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Rutlish School[1]

Secondary · ages 11–19

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Headline results

Attainment 8
A8 56 56.1 2025/26[2]
A-level average grade
AL B- B- 2024/25[3]

Results

GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
56.1 2025/26[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
63.8% 2025/26[2]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
20.5% 2025/26[2]
Progress 8
+0.68 2023/24[4]
Progress 8, 2025/26
Not calculated[5]
Progress 8, 2024/25
Not calculated[5]
Earlier years
Year Attainment 8 Grade 5+ in English & maths Grade 7+ in English & maths Progress 8
2024/25 60.5[6] 67.4%[6]
2023/24 55.2[4] 62.4%[4] +0.68[4]
2022/23 58.8[7] 64%[7] +0.91[7]
2021/22 58[8] 63%[8] +0.72[8]

A level (16–18)

A-level average grade
B- 2024/25[3]
AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
29.7% 2024/25[3]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
Earlier years
Year A-level average grade AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
2023/24 B-[10] 20.5%[10]
2022/23 B-[11] 14.6%[11]
2021/22 B[12] 31.6%[12]
2018/19 B-[13] 27.1%[13]

Destinations after GCSEs

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
95% 2022/23[14]
School sixth form
77% 2022/23[14]
Sixth-form college
2% 2022/23[14]
Further education college
15% 2022/23[14]
Apprenticeship
0% 2022/23[14]
Employment
0% 2022/23[14]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment School sixth form Sixth-form college Further education college Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 96%[15] 72%[15] 7%[15] 16%[15] 0%[15]
2020/21 96%[16] 72%[16] 3%[16] 17%[16] 0%[16] 1%[16]
2019/20 96%[17] 65%[17] 9%[17] 21%[17] 1%[17] 1%[17]
2018/19 94%[18] 65%[18] 0%[18] 25%[18] 0%[18] 1%[18]

Destinations after 16–18 study

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
85% 2022/23[19]
Education
67% 2022/23[19]
Apprenticeship
4% 2022/23[19]
Employment
14% 2022/23[19]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment Education Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 87%[20] 80%[20] 1%[20] 6%[20]
2020/21 90%[21] 75%[21] 2%[21] 14%[21]
2019/20 88%[22] 82%[22] 1%[22] 4%[22]
2018/19 82%[23] 74%[23] 3%[23] 5%[23]

Higher education after 16–18 study

Progressed to higher education
94% 2021/22[24]
Top third of most selective universities
34% 2021/22[24]
Russell Group universities
17% 2019/20[25]
Oxford or Cambridge
0% 2019/20[25]
Earlier leavers
Left in Progressed to higher education Top third of most selective universities Russell Group universities Oxford or Cambridge
2020/21 86%[26] 26%[26]
2019/20 88%[25] 19%[25] 17%[25] 0%[25]
2018/19 83%[27] 23%[27] 21%[27] 5%[27]
2017/18 87%[28] 26%[28] 21%[28] 1%[28]

Shares of the pupils who left in the year shown. Russell Group and Oxford or Cambridge figures were published for leavers up to 2019/20 only.

Ofsted

Latest inspection
24 Sep 2024[29]
Type
S5 Inspection[29]
Report published
21 Oct 2024[29]
Personal development
Outstanding[29]
Quality of education
Outstanding[29]
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding[29]
Safeguarding is effective?
Yes[29]
Sixth form provision (where applicable)
Outstanding[29]
Effectiveness of leadership and management
Outstanding[29]
Earlier inspections
InspectionTypeOverall
26 Apr 2022[30] Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools[30] No overall grade[30]
25 Apr 2017[31] Maintained Academy and School Short inspection[31] Outstanding[31]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Year 7

Applications per place
2.9 Entry Sept 2026[32]
Applications (any preference)
757 Entry Sept 2026[32]
First preferences
195 Entry Sept 2026[32]
Places offered
260 Entry Sept 2026[32]
First preferences per place
0.8 Entry Sept 2026[32]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 752[32] 250[32] 260[32] 2.9[32] 1.0[32]
Entry Sept 2024 731[32] 239[32] 257[32] 2.8[32] 0.9[32]
Entry Sept 2023 734[32] 218[32] 259[32] 2.8[32] 0.8[32]
Entry Sept 2022 798[32] 260[32] 260[32] 3.1[32] 1.0[32]

Character & practicalities

Type
Voluntary controlled school[1]
Ages
11–19[1]
Boys / girls
Boys[1]
Admissions
Non-selective[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
1500[1]
Local authority
Merton[1]
Website
www.rutlish.merton.sch.uk[1]
District
Merton[33]
Postcode
SW20 9AD[1]
URN
102679[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
1491 2024/25[34]
English as an additional language
50.1% 2024/25[34]
SEN support
16.4% 2024/25[34]
EHC plan
4.8% 2024/25[34]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
24.5% 2024/25[34]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White
48.1%[35]
Mixed
13.4%[35]
Asian
28.1%[35]
Black
6.5%[35]
Any other ethnic group
2.8%[35]
Unclassified
1%[35]

The school census's major ethnic groups as shares of the school's pupils, summed by us from the published counts. For information only: never used to rank, filter or colour schools.

In the inspectors' and the school's words

Academic
The focus on both academic rigour and personal development enables pupils to excel. The school has extremely high expectations for pupils.[36]
Warmth
Leaders have created a welcoming and aspirational culture. They are friendly, polite and kind. Pupils are proud of their school community.[36]
Pastoral care
They are very well supported through strong working relationships with staff. This ensures pupils are safe in school.[36]
Behaviour
Behaviour in the school is exemplary. Pupils demonstrate great enthusiasm towards their education.[36]
Learning support
The school identify and meet the needs of pupils with SEND highly effectively. The school has a specialist centre for pupils with speech, language and communication needs. It caters for up to 10 pupils.[36]
Enrichment
Alongside a range of sporting and creative clubs, many pupils also take part in the Duke of Edinburgh Award and the Combined Cadet Force. Opportunities include subject-specific visits abroad and trips to historical and cultural landmarks.[36]
Pupil voice
These include the school council, ‘learning leads’ and charity ambassadors. including raising money for charity, building a well-being garden and leading a Year 7 team building day.[36]
Independence
Pupils are highly motivated and resilient.[36]

Sources

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    Quote
    It is not possible to calculate Progress 8 for academic years 2024/25 and 2025/26 due to gaps in the baseline caused by COVID-19 disruption.
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    Quote
    Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the summer exam series was cancelled in both 2020 and 2021, and alternative processes were set up to award grades.
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    Quotes (12)
    Leaders have created a welcoming and aspirational culture (p. 2)
    They are friendly, polite and kind. Pupils are proud of their school community (p. 2)
    The focus on both academic rigour and personal development enables pupils to excel. The school has extremely high expectations for pupils (p. 2)
    They are very well supported through strong working relationships with staff. This ensures pupils are safe in school (p. 2)
    Behaviour in the school is exemplary. Pupils demonstrate great enthusiasm towards their education (p. 2)
    Alongside a range of sporting and creative clubs, many pupils also take part in the Duke of Edinburgh Award and the Combined Cadet Force (p. 2)
    Opportunities include subject-specific visits abroad and trips to historical and cultural landmarks (p. 3)
    These include the school council, 'learning leads' and charity ambassadors (p. 2)
    including raising money for charity, building a well-being garden and leading a Year 7 team building day (p. 2)
    Pupils are highly motivated and resilient (p. 3)
    The school identify and meet the needs of pupils with SEND highly effectively (p. 2)
    The school has a specialist centre for pupils with speech, language and communication needs. It caters for up to 10 pupils (p. 5)