Wimbledon College
Edge Hill, London, SW19 4NS
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Head Master
- Mr Adrian Laing
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Southwark
- Constituency
- Wimbledon
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,249
- Pupils on roll
- 1,266
- URN
- 102681
- Local authority
- Merton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02089462533
About this school
Wimbledon College is a Roman Catholic boys' voluntary aided secondary school in London. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,266 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. 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 22 March 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. 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 | 191 | 191 | 194 |
| Attainment 8 score | 58.2 | 56.8 | 57.0 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.70 +0.49 to +0.91 | +0.86 +0.65 to +1.07 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 68% | 64.9% | 68.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 86% | 82.2% | 83% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 70% | 74.3% | 65.5% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.4 |
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 Wimbledon College 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 | 56.8 | 40.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 57 | 41.3 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,246 |
| 2023/24 | 1,248 |
| 2024/25 | 1,258 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Wimbledon College compares
Wimbledon College ranked 3rd of 8 secondary schools in Merton for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 90% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 57 | 6% | 22.2% | 1,266 | — |
| Ursuline High School Wimbledon | — | — | — | 1,396 | 0.3 miles |
| Ricards Lodge High School | 54.2 | 7% | 26.7% | 1,534 | 0.9 miles |
| Rutlish School | 60.5 | 6% | 24.5% | 1,471 | 1.0 miles |
| Raynes Park High School | 45.3 | 8.7% | 44.3% | 1,134 | 1.3 miles |
| Harris Academy Wimbledon | 58.3 | 7.3% | 42% | 1,073 | 1.5 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)
- 22.22%
- English as an additional language
- 37%
- Overall absence
- 6.03%
- Persistent absence
- 16.48%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ursuline High School Wimbledon0.3 miles
Secondary · London
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Ricards Lodge High School0.9 miles
Secondary · London
-
Rutlish School1.0 miles
Secondary · London
-
Raynes Park High School1.3 miles
Secondary · London
-
Harris Academy Wimbledon1.5 miles
Secondary · London
Other schools in London
Wimbledon College ranks 57th 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 year groups does Wimbledon College teach?
- Wimbledon College teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in London.
- Who is the head master of Wimbledon College?
- The head master of Wimbledon College is Mr Adrian Laing, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Wimbledon College last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Wimbledon College, 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 Wimbledon College?
- Wimbledon College has 1,266 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Wimbledon College full?
- Wimbledon College has capacity for 1,249 pupils and 1,266 on roll (101%), 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 Wimbledon College a faith school?
- Yes. Wimbledon College is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Southwark.
- Is Wimbledon College a selective school?
- No. Wimbledon College is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Wimbledon College's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 58.2 in 2022/23 and 57 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Wimbledon College rank locally?
- Wimbledon College ranked 3rd of 8 secondary schools in Merton for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 90% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Wimbledon College's absence rate?
- Wimbledon College's overall absence rate is 6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Wimbledon College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Wimbledon College'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.