Wimbledon College
Secondary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 11–18 · London, Merton
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From London Borough of Merton · offers on 2 March 2026
Unlock every school · £9.99 Open on the map →Wimbledon College is a secondary school in London, Merton for ages 11–18 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 22 March 2023. Merton has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2020 to 2026 entry.
Wimbledon College 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 | Not published |
| Year 7 2024 | Not published |
| Year 7 2023 | Not published |
| Year 7 2022 | Not published |
| Year 7 2021 | Not published |
| Year 7 2020 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026, 188 first-choice applications were made for 194 Year 7 offers; 137 offers went to first-choice families and 51 first-choice families (27%) were not offered a place.
- Of 844 Year 7 applications in 2026, 366 (43%) came from families living outside Merton, and 76 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 69% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the average A level grade was B (England B-).
- That 2024/25 GCSE figure was the 2nd highest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest secondary schools in Merton that have results.
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
- Edge Hill, London, SW19 4NS
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Merton
- Pupils on roll
- 1,266 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 22.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 22 March 2023
Strengths
- “Leaders have created a school community with a shared aim of being ‘men and women for others’.”
- “Pupils regularly undertake charitable work, including fundraising events for chosen charities.”
- “Pupils take pride in collecting house points for their conduct, including for making a positive contribution to the school community.”
To improve
- “However, in some cases, pupils do not get on to the more demanding tasks that require them to apply their knowledge of facts.”
- “As a result, they do not develop their knowledge of the curriculum in as much depth as leaders intend.”
- “However, some teaching does not check pupils’ understanding of the curriculum as systematically.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 May 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) | 69% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 57 | 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: 188 first-preference applications, 194 offers in total, 137 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 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Ricards Lodge High School 0.9 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Rutlish School 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Raynes Park High School 1.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Harris Academy Wimbledon 1.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Harris Academy Morden 2.6 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- St Mark's Church of England Academy 3.0 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Harris Academy Merton 3.9 mi Outstanding Last distance published