 52% | 71% | |
| Geography | 82 | 39% | 85% | 96% | |
| History | 76 | 32% | 72% | 82% | |
| Business | 67 | 15% | 66% | 82% | |
| Biology | 46 | 35% | 85% | 89% | |
| Physics | 45 | 31% | 87% | 93% | |
| Chemistry | 45 | 36% | 87% | 96% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 52 | 2% | 13% | 44% | |
| Mathematics | 45 | 20% | 62% | 80% | |
| Economics | 31 | 0% | 19% | 39% | |
| History | 27 | 4% | 19% | 48% | |
| Sociology | 27 | 0% | 7% | 52% | |
| Physics | 23 | 4% | 17% | 43% | |
| Business Studies | 19 | 0% | 11% | 37% | |
| Religious Studies | 15 | 7% | 13% | 47% | |
| Biology | 13 | 15% | 23% | 38% | |
| Chemistry | 13 | 8% | 31% | 69% | |
| Fine Art | 12 | 50% | 50% | 83% | |
| Geography | 12 | 0% | 33% | 67% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 12921: Richard Challoner School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 60% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 3% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 66% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Kingston upon Thames council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.