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Ursuline High School Wimbledon
Secondary · Girls · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Crescent Road, Wimbledon, London SW20 8HA · ursulinehigh.merton.sch.uk · 020 8255 2688
On the mapSearch near SW20 8HA
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2021
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 60.7
- average Attainment 8 score. Merton 52.3, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,396
- 10 over 1,386 places · 101%
- Local authority
- Merton
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 17.3%
- First language not English
- 28.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 254 families put the school first and 206 places were offered; 65% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 206 | 254 | 1.2▲ | 65% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 207 | 235 | 1.1▲ | 72% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 233 | 219 | 0.9 | 84% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 245 | 238 | 1 | 82% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 238 | 275 | 1.2▲ | 77% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 60.7, and 66.2% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Merton it was 52.3, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B- (36.4 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲60.7 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲66.2% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲87.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲61.4% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲5.62 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 102683)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 84.1 | +1.8 |
| Sixth form college | 2.9 | −1.9 |
| Further education | 9.7 | +2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 1 | −0.4 |
| Activity not captured | 2.4 | +1.9 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 102683)
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 113 students | B- (36.4) | Average +0.06 | |
| 113 students | B- (36.4) | Average +0.06 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 138 | B- (36.8) | +0.23 |
| 2022/23 | 129 | C+ (33.5) | — |
| 2021/22 | 149 | B- (36.4) | — |
| 2018/19 | 147 | B- (37.4) | -0.07 |
| 2017/18 | 150 | B- (37.3) | -0.13 |
| 2016/17 | 152 | C+ (35) | -0.31 |
| 2015/16 | 157 | B- (36.4) | -0.03 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 102683)
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 72.4 | −1.4 |
| Further education | 0.5 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 4.7 | +4 |
| Employment | 11.8 | −1.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 8.2 | +0.6 |
| Activity not captured | 2.4 | −2.4 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 102683)
Ofsted
Ursuline High School Wimbledon was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 12 October 2021, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 12 Oct 2021
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 102683)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Nov 2006
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 102683), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Nov 2006Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 102683)