Side by side
Raynes Park High School and Ursuline High School Wimbledon
The published facts for both schools, each with its source. Where a school or the government has not published something, the cell says so. We do not name a winner.
What differs
- Raynes Park High School takes boys and girls; Ursuline High School Wimbledon is a girls' school.
- Raynes Park High School takes ages 11 to 19; Ursuline High School Wimbledon takes ages 11 to 18.
- The two schools are 1.1 miles apart in a straight line.
Facts side by side
| Fact | Raynes Park High School | Ursuline High School Wimbledon |
|---|---|---|
| The basics | ||
| Type | State-funded: Community school DfE register | State-funded: Academy converter DfE register |
| Ages | 11 to 19 DfE register | 11 to 18 DfE register |
| Gender | Mixed DfE register | Girls DfE register |
| Pupils | 1,134 DfE register | 1,396 DfE register |
| Religious character | Not published | Roman Catholic DfE register |
| Borough | Merton DfE register | Merton DfE register |
| Boarding | No DfE register | No DfE register |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective DfE register | Non-selective DfE register |
| Admissions for 2027 | ||
| Next deadline to apply or register | 31 October 2026 (closes in 21 days) school or council page | 31 October 2026 (closes in 21 days) school or council page |
| Applications and places, last round | 88 first preferences for 205 places DfE, September 2026 entry | 254 first preferences for 206 places DfE, September 2026 entry |
| Cost | ||
| Published day fees | No tuition fees (state-funded) | No tuition fees (state-funded) |
| Inspection | ||
| Latest inspection | Ofsted ungraded inspection, 27 November 2024: Standards maintained Ofsted | Ofsted graded inspection, 12 October 2021: Good at that inspection Ofsted |
| Results | ||
| GCSE: Attainment 8 | 45.3 (2024/25) DfE | Not published |
| GCSE: grade 5+ in English and maths | 47% (2024/25) DfE | Not published |
| A level: average grade | C (2024/25) DfE | Not published |
| A level: points per entry | 31 (2024/25) DfE | Not published |
| Where leavers went | ||
| Stayed in education or work after GCSEs | 88% (left 2022/23) DfE | Not published |
| Stayed in education or work after 16 to 18 | 91% (left 2022/23) DfE | Not published |
| Pupils | ||
| Eligible for free school meals | 42.5% DfE register | 17.3% DfE register |
| English as an additional language | 29.7% school census 2024/25 | Not published |
| Receiving SEN support | 20.2% school census 2024/25 | Not published |
| Pupils per teacher | 14.9 DfE workforce census | 17.9 DfE workforce census |
| Overall absence | 8.7% DfE, 2024/25 | Not published |
DfE register: Get Information About Schools, daily extract as at 2026-10-07. Other sources are named in each cell; every figure links to its source on the school's own page.
Shaded cells differ between the two schools. A blank is not a weakness: it means the figure has not been published, or does not apply to that type of school. Fees and results are not comparable between state and independent schools.