Riddlesdown Collegiate

Overview

Riddlesdown Collegiate (formerly Riddlesdown High School) is a secondary school with Academy status, located in the Riddlesdown area of the London Borough of Croydon. Riddlesdown is a co-educational school of over 2,000 pupils. 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. In September 2009 the school’s name changed from Riddlesdown High School to Riddlesdown Collegiate, featuring six colleges, four of which will hold a mixture of Years 7–11, a Creative Performing Arts college and a Sixth Form college.