Christ's Church of England Comprehensive Secondary School
Voluntary aided school · sixth form · 1,050 pupils
89% stayed in education · Attainment 8 57.0
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St Richard Reynolds Catholic High School
- Pupils on roll
- 1,175of 1,097 places
- Free school meals
- 9.0%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 178
- Ofsted
- School remains Outstanding, 7 February 2024Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: St Richard Reynolds Catholic High School (URN 139121, until 1 September 2022).
What the data says
Of the 145 pupils who finished Year 11 at St Richard Reynolds Catholic High School in 2023, 76% stayed on in St Richard Reynolds Catholic High School’s own sixth form (Richmond upon Thames average 53%), 12% went to a further education college and 1% started an apprenticeship.
Among the 113 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 60% went to university (Richmond upon Thames 44%, England 37%), and 41% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
GCSE results in 2025 were well above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 61.8 against 46.1 across England and 56.6 in Richmond upon Thames, with 73% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Religious Studies is unusually popular at GCSE: 98% of the year group took it, against 31% of pupils across England.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Richmond upon Thames and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | This school | Richmond upon Thames | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 145 | 1,891 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 97% | 93% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 94% | 91% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 76% | 53% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 5% | 11% | 13% |
| — further education college | 12% | 24% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 3% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 1% | 1% | 3% |
| Employment | 1% | 1% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 1% | 4% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 2% | 3% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | This school | Richmond upon Thames | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 113 | 1,750 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 90% | 78% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 60% | 44% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 41% | 29% | 19% |
| Further education | 2% | 6% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 2% | 4% | 7% |
| Employment | 24% | 24% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 7% | 15% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | This school | Richmond upon Thames | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 61.8 | 56.6 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 73% | 65% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 89% | 81% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 49% | 54% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.71 | 5.22 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 12% | 18% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 44.0 | 39.4 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 64.3 | 60.3 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 28% | 20% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 177 | 99% | 89% | 29% | 20% | 93% |
| Mathematics | 177 | 99% | 88% | 50% | 22% | 92% |
| Religious Studies | 175 | 98% | 31% | 45% | 32% | 89% |
| English Literature | 174 | 98% | 86% | 30% | 21% | 93% |
| Combined Science | 116 | 65% | 65% | 24% | 9% | 88% |
| Geography | 113 | 63% | 41% | 53% | 25% | 95% |
| History | 86 | 48% | 41% | 47% | 26% | 91% |
| Biology | 59 | 33% | 23% | 71% | 45% | 98% |
| Physics | 58 | 33% | 23% | 76% | 46% | 100% |
| Chemistry | 58 | 33% | 23% | 74% | 47% | 100% |
| Spanish | 56 | 31% | 19% | 61% | 27% | 96% |
| Physical Education | 43 | 24% | 11% | 26% | 24% | 81% |
| Design and Technology | 33 | 19% | 11% | 24% | 23% | 91% |
| Art and Design | 29 | 16% | 7% | 28% | 24% | 97% |
| Business Studies | 27 | 15% | 18% | 56% | 20% | 93% |
| Computer Science | 26 | 15% | 13% | 50% | 30% | 85% |
| Latin | 23 | 13% | 1% | 52% | 74% | 96% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 20 | 11% | 8% | 40% | 21% | 95% |
| French | 20 | 11% | 18% | 75% | 29% | 100% |
| Music | 14 | 8% | 5% | 21% | 33% | 86% |
| Drama | 13 | 7% | 7% | 38% | 27% | 100% |
| Polish | 12 | 7% | 1% | 100% | 84% | 100% |
| Italian | 8 | 4% | 0% | 100% | 53% | 100% |
| Russian | 2 | 1% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
| Portuguese | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 50% | — |
| Chinese | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 75% | — |
| Arabic | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 47% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tourism | 8 | 7% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | This school | Richmond upon Thames | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 247 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 114 | 934 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | B- | B | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 35.03 | 39.14 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | C+ | B | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 15% | 26% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Studies | 36 | 32% | 13% |
| Psychology | 34 | 30% | 23% |
| Mathematics | 33 | 29% | 31% |
| Geography | 27 | 24% | 10% |
| English Literature | 24 | 21% | 11% |
| Media Studies | 24 | 21% | 4% |
| Sociology | 23 | 20% | 13% |
| Biology | 21 | 18% | 20% |
| Economics | 19 | 17% | 13% |
| History | 17 | 15% | 13% |
| Chemistry | 16 | 14% | 17% |
| Religious Studies | 14 | 12% | 4% |
| Physics | 12 | 11% | 12% |
| Spanish | 9 | 8% | 2% |
| Product Design | 9 | 8% | 2% |
| Computer Science | 7 | 6% | 5% |
| Art and Design | 7 | 6% | 1% |
| French | 6 | 5% | 1% |
| Polish | — | — | 0% |
| Modern Greek | — | — | 0% |
| Physical Education | — | — | 3% |
| Italian | — | — | 0% |
| Arabic | — | — | 0% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | 8 | 7% | — |
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.