Wimbledon High School GDST
Mansel Road, London, SW19 4AB
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 4 to 19
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- None
- Head
- Ms Fionnuala Kennedy
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Constituency
- Wimbledon
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,095
- Pupils on roll
- 1,085
- URN
- 102692
- Local authority
- Merton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02089710900
About this school
Wimbledon High School GDST is a girls' independent school in Merton. It teaches children aged 4 to 19 and has 1,085 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Wimbledon High School GDST 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
Wimbledon High School GDST has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 1980, 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 | 103 | 112 | 102 |
| Attainment 8 score | 70.5 | 73.5 | 81.0 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 44.1% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.2 | 5.3 | 6.7 |
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 High School GDST 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 | 70.5 | 42.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 73.5 | 40.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 81 | 41.3 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,050 |
| 2023/24 | 1,051 |
| 2024/25 | 1,073 |
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
- 1
- Pupils on SEN support
- 191
Location
Nearby schools
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Willington School0.3 miles
Independent schools · London
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RR60.4 miles
Colleges · London
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Wimbledon Common Preparatory School0.6 miles
Independent schools · London
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Donhead Preparatory School0.6 miles
Independent schools · London
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Wimbledon School of Art0.6 miles
Other types · London
Common questions
- What year groups does Wimbledon High School GDST teach?
- Wimbledon High School GDST teaches children aged 4 to 19. It is an independent school in Merton.
- Who is the head of Wimbledon High School GDST?
- The head of Wimbledon High School GDST is Ms Fionnuala Kennedy, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Wimbledon High School GDST been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Wimbledon High School GDST 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 Wimbledon High School GDST?
- Wimbledon High School GDST has 1,085 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 19.
- Is Wimbledon High School GDST full?
- Wimbledon High School GDST has capacity for 1,095 pupils and 1,085 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Wimbledon High School GDST a faith school?
- No. Wimbledon High School GDST has no designated religious character.
- Is Wimbledon High School GDST a selective school?
- Yes. Wimbledon High School GDST is recorded as Selective in the schools register, so entry involves selection.
- How have Wimbledon High School GDST's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 70.5 in 2022/23 and 81 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Wimbledon High School GDST's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Wimbledon High School GDST'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.