Ricards Lodge High SchoolRutlish School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in London.
Summary of the comparison
Ricards Lodge High School and Rutlish School are secondary schools in London.
Ricards Lodge High School scores 76 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Rutlish School scores 78 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Rutlish School is ahead on our composite score.
Ricards Lodge High School was judged Outstanding and Rutlish School was judged exceptional.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 54.2 for Ricards Lodge High School and 60.5 for Rutlish School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Ricards Lodge High School (60.9 in 2021-22, 54.2 in 2024-25) and has risen at Rutlish School (58.0 in 2021-22, 60.5 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | LondonRicards Lodge High School | LondonRutlish School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B76/100 | B78/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 2nd of 8 in Merton | 1st of 8 in Merton Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Outstanding | Ofsted: Outstanding | |
| School type | Community school | Voluntary controlled school | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-19 | 11-19 | |
| Gender | Girls | Boys | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,534 | 1,471 | |
| Capacity | 1,500 | 1,500 | |
| Location | London, SW19 7HB | London, SW20 9AD | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 54.2 | 60.5 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 55.4% | 67.4% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 77.5% | 84.5% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 68.0% Stronger figure | 48.9% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.90 | 5.54 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 222 | 233 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 116 | 139 | |
| A-level average points | 35.1 | 36.7 Stronger figure | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B- | B- | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 36.0 | 38.4 Stronger figure | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 14.9% | 29.7% Stronger figure | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,476 | 1,491 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 26.7% | 24.5% | |
| English as an additional language | 37.3% | 50.1% | |
| SEN support | 16.0% | 16.4% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.5% | 4.8% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 7.0% | 6.0% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 19.0% | 16.5% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
A-level average points
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Ricards Lodge High School
Rutlish School
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