Rutlish School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
Apr 27 2022 Ofsted report
Gender
Boys
Age range
11 - 19 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Merton
Unique reference
102679
Address
Watery Lane, Merton Park, SW20 9AD

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1477 (99% of total capacity)
Boys
100.0%
Girls
0.0%
First language not English
51%
Free school meals (FSM)
19.8%
Persistent absence
20.6%
Special education needs (SEN)
14.9%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 31.6%
Other White 16%
Mixed 12.9%
Other Asian 11.4%
Pakistani 8.9%
African 4.1%
Indian 2.9%
Bangladeshi 2.7%
Other 2.6%
Chinese 2.2%
Unclassified 2%
Caribbean 1.1%
Other Black 1.1%
Irish 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
0.91
Local authority average, state-funded schools
0.59
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 45%
Local authority average 50%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 64%
Local authority average 55%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 58.8
Local authority average 52.2
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 5.29
Local authority average 4.73
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Small Business ManagementTechnical Award47
MultimediaTechnical Award12
Speech & DramaTechnical Award14
Sports StudiesTechnical Award17
Additional Mathematics FSMQOther General Qualification (Level 3)56
ArabicGCSE1
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE13
Art & DesignGCSE1
BiologyGCSE55
ChemistryGCSE55
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Rutlish School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
257
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
239
2nd preference
178
3rd preference
108
From another Local Authority
121
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
196
2nd preference
45
3rd preference
9
To another Local Authority
7
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 classes20.5
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
237
237
0
Year 8
240
240
0
Year 9
240
240
0
Year 10
237
237
0
Year 11
234
234
0
Year 12
157
157
0
Year 13
132
132
0
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
95.0%
93.8%
85.6%
Further education
16.0%
26.7%
35.4%
School sixth form
72.0%
59.4%
36.6%
Sixth form college
7.0%
7.4%
13.0%
Other education destinations
0.0%
0.3%
0.5%
Entering employment
SP
1.3%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
0.0%
0.7%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
3.0%
2.6%
5.9%
Destination unknown
1.0%
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
86.0%
81.2%
65.5%
Top third higher education institutions
26.0%
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