OFSTED
24 September 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
27 April 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published
15 June 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Voluntary controlled school
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Boys
Religious character
—
Local authority
Merton
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,471
1,471 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
0
0.0% of pupils
Male pupils
1,471
100.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
1.2 pts
below England
School
23.6%
Merton
24.2%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
30.3 pts
above England
School
50.6%
Merton
33.0%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.5 pts
above England
School
1.5%
Merton
0.6%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
31.6%
465
Any other White background
16.0%
236
Any other Asian background
11.2%
165
Pakistani
9.2%
136
Any other Mixed background
7.0%
103
African
4.3%
63
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
21.5%
316 of
1,471 pupils
0.7 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.4 pts
above
England
6.0%
1.8 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
60.5
21.3 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.68 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
5.99%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.23 pts
lower than
England
School
5.99%
Merton
5.86%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
16.49%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
0.67 pts
higher than
England
School
16.49%
Merton
14.86%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.74%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.06 pts
lower than
England
School
0.74%
Merton
1.34%
London
1.67%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
98.1%
5.7 pts
above England
Rutlish School
98.1%
Merton
94.6%
London
91.3%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.