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.
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
| Measure | Merton | England |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 1,711 | 607,348 |
| Stayed in education | 92% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 60% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 6% | 13% |
| — further education college | 23% | 37% |
| Apprenticeship | 1% | 3% |
| Employment | 1% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 4% | 6% |
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.
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harris Academy MertonAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,371 | 92% | 51% | 33% | 1% | 74% | 53.7 | 59% |
| Harris Academy MordenAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 873 | 85% | 43% | 38% | 2% | — | 46.6 | 43% |
| Harris Academy WimbledonFree schools · sixth form | 1,073 | 93% | 65% | 21% | 1% | — | 58.3 | 69% |
| Raynes Park High SchoolCommunity school · sixth form | 1,134 | 84% | 48% | 32% | 3% | 59% | 45.3 | 47% |
| Ricards Lodge High SchoolCommunity school · sixth form | 1,534 | 96% | 68% | 15% | 0% | 76% | 54.2 | 55% |
| Rutlish SchoolVoluntary controlled school · sixth form | 1,471 | 95% | 77% | 15% | 0% | 66% | 60.5 | 67% |
| St Mark's Church of England AcademyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 983 | 89% | 31% | 48% | 0% | 61% | 46.1 | 41% |
| Ursuline High School WimbledonAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,396 | 95% | 75% | 8% | — | 80% | 60.7 | 66% |
| Wimbledon CollegeVoluntary aided school · sixth form | 1,266 | 96% | 81% | 13% | 1% | 64% | 57.0 | 69% |
Independent schools, colleges and special schools with published data (10)
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RR6college · Sixth form centres | — | — | — | — | — | 71% | — | — |
| Hall School Wimbledonindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 172 | — | — | — | — | — | 54.7 | 75% |
| Jus'T'Learnindependent · Other independent school | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | 7.0 | 4% |
| King's College Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form · selective | 1,498 | — | — | — | — | — | 14.1 | 0% |
| RISE Educationindependent · Other independent school | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wimbledon High School GDSTindependent · Other independent school · sixth form · selective | 1,085 | — | — | — | — | — | 81.0 | 100% |
| Blossom House Schoolspecial · Other independent special school | 330 | — | — | — | — | — | 7.8 | 0% |
| Cricket Green Schoolspecial · Community special school · sixth form | 267 | 96% | 4% | 12% | 0% | — | 0.3 | 0% |
| Melrose Schoolspecial · Community special school | 166 | 40% | 0% | 20% | 0% | — | 14.1 | 10% |
| Perseid Schoolspecial · Community special school · sixth form | 186 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | — | — | — |