Ricards Lodge High School

State-Funded School

ricards-lodge-high-school-merton-london

LondonRegion

MertonLocal Authority

WimbledonConstituency

SW19 7HBPostcode

9.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Ricards Lodge High School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–19, located in Merton, London.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,534 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 54.2
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 55.4%
EBacc average point score: 4.9

Ethnicity

White

46%

Asian

25%

Black

Mixed

11%

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

1,534

Total Pupils

0%Boys

100%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

27%

England average

27%

First language not English

37%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 19
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 1,534
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Outstanding

Ungraded inspection on 14 September 2023. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
12 Dec 2017	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.