My child is happy at this school
Strongly agree
79%Agree
18%Disagree
2%Strongly disagree
0%Don't know
1%Richard Challoner School
Academy converter — Secondary
KT3 5PE / 11–18 / Boys / Roman Catholic
Outstanding
Ofsted
59.4
Attainment 8
97%
parents recommend
🏆 Exceptional results⭐ Exceptional teaching
Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in 2022
Outstanding
Outstanding
Inspected 2022
Safeguarding: Effective
Quality of EducationOutstanding
Behaviour & AttitudesOutstanding
Personal DevelopmentOutstanding
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding
Early Years
Sixth FormOutstanding
Recognised with 2 performance badges
🏆 Exceptional results⭐ Exceptional teaching
GCSE Results
- Attainment 8 score
- 59.4
- Progress 8
- 0.84
- Grade 5+ English & Maths
- 74.7%
A-Level Results
- APS per entry
- 35.97
- Achieving AAB+
- 14.7%
97% of parents would recommend this school
321 responses
Each question shows the full Ofsted Parent View answer split.
My child feels safe at this school
Strongly agree
82%Agree
16%Disagree
1%Strongly disagree
0%Don't know
1%The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved
Strongly agree
87%Agree
12%Disagree
1%Strongly disagree
0%Don't know
0%My child has not been bullied
Strongly agree
6%Agree
7%Disagree
2%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
4%Not applicable
79%The school lets me know what my child will be learning during the year
Strongly agree
48%Agree
40%Disagree
7%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
4%When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly
Strongly agree
32%Agree
13%Disagree
3%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
2%Not applicable
48%My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities
Yes
20%No
80%My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed
Answered by about 64 parents
Strongly agree
56%Agree
27%Disagree
3%Strongly disagree
6%Don't know
8%The school has high expectations for my child
Strongly agree
78%Agree
19%Disagree
2%Strongly disagree
0%Don't know
1%My child does well at this school
Strongly agree
70%Agree
27%Disagree
1%Strongly disagree
0%Don't know
2%The school lets me know how my child is doing
Strongly agree
65%Agree
32%Disagree
2%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
0%There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school
Strongly agree
76%Agree
21%Disagree
1%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
1%My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school
Strongly agree
75%Agree
21%Disagree
2%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
1%The school supports my child's wider personal development
Strongly agree
67%Agree
26%Disagree
4%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
2%I would recommend this school to another parent
Yes
97%No
3%21.7% of pupils receive SEN support with dedicated provision
21.7%
SEN support
6.8%
EHCP
SEN UnitResourced Provision
- Autism (ASD)
- 4.7%
- Social, Emotional & Mental Health
- 7%
- Speech, Language & Communication
- 2.3%
- Specific Learning Difficulty
- 4.6%
- Moderate Learning Difficulty
- 1.5%
90.7% of places went to first-preference applicants
- Policy
- Non-selective
- Oversubscribed
- Yes
- Accepted as 1st preference
- 90.7%
73% of leavers entered higher education
After Year 11
- Continued in education
- 98%
- Started an apprenticeship
- 1%
After Sixth Form
- Entered higher education
- 73%
- Entered top-third university
- 23%
- Achieved a degree
- 72%
Pupil-to-teacher ratio of 16.3:1
- Free school meals
- 9.2%
- Pupil:teacher ratio
- 16.3:1
- Overall absence
- 4.36%
- Persistent absence
- 7.99%
- English as additional language
- 23.9%
- Teachers with QTS
- 98.5%
- White
- 66.3%
- Mixed
- 12.1%
- Asian
- 12.2%
- Black
- 3.4%
- Other
- 4.4%
White British44.5%
Other White20.2%
Irish1.6%
White & Asian4.8%
Other Mixed4.5%
White & Black Caribbean1.7%
White & Black African1.1%
Other Asian6.3%
Indian3.1%
Chinese1.9%
Pakistani0.8%
Bangladeshi0.1%
Caribbean1.7%
African1.1%
Other Black0.6%