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Secondary schools in Merton

Where pupils go after Year 11 and after sixth form, school by school, with GCSE results. Destinations are for the 2023 leavers; results are from 2025.

What the data says

Merton has 9 state-funded secondary schools. Of the 1,711 pupils who finished Year 11 here in 2023, 92% stayed in education (England 86%): 60% in a school sixth form, 6% at a sixth form college, 23% at a further education college.

Apprenticeships take 1% of leavers, roughly a third of the England rate of 3%.

4% of leavers had no sustained destination six months on, fewer than the 6% across England.

After sixth form, 70% of students in Merton went to university (England 37%), and 25% of level 3 students reached one of the most selective universities (England 19%).

After Year 11: Merton against England

Merton
England
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
MeasureMertonEngland
Pupils in the cohort1,711607,348
Stayed in education92%86%
— school sixth form60%34%
— sixth form college6%13%
— further education college23%37%
Apprenticeship1%3%
Employment1%3%
No sustained destination4%6%

Where each school’s Year 11 leavers went

One band per school, sorted by the size of its 2023 Year 11 cohort. Band width is pupils; hover a band for the share, click a school for its profile. Counts are worked back from the percentages DfE publishes, so a band can be out by a pupil.

Rutlish School → School sixth form: about 178 pupils (77% of 231)Rutlish School → Sixth form college: about 5 pupils (2% of 231)Rutlish School → Further education college: about 35 pupils (15% of 231)Rutlish School → Other education: about 2 pupils (1% of 231)Rutlish School → No sustained destination: about 7 pupils (3% of 231)Harris Academy Merton → School sixth form: about 117 pupils (51% of 230)Harris Academy Merton → Sixth form college: about 18 pupils (8% of 230)Harris Academy Merton → Further education college: about 76 pupils (33% of 230)Harris Academy Merton → Apprenticeship: about 2 pupils (1% of 230)Harris Academy Merton → Employment: about 2 pupils (1% of 230)Harris Academy Merton → No sustained destination: about 7 pupils (3% of 230)Ricards Lodge High School → School sixth form: about 149 pupils (68% of 219)Ricards Lodge High School → Sixth form college: about 24 pupils (11% of 219)Ricards Lodge High School → Further education college: about 33 pupils (15% of 219)Ricards Lodge High School → Other education: about 2 pupils (1% of 219)Ricards Lodge High School → Employment: about 2 pupils (1% of 219)Ricards Lodge High School → No sustained destination: about 4 pupils (2% of 219)Ursuline High School Wimbledon → School sixth form: about 156 pupils (75% of 208)Ursuline High School Wimbledon → Sixth form college: about 19 pupils (9% of 208)Ursuline High School Wimbledon → Further education college: about 17 pupils (8% of 208)Ursuline High School Wimbledon → Other education: about 4 pupils (2% of 208)Ursuline High School Wimbledon → Employment: about 2 pupils (1% of 208)Ursuline High School Wimbledon → No sustained destination: about 4 pupils (2% of 208)Wimbledon College → School sixth form: about 155 pupils (81% of 191)Wimbledon College → Sixth form college: about 4 pupils (2% of 191)Wimbledon College → Further education college: about 25 pupils (13% of 191)Wimbledon College → Apprenticeship: about 2 pupils (1% of 191)Wimbledon College → Employment: about 2 pupils (1% of 191)Wimbledon College → No sustained destination: about 4 pupils (2% of 191)Raynes Park High School → School sixth form: about 86 pupils (48% of 180)Raynes Park High School → Sixth form college: about 7 pupils (4% of 180)Raynes Park High School → Further education college: about 58 pupils (32% of 180)Raynes Park High School → Other education: about 2 pupils (1% of 180)Raynes Park High School → Apprenticeship: about 5 pupils (3% of 180)Raynes Park High School → Employment: about 4 pupils (2% of 180)Raynes Park High School → No sustained destination: about 13 pupils (7% of 180)Harris Academy Morden → School sixth form: about 72 pupils (43% of 168)Harris Academy Morden → Sixth form college: about 5 pupils (3% of 168)Harris Academy Morden → Further education college: about 64 pupils (38% of 168)Harris Academy Morden → Other education: about 2 pupils (1% of 168)Harris Academy Morden → Apprenticeship: about 3 pupils (2% of 168)Harris Academy Morden → Employment: about 2 pupils (1% of 168)Harris Academy Morden → No sustained destination: about 15 pupils (9% of 168)Harris Academy Wimbledon → School sixth form: about 79 pupils (65% of 121)Harris Academy Wimbledon → Sixth form college: about 5 pupils (4% of 121)Harris Academy Wimbledon → Further education college: about 25 pupils (21% of 121)Harris Academy Wimbledon → Other education: about 2 pupils (2% of 121)Harris Academy Wimbledon → Apprenticeship: about 1 pupils (1% of 121)Harris Academy Wimbledon → No sustained destination: about 2 pupils (2% of 121)St Mark's Church of England Academy → School sixth form: about 36 pupils (31% of 115)St Mark's Church of England Academy → Sixth form college: about 10 pupils (9% of 115)St Mark's Church of England Academy → Further education college: about 55 pupils (48% of 115)St Mark's Church of England Academy → Other education: about 1 pupils (1% of 115)St Mark's Church of England Academy → Employment: about 1 pupils (1% of 115)St Mark's Church of England Academy → No sustained destination: about 5 pupils (4% of 115)Rutlish School: 231 pupilsRutlish School 231Harris Academy Merton: 230 pupilsHarris Academy Merton 230Ricards Lodge High School: 219 pupilsRicards Lodge High School 219Ursuline High School Wimbledon: 208 pupilsUrsuline High School Wimbledon 208Wimbledon College: 191 pupilsWimbledon College 191Raynes Park High School: 180 pupilsRaynes Park High School 180Harris Academy Morden: 168 pupilsHarris Academy Morden 168Harris Academy Wimbledon: 121 pupilsHarris Academy Wimbledon 121St Mark's Church of England Academy: 115 pupilsSt Mark's Church of England Acade… 115School sixth form: 1,028 pupils (62% of Merton’s leavers)School sixth form 1,028Sixth form college: 97 pupils (6% of Merton’s leavers)Sixth form college 97Further education college: 388 pupils (23% of Merton’s leavers)Further education college 388Other education: 15 pupils (1% of Merton’s leavers)Apprenticeship: 13 pupils (1% of Merton’s leavers)Employment: 15 pupils (1% of Merton’s leavers)No sustained destination: 61 pupils (4% of Merton’s leavers)
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination

