Riddlesdown Collegiate

Riddlesdown Collegiate
Address
Honister Heights

, ,
CR8 1EX

United Kingdom
Coordinates51°19′33″N 0°05′16″W / 51.32572°N 0.08791°W / 51.32572; -0.08791
Information
Former nameRiddlesdown High School (until 2009)
TypeAcademy
MottoLearners of Today, Leaders of Tomorrow
OpenedJanuary 1958
Sister schoolAs part of The Collegiate Trust:
  • Courtwood Primary School
  • Gilbert Scott Primary School
  • Gossops Green Primary School
  • Kenley Primary School
  • Quest Academy
  • Waterfield Primary School
Department for Education URN138178 Tables
OfstedReports
PrincipalParimal Bhatt
Teaching staffapprox. 120
Years offered7-13
GenderCoeducational
Age11 to 18
Enrolmentapprox. 1900
Colour(s)Blue, green, purple, maroon, dark blue, yellow
Websitehttp://www.riddlesdown.org

Riddlesdown Collegiate (formerly Riddlesdown High School) is a secondary school with academy status located in the Riddlesdown area of the London Borough of Croydon, UK. It is a coeducational school, of between 1800 and 2000 students (400 of those being post–16 students). The school takes its pupils mainly from the Sanderstead, Selsdon, Purley, Kenley, New Addington and South Croydon areas, and specialises in science. Riddlesdown is the largest school in Croydon in terms of pupil numbers, and one of the most over-subscribed schools in the area.