St Richard Reynolds Catholic College
| Established | 2013 |
|---|---|
| Type | Voluntary aided school |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Principal | Richard Burke |
| Location |
Clifden Road Twickenham Greater London TW1 4LT  England51°26′52″N 0°20′03″W / 51.4477°N 0.3343°WCoordinates: 51°26′52″N 0°20′03″W / 51.4477°N 0.3343°W |
| Local authority | Richmond upon Thames |
| DfE number | 318/4000 |
| DfE URN | 139121 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 4–18 |
| Website | www.strichardreynolds.org.uk |
St Richard Reynolds Catholic College is a coeducational Roman Catholic voluntary aided school for pupils aged 4 to 18. It is located in the Twickenham area of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, England.
The school is named after Saint Richard Reynolds, a Brigittine monk who was executed in 1535 for refusing the Oath of Supremacy to King Henry VIII of England.
St Richard Reynolds Catholic College consists of two 'schools': St Richard Reynolds Catholic Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11 and St Richard Reynolds Catholic High School for pupils aged 11 to 18. It is administered by Richmond London Borough Council and the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Westminster.
Both the high school and the primary received an outstanding grade as the outcome of their first Ofsted inspection in February 2015.
St Richard Reynolds Catholic College was formally proposed by the Diocese of Westminster, in partnership with the Diocese of Southwark, in January 2012 following a campaign by the local Catholic community and others. It had also been a 2010 election pledge of the local council administration to "work for a Catholic secondary school".
Richmond Council had purchased a site suitable for the proposed school in July 2011 for £8.45M. A local campaign group, Richmond Inclusive Schools Campaign (RISC), and local opposition politicians said that a community Academy should be considered for the site instead. However, Richmond Council decided to accept the Diocese of Westminster's proposals on 24 May 2012.
The proposals for the primary school included 10 places that would be allocated without reference to faith and, from 2020, those 10 students would also have priority admission to the secondary school. The Secondary School would otherwise prioritise admissions for Catholic children. The local MP Vincent Cable, and Education Secretary Michael Gove, expressed an opinion that both schools should leave 50% of their places open to the community, in line with the admissions rules for new Faith Academies, but that suggestion was not adopted.
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