Map of secondary schools in Merton

Darker blue means a larger share of Year 11 leavers stayed in education. Click a school for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors.

State-funded secondary schools (9)

Sorted by name. Click a school for its full picture. “Stayed in education” counts school sixth forms, sixth form colleges and FE colleges together.

SchoolPupilsStayed in educationSchool sixth formFE collegeApprenticeshipTo universityAttainment 85+ Eng & maths
Harris Academy MertonAcademy sponsor led · sixth form1,37192%51%33%1%74%53.759%
Harris Academy MordenAcademy sponsor led · sixth form87385%43%38%2%—46.643%
Harris Academy WimbledonFree schools · sixth form1,07393%65%21%1%—58.369%
Raynes Park High SchoolCommunity school · sixth form1,13484%48%32%3%59%45.347%
Ricards Lodge High SchoolCommunity school · sixth form1,53496%68%15%0%76%54.255%
Rutlish SchoolVoluntary controlled school · sixth form1,47195%77%15%0%66%60.567%
St Mark's Church of England AcademyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form98389%31%48%0%61%46.141%
Ursuline High School WimbledonAcademy converter · sixth form1,39695%75%8%—80%60.766%
Wimbledon CollegeVoluntary aided school · sixth form1,26696%81%13%1%64%57.069%

Independent schools, colleges and special schools with published data (10)

SchoolPupilsStayed in educationSchool sixth formFE collegeApprenticeshipTo universityAttainment 85+ Eng & maths
RR6college · Sixth form centres—————71%——
Hall School Wimbledonindependent · Other independent school · sixth form172—————54.775%
Jus'T'Learnindependent · Other independent school52—————7.04%
King's College Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form · selective1,498—————14.10%
RISE Educationindependent · Other independent school31———————
Wimbledon High School GDSTindependent · Other independent school · sixth form · selective1,085—————81.0100%
Blossom House Schoolspecial · Other independent special school330—————7.80%
Cricket Green Schoolspecial · Community special school · sixth form26796%4%12%0%—0.30%
Melrose Schoolspecial · Community special school16640%0%20%0%—14.110%
Perseid Schoolspecial · Community special school · sixth form186100%0%0%0%———

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