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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 14 September 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding
- 31 October 2017Graded inspection: Outstanding
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry744 applications · 266 places offered · 193 named it first
- 2026 2.8; Merton median median 2.8
- 2025 3.2; Merton median median 2.9
- 2024 3.2; Merton median median 2.8
- 2023 3.0; Merton median median 2.8
- 2022 2.9; Merton median median 2.9
- 2021 3.2; Merton median median 3.0
- 2020 3.2; Merton median median 3.0
- 2019 3.3; Merton median median 3.3
- 2018 3.4; Merton median median 3.3
- 2017 3.3; Merton median median 3.1
- 2016 3.2; Merton median median 3.1
- 2015 3.0; Merton median median 2.7
- 2014 2.9; Merton median median 2.9
- This school
- Merton median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 266 | 744 | 2.8 | 193 | 0.73 |
| Sep 2025 | 254 | 815 | 3.2 | 232 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2024 | 260 | 828 | 3.2 | 244 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2023 | 263 | 784 | 3.0 | 245 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2022 | 264 | 775 | 2.9 | 223 | 0.84 |
| Sep 2021 | 263 | 834 | 3.2 | 230 | 0.87 |
| Sep 2020 | 265 | 841 | 3.2 | 255 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2019 | 260 | 859 | 3.3 | 241 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2018 | 238 | 807 | 3.4 | 229 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2017 | 234 | 772 | 3.3 | 179 | 0.76 |
| Sep 2016 | 237 | 750 | 3.2 | 224 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2015 | 242 | 717 | 3.0 | 194 | 0.80 |
| Sep 2014 | 233 | 684 | 2.9 | 188 | 0.81 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 235 | 57.8 | 65% | 81% | – |
| 2024/25 | 222 | 54.2 | 55% | 78% | – |
| 2023/24 | 227 | 55.0 | 63% | 79% | +0.66 |
| 2022/23 | 219 | 58.2 | 67% | 85% | +0.87 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Ricards Lodge High SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Outstanding20232.8applications per place 57.8Attainment 8
- 1.5 km · MertonRemains Good20234.4applications per place 56.0Attainment 8
- 1.9 km · MertonGood20214.1applications per place 63.2Attainment 8
- 1.9 km · WandsworthRemains Good20232.4applications per place 49.9Attainment 8
- 2.0 km · WandsworthRemains Good20235.6applications per place 54.1Attainment 8
- 2.1 km · WandsworthImproved significantly20252.3applications per place 50.2Attainment 8
- 2.1 km · MertonOutstanding20234.9applications per place 55.8Attainment 8
- 2.3 km · MertonGraded · no overall grade20242.9applications per place 56.1Attainment 8
- 2.8 km · Wandsworth20261.3applications per place 47.9Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 102673 · 315/4050
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,500 pupils · 1,534 on roll
- Free school meals
- 26.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
- SEN provision
- Resourced provision
- Address
- Lake Road, Wimbledon, London, SW19 7HB
- Local authority
- Merton
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources