Ricards Lodge High School
Lake Road, London, SW19 7HB
1,534 pupils · 102% of 1,500 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11–19
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Local authority
- Merton
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 26.9%
Ofsted
Outstanding (2023) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Outstanding” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 14 September 2023, published 8 November 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 54.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 55.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 77.5% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 68% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.73 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 266 | 193 | 744 | 266 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 254 | 232 | 815 | 254 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 260 | 244 | 828 | 260 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 263 | 245 | 784 | 263 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 264 | 223 | 775 | 263 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 263 | 230 | 834 | 263 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 265 | 255 | 841 | 265 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 260 | 241 | 859 | 260 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Wimbledon College 1.5 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Ursuline High School Wimbledon 1.9 km · Good (2021) · previous system
- Southfields Academy 1.9 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Saint Cecilia's Church of England School 2 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Burntwood School 2.1 km · Improved significantly (2025)
- Harris Academy Wimbledon 2.1 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.