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Girls' schools in and near Merton

All 4 girls' schools in Merton, and the nearest just outside.

4 schools in Merton

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  1. Ricards Lodge High School

    London, SW19 7HB · State · Secondary · Ages 11 to 19 · Girls

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Girls
    • Has a sixth form

    Results close to the Merton girls schools average.

    193 first choices, 266 offers made

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 6

    Merton girls schools Grade 6England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    About 13Merton girls schools about 12
    Pupils
    1,534
    View school Ricards Lodge High School
  2. Ursuline High School Wimbledon

    London, SW20 8HA · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Girls

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic
    • Girls
    • Has a sixth form

    Results above the Merton girls schools average.

    254 first choices, 206 offers made

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 6

    Merton girls schools Grade 6England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    About 11Merton girls schools about 12
    Pupils
    1,396
    View school Ursuline High School Wimbledon
  3. The Study Preparatory School

    London, SW19 4UN · Independent · Primary · Ages 4 to 11 · Girls

    • ISI:Inspected
    • Girls

    Independent school. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed a year
    –Merton girls schools about 12
    Pupils
    285
    View school The Study Preparatory School
  4. Wimbledon High School GDST

    Sw19 4ab · Independent · All-through · Ages 4 to 19 · Girls

    • ISI:Inspected
    • Girls
    • Grammar
    • Has a sixth form

    Independent school. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed a year
    –Merton girls schools about 12
    Pupils
    1,085
    View school Wimbledon High School GDST

Just outside Merton

The nearest ones, measured from the middle of Merton.

  1. Burntwood School

    1.9 miles from Merton · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Girls

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Girls
    • Has a sixth form

    Results well below the Merton girls schools average, high absence.

    101 first choices, 254 offers made

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5

    Merton girls schools Grade 6England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    About 16Merton girls schools about 12
    Pupils
    1,462
    View school Burntwood School
The big picture

How Merton's girls' schools spread out

Each dot is one school. Hover over a dot to see which school it is.

Ofsted grades in Merton

The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 2 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.

  • Outstanding: 1 of 2
  • Good: 1 of 2
  • Requires improvement: 0 of 2
  • Inadequate: 0 of 2
Before you apply

Four things worth knowing in Merton

  1. Some are faith schools.

    1 of the 4 girls' schools in Merton have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.

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About these schools

Girls' schools in Merton, explained

There are 4 girls' schools in Merton, teaching 4,300 children. 1 are run by the council and 1 are academies or free schools. Among them are 2 independent schools.

100% of the schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 1 of them is Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.

Pupils in Merton girls schools scored an average Attainment 8 of 60.4 across their best eight GCSEs, against 46.2 across England.

22.1% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £8,291 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 16.4% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.

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Questions

Questions parents ask

How many girls schools are in Merton?
There are 4 girls schools in Merton, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best girls schools in Merton?
The highest-ranked girls schools in Merton on Eduscope are Ricards Lodge High School and Ursuline High School Wimbledon. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How many Ofsted Outstanding girls schools are in Merton?
Merton has 1 girls schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted. A further 1 are rated Good, meaning 100% of inspected schools hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
How are girls schools in Merton ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
What is the average class size in Merton girls schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across girls schools in Merton is 17:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.

Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.

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