RISE Education
37-39 WESTERN ROAD, MITCHAM, CR4 3ED
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Ms Zara Simpson
- Religious ethos
- Christian
- Constituency
- Mitcham and Morden
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 40
- Pupils on roll
- 31
- URN
- 136678
- Local authority
- Merton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02086652605
About this school
RISE Education is an independent school in Merton. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 31 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected RISE Education 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
RISE Education has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in April 2011, 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 | 4 | 12 | 7 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | 2.0 | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | 0% | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | 8.3% | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | 0% | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | 0.1 | - |
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 RISE Education has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 22 |
| 2023/24 | 22 |
| 2024/25 | 19 |
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
- 31
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
Lavender Lodge School0.2 miles
Special schools · Mitcham
-
Jus'T'Learn0.3 miles
Independent schools · Mitcham
-
Oak Tree Primary School0.3 miles
Independent schools · Mitcham
-
Cricket Green School0.3 miles
Special schools · Mitcham
-
Melrose School0.4 miles
Special schools · Mitcham/ Raynes Park
Common questions
- What ages does RISE Education teach?
- RISE Education teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is an independent school in Merton.
- Who is the headteacher of RISE Education?
- The headteacher of RISE Education is Ms Zara Simpson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has RISE Education been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected RISE Education 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 many pupils are at RISE Education?
- RISE Education has 31 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is RISE Education full?
- RISE Education has capacity for 40 pupils and 31 on roll (78%), 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 RISE Education a faith school?
- No. RISE Education has no designated religious character.
- What are RISE Education's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, RISE Education'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.