Secondary school

St Richard Reynolds Catholic High School

  • Academy Converter
  • ages 11–18
  • Mixed
  • Roman Catholic
  • Richmond upon Thames
  • TW1 4LT
  • Sixth form
Ofsted Outstanding · inspected Mar 2019

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 211 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 7%

Top % in England, by year
2017/18: top 29%29%2018/19: top 12%2021/22: top 8%2022/23: top 8%2023/24: top 9%2024/25: top 7%No exams

A-level results

#236 of 438 London sixth forms, state and independent, 2024/25

Independent and selective (grammar) schools choose their pupils, so high results partly reflect who gets in, not only teaching. Some independent schools don't publish results.

Against London

Attainment 861.8 · London 50.19/10 Top 20%
Grade 5+ English and maths72.5% · London 51.8%9/10 Top 20%
EBacc point score5.71 · London 4.569/10 Top 20%
Progress 8 · 2023/24+0.66 · London +0.328/10 Above+18.5 pts since 18/19
A level points per entry35.03 · London 34.76/10 Middle−30.3 pts since 21/22
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Attainment 8
2017/18: 50.1 · 143 pupils · London 492018/19: 56.4 · 146 pupils · London 49.52021/22: 62.7 · 151 pupils · London 52.82022/23: 60 · 145 pupils · London 50.552023/24: 58.7 · 149 pupils · London 50.62024/25: 61.8 · 178 pupils · London 50.1562.750.1No exams

No exams 2019/20–21

Grade 5+ English and maths
2017/18: 52% · 143 pupils · London 48%2018/19: 53% · 146 pupils · London 48%2021/22: 75% · 151 pupils · London 58%2022/23: 73% · 145 pupils · London 53.5%2023/24: 72.5% · 149 pupils · London 55.5%2024/25: 72.5% · 178 pupils · London 51.8%75%52%No exams

No exams 2019/20–21

A level points per entry
2021/22: 41.82 · 95 pupils · London 36.842022/23: 37.73 · 112 pupils · London 33.82023/24: 35.82 · 124 pupils · London 33.672024/25: 35.03 · 114 pupils · London 34.741.8235.03

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in71.5%
143 of 200 who put it first2014 · 89.9%2026 · 71.5%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st200143
2nd21032
3rd21311
Last distance offered
  • 2023/244.4 km

Inspections · 2015–2024

  1. 2015Outstandingas predecessor
  2. 2019Outstandingas predecessor
  3. 2024Remains Outstanding

5 strong areas

  • Outcomes for pupils
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • 16 to 19 study programmes
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · inspected as predecessor

Read what Ofsted said (3)

From Ofsted report, inspected Feb 2024

Strengths

  • “This is an exceptional school where pupils flourish.”
  • “The school has the highest expectations for what pupils can achieve.”
  • “Pupils in the school, including in the popular sixth form, rise to these expectations at every opportunity.”

Ofsted inspection report extracts, Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 20261,175
Free school meals (past 6 years)9.4%
First language not English32.8%
SEN support7.6%
EHC plan3.4%
Absence (sessions missed)4.5%
Persistently absent pupils8.5%

Girls 44.5%Boys 55.5%

107.1% full · 1,097 places · 247 in sixth form

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 2 Sep 2024 · 416 responses (37.4% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school95.2% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school95.4% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved95.2% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 68.5% not applicable61.1% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year93% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 29.3% not applicable88.1% agree
  • My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed77.3% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child93.8% agree
  • My child does well at this school93.3% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing90.4% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school96.2% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school95.4% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development90.4% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent95% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher18.1
Pupils per adult14.0
  • Classroom teachers 56.5
  • Leadership 8.5
  • Teaching assistants 13.7
  • Other support 22

Teachers 65 FTE · Whole workforce 100.6 · 123 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£9,215
Spend per pupil£8,582
Staff spend per pupil£6,946
Reserve per pupil£1,611
  • +£1,840,000revenue reserve
  • +£722,000in-year balance

Grants £8,507 · self-generated £708 · premises £419 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: ASCENSION CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST (6 academies) · trust reserve £5,118,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

149 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained94.6%
  • Education94.6%
  • Apprenticeship0%
  • Employment0%
  • Not sustained0.7%
  • Unknown4.7%

After sixth form (16–18)

125 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained90.4%
  • Education72.8%
  • Higher education70.4%
  • Apprenticeship1.6%
  • Employment16%
  • Not sustained4.8%
  • Unknown4.8%