Raynes Park High School
Bushey Road, London, SW20 0JL
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Kirsten Taylor
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Wimbledon
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,440
- Pupils on roll
- 1,134
- URN
- 102674
- Local authority
- Merton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02089464112
About this school
Raynes Park High School is a community secondary school in London. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 1,134 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. 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
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 27 November 2024, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. 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 | 180 | 186 | 195 |
| Attainment 8 score | 42.9 | 43.6 | 45.3 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.02 -0.24 to +0.19 | +0.22 +0.01 to +0.43 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 40% | 43.5% | 46.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 59% | 64.5% | 64.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 35% | 23.7% | 34.9% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.9 |
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 Raynes Park 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 | 42.9 | 42.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 43.6 | 40.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 45.3 | 41.3 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,181 |
| 2023/24 | 1,207 |
| 2024/25 | 1,190 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Raynes Park High School compares
Raynes Park High School ranked 8th of 8 secondary schools in Merton for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 58% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 45.3 | 8.7% | 44.3% | 1,134 | — |
| Coombe Boys' School | 54.8 | 6.9% | 17.1% | 1,007 | 0.6 miles |
| The Holy Cross School | 59.2 | 5.6% | 11.9% | 994 | 1.0 miles |
| Ursuline High School Wimbledon | — | — | — | 1,396 | 1.1 miles |
| Coombe Girls' School | 55.3 | 9% | 22.4% | 1,500 | 1.1 miles |
| Wimbledon College | 57 | 6% | 22.2% | 1,266 | 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)
- 44.27%
- English as an additional language
- 29.7%
- Overall absence
- 8.73%
- Persistent absence
- 23.43%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Coombe Boys' School0.6 miles
Secondary · New Malden
-
The Holy Cross School1.0 miles
Secondary · New Malden
-
Ursuline High School Wimbledon1.1 miles
Secondary · London
-
Coombe Girls' School1.1 miles
Secondary · New Malden
-
Wimbledon College1.3 miles
Secondary · London
Other schools in London
Raynes Park High School ranks 188th of the 258 ranked secondary schools in London.
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- 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
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Common questions
- What year groups does Raynes Park High School teach?
- Raynes Park High School teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a secondary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Raynes Park High School?
- The headteacher of Raynes Park High School is Miss Kirsten Taylor, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Raynes Park High School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Raynes Park 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 big is Raynes Park High School?
- Raynes Park High School has 1,134 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Raynes Park High School full?
- Raynes Park High School has capacity for 1,440 pupils and 1,134 on roll (79%), 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 Raynes Park High School a faith school?
- No. Raynes Park High School has no designated religious character.
- Is Raynes Park High School a selective school?
- No. Raynes Park High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- What SEN provision does Raynes Park High School have?
- The schools register lists Raynes Park High School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Raynes Park High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 42.9 in 2022/23 and 45.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Raynes Park High School rank locally?
- Raynes Park High School ranked 8th of 8 secondary schools in Merton for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 58% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Raynes Park High School's absence rate?
- Raynes Park High School's overall absence rate is 8.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Raynes Park High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Raynes Park 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.