Ricards Lodge High School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
Sept 14 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Girls
Age range
11 - 19 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Merton
Unique reference
102673
Address
Lake Road, Wimbledon, SW19 7HB

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1402 (96% of total capacity)
Boys
0.0%
Girls
100.0%
First language not English
40.2%
Free school meals (FSM)
22.2%
Persistent absence
21.2%
Special education needs (SEN)
13.6%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 28.7%
Other White 15.5%
Other Asian 11.3%
Pakistani 9.6%
Mixed 9%
African 6.2%
Other 3.5%
Unclassified 3.4%
Bangladeshi 2.8%
Chinese 2.7%
Indian 2.6%
Caribbean 2.4%
Other Black 2.1%
Irish 0.4%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
0.87
Local authority average, state-funded schools
0.59
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 56%
Local authority average 50%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 67%
Local authority average 55%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 58.2
Local authority average 52.2
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 5.13
Local authority average 4.73
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionTechnical Award13
Dance: GeneralTechnical Award21
MultimediaTechnical Award56
Speech & DramaTechnical Award56
Sports StudiesTechnical Award28
ArabicGCSE1
Art & Design (Textiles)GCSE10
Art & DesignGCSE59
BengaliGCSE1
BiologyGCSE133
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Ricards Lodge High School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
260
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
244
2nd preference
208
3rd preference
159
From another Local Authority
274
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
192
2nd preference
39
3rd preference
20
To another Local Authority
64
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes19
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
239
0
239
Year 8
236
0
236
Year 9
237
0
237
Year 10
229
0
229
Year 11
227
0
227
Year 12
133
0
133
Year 13
101
0
101
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
96.0%
93.8%
85.6%
Further education
12.0%
26.7%
35.4%
School sixth form
68.0%
59.4%
36.6%
Sixth form college
16.0%
7.4%
13.0%
Other education destinations
SP
0.3%
0.5%
Entering employment
2.0%
1.3%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
1.0%
0.7%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
1.0%
2.6%
5.9%
Destination unknown
SP
1.6%
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
83.0%
81.2%
65.5%
Top third higher education institutions
29.0%
30.6%
23.8%
Other study at level 4 or 5
0.0%
1.0%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
2.0%
1.3%
2.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2020-2021 England: Year 2020-2021