Rutlish School
Secondary · Voluntary controlled school · Boys · Merton
Watery Lane, London, SW20 9AD
79
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 24/09/2024
Application demand
80%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
94.0%
16.5% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,471
Capacity used
Nearly full98%
1,500 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
80%
1st preference success rate
201 of 250 families who put it first got an offer
260
Places offered
752
Total applications
2.9
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 250 | 201 | ● 80% |
| 2nd preference | 175 | 40 | ● 23% |
| 3rd preference | 135 | 18 | ● 13% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 192 | 1 | ● 1% |
| Total | 752 | 260 | 35% |
1st preference success by year
Merton lets families list 6 preferences. 143 applications came from outside the council area (6 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–19
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Laura Howarth
- Address
- Watery Lane, Merton Park, London, SW20 9AD
- Phone
- 02085421212
- Local authority
- Merton
- Ward / constituency
- Merton Park · Wimbledon
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 102679
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 24% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 51% | — | — |
| SEN support | 15% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
1,471 pupils · 1,500 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
24 September 2024
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessSixth form Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding - 22
27 April 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,213 pupils
Attendance
94.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
6.0%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
16.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
0.7%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.1%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 55.2 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.68 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 62% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 81% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 5.12 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 35.15 | — | — |
Average grade: B- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 60.5 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 67.4% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 84.5% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 48.9% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.54 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 233 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 36.68 | 35 |
| Average grade | B- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 29.7% | 17% |
| A-level students | 139 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 233 | 52% | 72% | 88% | |
| English Language | 233 | 32% | 73% | 86% | |
| Religious Studies | 232 | 39% | 75% | 82% | |
| English Literature | 232 | 38% | 73% | 84% | |
| Combined Science | 133 | 14% | 50% | 74% | |
| Geography | 118 | 52% | 73% | 81% | |
| History | 112 | 40% | 74% | 81% | |
| Computer Science | 101 | 54% | 85% | 89% | |
| Biology | 100 | 73% | 100% | 100% | |
| Physics | 100 | 82% | 99% | 99% | |
| Chemistry | 100 | 67% | 99% | 100% | |
| Design & Technology | 88 | 16% | 58% | 77% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 78 | 24% | 50% | 69% | |
| Sociology | 39 | 3% | 10% | 41% | |
| Economics | 28 | 7% | 32% | 61% | |
| History | 26 | 8% | 23% | 65% | |
| Geography | 24 | 0% | 17% | 58% | |
| Physics | 23 | 17% | 26% | 48% | |
| Psychology | 23 | 0% | 22% | 43% | |
| Mathematics (Further) | 23 | 26% | 61% | 83% | |
| Chemistry | 20 | 0% | 20% | 50% | |
| Computer Science | 19 | 5% | 32% | 74% | |
| Biology | 17 | 6% | 29% | 59% | |
| Government and Politics | 14 | 0% | 7% | 29% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 12107: Rutlish School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 80% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 100% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 80% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Merton council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.