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In February, several Year 10 and 11 students participated in the UKMT Intermediate Maths Challenge. This is a 60-minute, multiple-choice paper sat by hundreds of thousands of students across the country. As with the Senior and Junior Challenges, the paper promotes logical and mathematical reasoning, visual perception, and the ability to think laterally to solve […]

The 14th March is internationally renowned as Pi Day. To celebrate the occasion, the Mathematics department ran a series of competitions between our Colleges, creating a real competitive buzz across the Collegiate and raising student awareness of the power of Pi (π). The 2022 Riddlesdown Pi Bee made its long-awaited return after the pandemic, where […]

Last Friday, 11th March, 65 Dance students from Year 9, GCSE Dancers from Year 10, and 11 and A level Dancers from Year 12 and 13 all attended the renowned `Move it Dance Expo` at the Excel Centre, London. The students had a fantastic day, taking part in professional Dance workshops and watching live Dance […]

Join us on Wednesday 30th March for an informal, online information session. Further details here

On Tuesday 8th March, Fiona Spargo-Mabbs will be speaking to our Year 10 students.   The Daniel Spargo-Mabbs Foundation is a drug and alcohol education charity set up by Fiona and Tim Spargo-Mabbs in 2014 after the tragic death of their 16-year-old son Daniel as a result of taking ecstasy. The aim of the charity is to support young […]

Maths Challenge 25th Anniversary Select students in Year 8 took part in a special Maths Challenge that celebrated the 25th Anniversary of the UKMT. The 40-minute Maths Challenge consisted of 25 multiple-choice questions which encouraged mathematical reasoning, precision of thought, and fluency in using basic mathematical techniques to solve interesting problems. We are very pleased […]

On Wednesday 10th and Thursday 11th November, Maths students in Year 12 and 13 took part in the annual Senior Maths Challenge. The Senior Maths Challenge is a 90-minute, multiple-choice Challenge which encourages mathematical reasoning, precision of thought, and fluency in using basic mathematical techniques to solve interesting problems. We are very pleased to announce […]

The commitment to girls football has been outstanding this term, with a record number of fixtures played by our KS3 teams. The under 13 and 14 teams have developed every game, making it to round 4 of the National Cup and both in the second round of the Surrey Cup.

The Year 8 football and rugby teams have been fantastic over the past couple of weeks, with some excellent results in both rugby and football. The Year 8 rugby team went unbeaten at the St Johns rugby festival and the football team had a fantastic win against Whitgift in the Surrey Cup. Resilience in abundance […]

The Year 7 netball squads have been working hard since September and their season is under way. The girls have been developing their skills every week and Mrs Clarke has been so impressed with their commitment and attitude. First wins are on the board and we look forward to hearing more in the New Year. […]

Well done to all Riddlesdown students who completed their JuJitsu grading this term. Attendance has been brilliant since September and its great to see so many of them engaging in something new. JuJitsu club takes place on Mondays and Fridays at Riddledown 2.50-3.50pm.

Textile Christmas tree decoration competition winners announced! It has been another year of amazing entries for the textile competition, as usual we are very impressed by the talent of our students and have really enjoyed looking at all of the creative designs. The standard was very high, and it was great to see a range […]