Raynes Park High School
Secondary · Community school · Ages 11–19 · London, Merton
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From London Borough of Merton · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Raynes Park High School is a secondary school in London, Merton for ages 11–19 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 27 November 2024. Merton has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2019 to 2026 entry.
Raynes Park 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2022 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2021 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2020 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2019 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Year 7 in 2026 every applicant was offered a place, as at 4 of the 8 other Merton secondary schools with a published outcome.
- In 2026, Year 7 had 88 first-choice applications for 205 offers: 0.4 first choices per offer, the lowest of 9 Merton secondary schools.
- Every first-choice family was offered a place for Year 7 in 2026, and 117 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- A level results in 2024/25 averaged grade C (England B-), with progress from GCSE to A level below average.
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
- Bushey Road, London, SW20 0JL
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–19
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Merton
- Pupils on roll
- 1,134 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 39.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 27 November 2024
Strengths
- “This is a friendly and welcoming school where pupils are well supported.”
- “Caring relationships with staff encourage pupils to try their best and to ask for help when needed.”
- “Staff listen to pupils and take their views seriously.”
To improve
- “In a small minority of subjects, the school has identified that the curriculum was being delivered less effectively.”
- “This resulted in lower published outcomes in these areas for pupils at the end of Year 11 in 2023.”
- “However, on occasion, teachers do not present new information to pupils clearly enough.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 January 2025 (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) | 47% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 45.3 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C | 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: 88 first-preference applications, 205 offers in total, 88 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.
- Ursuline High School Wimbledon 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Wimbledon College 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Rutlish School 1.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Ricards Lodge High School 2.3 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Harris Academy Wimbledon 2.3 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Harris Academy Morden 2.7 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- St Mark's Church of England Academy 3.7 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Harris Academy Merton 4.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published