Ricards Lodge High School
Secondary · Community school · Ages 11–19 · London, Merton
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
1.98 miles
Published by London Borough of Merton · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
Ricards Lodge High School is a secondary school in London, Merton for ages 11–19 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Outstanding, from the inspection on 14 September 2023. Merton has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2019 to 2026 entry.
Ricards Lodge High School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 1.98 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 1.80 mi |
| Year 7 2024 | 1.61 mi |
| Year 7 2023 | 1.75 mi |
| Year 7 2022 | 1.94 mi |
| Year 7 2021 | 1.81 mi |
| Year 7 2020 | 1.83 mi |
| Year 7 2019 | 1.80 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The 2026 Year 7 last distance offered was 1.98 miles, about the same as in 2025, and the 2026 figure was the longest of the 8 years.
- Year 7 entry in 2026 had 193 first-choice applications for 266 offers, 0.7 first choices per offer, the 4th lowest of 9 Merton secondary schools.
- For Year 7 in 2026, 159 offers went to first-choice families and 34 first-choice families (18%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 55% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the Attainment 8 score was 54.2 (England 46).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Merton schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Lake Road, Wimbledon, London, SW19 7HB
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–19
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Merton
- Pupils on roll
- 1,534 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 26.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Outstanding Inspected 14 September 2023
Strengths
- “The school provides all pupils with an exceptional education.”
- “There are extremely high expectations of pupils, which ensures that all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), achieve very highly.”
- “Pupils are hard-working and highly motivated to learn.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 November 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 55% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 54.2 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | B- | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 193 first-preference applications, 266 offers in total, 159 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Merton.
- Wimbledon College 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Ursuline High School Wimbledon 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Harris Academy Wimbledon 1.3 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Rutlish School 1.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Raynes Park High School 2.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Mark's Church of England Academy 2.7 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Harris Academy Morden 2.8 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Harris Academy Merton 3.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published