Riddlesdown Collegiate
Academy converter secondary school in Purley (Croydon).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
Welcome to Riddlesdown Collegiate – a school with ambition, improvement and people at its heart. We are a very large, successful and popular school with a rich and respected history. At Riddlesdown we are proud of our diverse and inclusive school, and we strive for and achieve high academic standards whilst delivering exceptional pastoral care.
Students at Riddlesdown are exceptional young people and we know them as individuals thanks to the "small schools" model enabling them to grow as thinking young people and active citizens who are ready to take positions of responsibility in a happy and successful future.
As the Principal of Riddlesdown Collegiate, I am proud to lead a community that values excellence, creativity, and inclusivity. Riddlesdown Collegiate is a place where all students are encouraged to develop their talents, challenge themselves academically, and grow as individuals.
Our dedicated staff are passionate about fostering a love of learning through delivering inspiring lessons and an extensive range of co-curricular opportunities. We are firmly committed to delivering our Trust's vision of an 'Exceptional Education for All'. We believe an exceptional education requires a strong partnership between the school, parents, and the wider community.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
18 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Our Colleges Aquila
- Orion
- Pegasus
- Phoenix
- MacKay College
- College VI
- Senior Leadership Team
- The Riddlesdown Commitment
- Our Facilities
- Riddlesdown Residents
- Our History
- Our Trust (TCT)
- In-Year Admission
- College VI – CEIAG
- Years 8 – CEIAG
- Examinations
and 2 more
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
Key facts
- URN
- 138178
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Constituency
- Croydon South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2012
Governing body (10 current, 4 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.1 governor is linked to a profile (all confirmed).
Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Jenny Aarons | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Jenny Aarons Former | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Christel Hartland | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Aly Foyle | Local Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Mike Chalk | Local Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Sam Dower | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Daniel Osborne | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2024 |
| Mrs Mary Chapman | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Fiona Robertson | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Aziz Golova | Local Governor | Appointed by LA | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Sara Scott Confirmed same person | Local Governance Professional - Individual Academy or Free SchoolGovernance professional | since 2018 | |
| Mrs Cathryn MArsden Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Christel Hartland Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Jenny Aarons Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 1 November 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record