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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 27 November 2024Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
- 23 January 2019Graded inspection: Good
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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 entry494 applications · 205 places offered · 88 named it first
- 2026 2.4; Merton median median 2.8
- 2025 2.8; Merton median median 2.9
- 2024 2.7; Merton median median 2.8
- 2023 2.5; Merton median median 2.8
- 2022 2.5; Merton median median 2.9
- 2021 2.4; Merton median median 3.0
- 2020 2.4; Merton median median 3.0
- 2019 2.5; Merton median median 3.3
- 2018 2.6; Merton median median 3.3
- 2017 3.1; Merton median median 3.1
- 2016 3.1; Merton median median 3.1
- 2015 2.5; Merton median median 2.7
- 2014 3.6; 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 | 205 | 494 | 2.4 | 88 | 0.43 |
| Sep 2025 | 200 | 567 | 2.8 | 75 | 0.38 |
| Sep 2024 | 238 | 652 | 2.7 | 88 | 0.37 |
| Sep 2023 | 242 | 613 | 2.5 | 87 | 0.36 |
| Sep 2022 | 247 | 610 | 2.5 | 103 | 0.42 |
| Sep 2021 | 249 | 596 | 2.4 | 91 | 0.37 |
| Sep 2020 | 270 | 652 | 2.4 | 117 | 0.43 |
| Sep 2019 | 264 | 652 | 2.5 | 121 | 0.46 |
| Sep 2018 | 258 | 679 | 2.6 | 118 | 0.46 |
| Sep 2017 | 220 | 680 | 3.1 | 101 | 0.46 |
| Sep 2016 | 225 | 703 | 3.1 | 107 | 0.48 |
| Sep 2015 | 236 | 578 | 2.5 | 98 | 0.42 |
| Sep 2014 | 158 | 564 | 3.6 | 79 | 0.50 |
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.) | 202 | 43.0 | 40% | 57% | – |
| 2024/25 | 195 | 45.3 | 47% | 64% | – |
| 2023/24 | 186 | 43.6 | 44% | 65% | +0.22 |
| 2022/23 | 180 | 42.9 | 40% | 59% | −0.02 |
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
- Raynes Park High SchoolThis schoolThis schoolStandards maintained20242.4applications per place 43.0Attainment 8
- 1.0 km · Kingston upon ThamesRemains Good20233.4applications per place 53.2Attainment 8
- 1.7 km · Kingston upon ThamesGood20224.3applications per place 58.4Attainment 8
- 1.7 km · MertonGood20214.1applications per place 63.2Attainment 8
- 1.8 km · Kingston upon ThamesGood20243.4applications per place 57.2Attainment 8
- 2.2 km · MertonRemains Good20234.4applications per place 56.0Attainment 8
- 2.2 km · MertonGraded · no overall grade20242.9applications per place 56.1Attainment 8
- 2.8 km · Kingston upon ThamesOutstanding20224.3applications per place 60.5Attainment 8
- 3.6 km · Sutton20267.9applications per place 63.6Attainment 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
- 102674 · 315/4052
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,440 pupils · 1,134 on roll
- Free school meals
- 42.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
- SEN provision
- Resourced provision
- Opened
- 1 January 1900
- Address
- Bushey Road, London, SW20 0JL
- Local authority
- Merton
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources