Rutlish SchoolWimbledon College

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in London.

Summary of the comparison

Rutlish School and Wimbledon College are secondary schools in London.

  • Rutlish School scores 77 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Wimbledon College scores 73 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Rutlish School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Rutlish School was judged exceptional and Wimbledon College was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 56.1 for Rutlish School and 56.0 for Wimbledon College.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Rutlish School (58.0 in 2021-22, 56.1 in 2025-26) and has fallen at Wimbledon College (59.5 in 2021-22, 56.0 in 2025-26).

Side-by-side comparison

Rutlish School versus Wimbledon College compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure LondonRutlish SchoolLondonWimbledon CollegeEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB77/100Stronger figureB73/100
Local ranking1st of 9 in Merton Stronger figure6th of 9 in Merton
InspectionOfsted: OutstandingStronger figureOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary controlled school Voluntary aided school
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-19 11-18
GenderBoys Boys
Pupils on roll1,471 1,266
Capacity1,500 1,249
LocationLondon, SW20 9AD London, SW19 4NS
GCSE results
Attainment 856.1 Stronger figure56.0 46.2
Grade 5+ in English & maths63.8% 66.3% Stronger figure46.3%
Grade 4+ in English & maths78.6% 86.2% Stronger figure64.8%
Cohort229 196
A-level results
A-level entries139 124
A-level average points36.7 38.7 Stronger figure35.0
A-level average gradeB- B
Best 3 A-levels points38.4 39.2 Stronger figure35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects29.7% Stronger figure26.6% 17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,491 1,258
Free school meals (ever 6)24.5% 22.2%
English as an additional language50.1% 37.0%
SEN support16.4% 20.3%
SEN with an EHC plan4.8% 4.8%
Attendance
Overall absence6.0% Stronger figure6.0% 6.2%
Persistent absence16.5% 16.5% Stronger figure15.8%

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.

Rutlish School

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