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
- 17.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.6%
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%
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
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 28 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 20 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 19 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 57 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 34 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 10 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 45 |
| Biology | GCSE | 148 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 97 |
Admissions
Ricards Lodge High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 260
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 244
- 2nd preference
- 208
- 3rd preference
- 159
- From another Local Authority
- 274
Offers
- 1st preference
- 192
- 2nd preference
- 39
- 3rd preference
- 20
- To another Local Authority
- 64
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 19 |
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 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 93.0% 93.3% 86.5% |
Further education | 24.0% 25.7% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 57.0% 61.1% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 10.0% 5.5% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 1.1% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 1.4% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 0.9% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 3.1% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.3% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 93.0% 84.9% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 40.0% 26.3% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 32.0% 23.0% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 0.0% 0.6% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 0.8% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 0.6% 1.7% |