Wimbledon College
Secondary · Voluntary aided school · Boys · Merton
Edge Hill, London, SW19 4NS
81
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
76%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
94.0%
16.5% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,266
Capacity used
Over capacity101%
1,249 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
76%
1st preference success rate
136 of 178 families who put it first got an offer
196
Places offered
731
Total applications
3.7
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 178 | 136 | ● 76% |
| 2nd preference | 183 | 31 | ● 17% |
| 3rd preference | 157 | 19 | ● 12% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 213 | 10 | ● 5% |
| Total | 731 | 196 | 27% |
1st preference success by year
Merton lets families list 6 preferences. 332 applications came from outside the council area (99 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 aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Adrian Laing
- Address
- Edge Hill, London, SW19 4NS
- Phone
- 02089462533
- Local authority
- Merton
- Ward / constituency
- Hillside · Wimbledon
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 102681
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 24% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 33% | — | — |
| SEN support | 21% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
1,266 pupils · 1,249 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
22 March 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,001 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
0.9%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
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 | 56.8 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.86 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 65% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 82% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 5.43 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 37.39 | — | — |
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 | 57 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 68.6% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 83% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 65.5% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.43 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 194 | — |
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 | 38.71 | 35 |
| Average grade | B | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 26.6% | 17% |
| A-level students | 124 | — |
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 | 193 | 40% | 75% | 87% | |
| English Language | 193 | 22% | 66% | 82% | |
| English Literature | 192 | 23% | 68% | 84% | |
| Religious Studies | 189 | 40% | 66% | 77% | |
| Geography | 156 | 33% | 65% | 80% | |
| Combined Science | 133 | 20% | 59% | 78% | |
| Business | 77 | 18% | 70% | 82% | |
| French | 71 | 45% | 79% | 87% | |
| History | 61 | 39% | 74% | 84% | |
| Biology | 59 | 69% | 98% | 100% | |
| Physics | 59 | 80% | 100% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 59 | 73% | 100% | 100% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 60 | 18% | 47% | 67% | |
| Psychology | 31 | 0% | 16% | 52% | |
| Geography | 26 | 4% | 35% | 54% | |
| Physics | 25 | 32% | 60% | 76% | |
| Sociology | 23 | 0% | 22% | 48% | |
| Biology | 22 | 0% | 36% | 55% | |
| Economics | 20 | 20% | 50% | 75% | |
| Chemistry | 19 | 11% | 32% | 58% | |
| Government and Politics | 18 | 0% | 17% | 28% | |
| Business Studies | 16 | 6% | 25% | 69% | |
| History | 15 | 7% | 13% | 40% | |
| Polish | 13 | 0% | 54% | 77% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 12096: Wimbledon College
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 9 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | 0% |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
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) | 66% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 3% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 69% | — | — |
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.