Wimbledon College
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 22 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Boys
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Merton
- Unique reference
- 102681
- Address
- Edge Hill, SW19 4NS
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1246 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 100.0%
- Girls
- 0.0%
- First language not English
- 29.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 15.1%
- Persistent absence
- 25.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.2%
White British 27.5%
Other White 25.6%
Other Asian 12%
Mixed 10.3%
African 9.8%
Irish 3.6%
Other 2.9%
Other Black 1.9%
Unclassified 1.8%
Indian 1.7%
Caribbean 1.7%
Chinese 0.7%
Pakistani 0.4%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.7
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.59
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 70%
Local authority average 50%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 68%
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 5.53
Local authority average 4.73
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music Studies (General) | Technical Award | 7 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 3 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 13 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 24 |
| Biology | GCSE | 59 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 67 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 59 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 32 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 60 |
Admissions
Wimbledon College
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 213
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 152
- 2nd preference
- 172
- 3rd preference
- 144
- From another Local Authority
- 340
Offers
- 1st preference
- 142
- 2nd preference
- 38
- 3rd preference
- 18
- To another Local Authority
- 104
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 188 188 0 |
| Year 8 | 198 198 0 |
| Year 9 | 200 200 0 |
| Year 10 | 196 196 0 |
| Year 11 | 193 193 0 |
| Year 12 | 144 144 0 |
| Year 13 | 127 127 0 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 98.0% 93.3% 86.5% |
Further education | 13.0% 25.7% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 82.0% 61.1% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 3.0% 5.5% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 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 | 1.0% 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 | 81.0% 84.9% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 29.0% 26.3% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 22.0% 23.0% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 1.0% 0.6% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 2.0% 0.8% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 2.0% 0.6% 1.7% |
Nearby schools
- Donhead Preparatory SchoolNo rating (independent)
- King's College SchoolNo rating (independent)
- Norwegian School in LondonGood
- The Norwegian Kindergarten In LondonGood
- Ursuline High School WimbledonGood
- Ursuline Preparatory SchoolNo rating (independent)
- Wimbledon Common Preparatory SchoolNo rating (independent)
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