Ricards Lodge High School

School overview

Ricards Lodge High School is a girls' secondary school serving London, Merton, classified by the DfE as a community school. It has 1,476 pupils aged 11 to 19 on roll. The school's average Attainment 8 score in the latest GCSE results was 54.2 — above the national average (national average: 46). Its Attainment 8 score has fallen by 0.8 points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 16% of secondary schools in England.

55% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, above the national average of about 45%. 78% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. 82% of the families who made Ricards Lodge High School their first choice were offered a Year 7 place for September 2026, even though the school made at least as many offers as it had first choices - the rest withdrew, moved or fell outside a priority group. After Year 11, 97% of its leavers went on to education, an apprenticeship or work that they stayed in for at least two terms. Overall pupil absence was 7.3%. There are about 15.2 pupils per teacher. Ricards Lodge High School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.