Ricards Lodge High School
Lake Road, Wimbledon, London, SW19 7HB
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Girls
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kate Page
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- Constituency
- Wimbledon
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,500
- Pupils on roll
- 1,534
- URN
- 102673
- Local authority
- Merton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02089462208
About this school
Ricards Lodge High School is a girls' community secondary school in London. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 1,534 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Ricards Lodge High School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 14 September 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Outstanding. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 219 | 227 | 222 |
| Attainment 8 score | 58.2 | 55.0 | 54.2 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.87 +0.67 to +1.06 | +0.66 +0.46 to +0.86 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 67% | 63% | 55.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 85% | 78.9% | 77.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 56% | 66.1% | 68% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.9 |
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 Ricards Lodge High 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 | Merton average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 58.2 | 42.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 55 | 40.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 54.2 | 41.3 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,361 |
| 2023/24 | 1,402 |
| 2024/25 | 1,476 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ricards Lodge High School compares
Ricards Lodge High School ranked 4th of 8 secondary schools in Merton for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 86% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 26% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 54.2 | 7% | 26.7% | 1,534 | — |
| Wimbledon College | 57 | 6% | 22.2% | 1,266 | 0.9 miles |
| Ursuline High School Wimbledon | — | — | — | 1,396 | 1.2 miles |
| Southfields Academy | 49.4 | 6.8% | 48% | 1,148 | 1.2 miles |
| Saint Cecilia's Church of England School | 52.1 | 7.5% | 30% | 1,129 | 1.3 miles |
| Burntwood School | 49.4 | 8.2% | 37% | 1,462 | 1.3 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 26.71%
- English as an additional language
- 37.3%
- Overall absence
- 6.96%
- Persistent absence
- 19.03%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Wimbledon College0.9 miles
Secondary · London
-
Ursuline High School Wimbledon1.2 miles
Secondary · London
-
Southfields Academy1.2 miles
Secondary · London
-
Saint Cecilia's Church of England School1.3 miles
Secondary · London
-
Burntwood School1.3 miles
Secondary · London
Other schools in London
Ricards Lodge High School ranks 87th of the 258 ranked secondary schools in London.
- Acland Burghley School Secondary
- Ada Lovelace Church of England High School Secondary
- Addey and Stanhope School Secondary
- AIM Academy North London Secondary
- Alexandra Park School Secondary
- All Saints Catholic College Secondary
- All Saints Catholic High School Secondary
- Ark Acton Academy Secondary
- Ark All Saints Academy Secondary
- Ark Bolingbroke Academy Secondary
- Ark Burlington Danes Academy Secondary
- Ark Elvin Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Ricards Lodge High School teach?
- Ricards Lodge High School teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a secondary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Ricards Lodge High School?
- The headteacher of Ricards Lodge High School is Mrs Kate Page, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Ricards Lodge High School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ricards Lodge High School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Ricards Lodge High School?
- Ricards Lodge High School has 1,534 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Ricards Lodge High School full?
- Ricards Lodge High School has capacity for 1,500 pupils and 1,534 on roll (102%), so it is at or above 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 Ricards Lodge High School a faith school?
- No. Ricards Lodge High School has no designated religious character.
- Is Ricards Lodge High School a selective school?
- No. Ricards Lodge High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- What SEN provision does Ricards Lodge High School have?
- The schools register lists Ricards Lodge High School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Ricards Lodge High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 58.2 in 2022/23 and 54.2 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ricards Lodge High School compare with other schools in Merton?
- Ricards Lodge High School ranked 4th of 8 secondary schools in Merton for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 86% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 26% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ricards Lodge High School's absence rate?
- Ricards Lodge High School's overall absence rate is 7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ricards Lodge High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ricards Lodge High 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 29 June 2026.