Al Risalah Secondary School
145 Upper Tooting Road, London, SW17 7TJ
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Neena Lone
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- Muslim
- Constituency
- Tooting
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 220
- Pupils on roll
- 113
- URN
- 101090
- Local authority
- Wandsworth
- Telephone
- 02087676057
About this school
Al Risalah Secondary School is a girls' independent school in London. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 113 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Al Risalah Secondary School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Al Risalah Secondary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in November 1993, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 16 | 20 | 16 |
| Attainment 8 score | 55.6 | 59.1 | 55.3 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 69% | 70% | 62.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 94% | 80% | 81.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.4 | 5.6 | 5.3 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Al Risalah Secondary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Wandsworth average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 55.6 | 38.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 59.1 | 39.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 55.3 | 38 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 175 |
| 2023/24 | 182 |
| 2024/25 | 185 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 0
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
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Al Risalah Boys' School0.0 miles
Independent schools · London
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Wandsworth Hospital and Home Tuition Service0.4 miles
Local authority maintained schools · London
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Francis Barber Pupil Referral Unit0.4 miles
Local authority maintained schools · London
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Paddock School0.5 miles
Special schools · London
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St George's Hospital Medical School0.6 miles
Universities · London
Other schools in London
- Al Risalah Boys' School Independent schools
- Al-Falah Primary School Independent schools
- Al-Mizan School Independent schools
- Al-Sadiq School Independent schools
- Alleyn's School Independent schools
- Alleyns Regents Park Prep Independent schools
- Alternative Centre of Education Independent schools
- Annemount School Independent schools
- Arco Academy Independent schools
- Arnold House School Independent schools
- ArtsEd Day School & Sixth Form Independent schools
- Ashbourne College Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Al Risalah Secondary School teach?
- Al Risalah Secondary School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is an independent school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Al Risalah Secondary School?
- The headteacher of Al Risalah Secondary School is Mrs Neena Lone, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Al Risalah Secondary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Al Risalah Secondary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Al Risalah Secondary School?
- Al Risalah Secondary School has 113 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Al Risalah Secondary School full?
- Al Risalah Secondary School has capacity for 220 pupils and 113 on roll (51%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Al Risalah Secondary School a faith school?
- No. Al Risalah Secondary School has no designated religious character.
- Is Al Risalah Secondary School a selective school?
- No. Al Risalah Secondary School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Al Risalah Secondary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 55.6 in 2022/23 and 55.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Al Risalah Secondary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Al Risalah Secondary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.