Wimbledon College

At a glance

Type

Voluntary aided school (state-funded)

Phase

Secondary

Ages

11 to 18

Gender

Boys

Religious character

Roman Catholic

Pupils

1,266 census January 2026

Capacity

1,249

Admissions policy

Non-selective

Sixth form

Yes

Head Master

Mr Adrian Laing

Address

Edge Hill, London, SW19 4NS

Borough

Merton

Telephone

02089462533

DfE reference (URN)

102681

Website

wimbledoncollege.org.uk

Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools · daily extract as at 2026-10-07 · last checked 9 October 2026

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Key dates for 2027 entry

Year 7 (11+)

1. Registration deadlineSaturday 31 October 2026Closes in 21 days

   Submit the Admissions Administration Form and upload required documents by 31st October 2026 via Applicaa. Also name Wimbledon College as one of your preferences on your Common Application Form and submit this to your local authority by 31st October 2026.

   Source: wimbledoncollege.org.uk

2. Offers sentMonday 1 March 2027Upcoming

   Your Local Authority will write to you on Monday 1st March 2027, indicating the school highest on your list which is able to offer you a place. We will also email you confirming whether or not we were able to offer a place.

   Source: wimbledoncollege.org.uk

3. Accept your offerMonday 15 March 2027Open

   Deadline to accept your secondary offer: Monday 15 March 2027 (your home borough's date).

   Source: Your borough's admissions page · checked 9 Oct 2026

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A status ("Closes in 12 days") is shown only for a closing date we have checked, worked out from today's date, 10 October 2026. Other dates are printed as the school published them, with its own wording beside them. Dates given only as "early January" are shown as approximate and never counted down. Always confirm with the school or council.

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Admissions

You apply through the council where you live, not to the school, naming up to six schools in order on one form. Every applicant on time hears on the same national offer day. Schools with a religious character often ask for a supplementary information form as well, returned to the school by the same deadline.

188 first-preference applications and 844 applications naming it at any preference for 194 places offered (September 2026 entry, DfE)

These are counts of applications and offers on national offer day. They are not a chance of getting in: places are allocated by the school's published admissions criteria, such as siblings, distance or faith.

Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary school applications and offers · entry years up to 2026/27 · last checked 9 October 2026

Merton: Year 7 offers, September 2026 entry

Across the borough, 67.4% of applicants were offered their first preference and 95.4% were offered one of their preferences (1,982 applications). These are borough-wide figures, not a forecast for any school or child.

Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary schools applications and offers 2026 · entry years 2014/15 to 2026/27 (release published 2026-06-18) · last checked 9 October 2026

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Inspection

Source: Ofsted, Management information - state-funded schools - latest inspections as at 31 August 2026 · latest inspections as at 2026-08-31 · last checked 9 October 2026

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Results

GCSE (key stage 4), 2024/25

• Attainment 8 score2022/23: 58.2 · 2023/24: 56.8
  57This school52.3Merton46.1England, state-funded
• % achieving grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs2022/23: 68% · 2023/24: 65%
  69%This school56%Merton45%England, state-funded
• % achieving grade 4 or above in English and maths GCSEs2022/23: 86% · 2023/24: 82%
  83%This school74%Merton65%England, state-funded
• % entering the English Baccalaureate2022/23: 70% · 2023/24: 74%
  66%This school58%Merton40%England, state-funded
• EBacc average point score2022/23: 5.53 · 2023/24: 5.43
  5.43This school4.84Merton4.09England, state-funded

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 194 pupils in the cohort

A level (16 to 18), 2024/25

• A level average result, expressed as a grade2022/23: B- · 2023/24: B-
  BThis schoolB-MertonB-England, state-funded
• A level average point score per entry2022/23: 35.6 · 2023/24: 37.4
  38.7This school35.9Merton35England, state-funded
• Average point score for a student's best 3 A levels2022/23: 36.3 · 2023/24: 37.5
  39.2This school36.6Merton35.8England, state-funded
• % of A level students achieving AAB or higher including at least 2 facilitating subjects2022/23: 16% · 2023/24: 20%
  27%This school19%Merton18%England, state-funded
• A level value added score2023/24: 0.22
  0.14This school-0.03England, state-funded

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 124 pupils in the cohort

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Pupils and context

Eligible for free school meals

24.3% January 2026

English as an additional language

37%

Receiving SEN support

20.3%

With an Education, Health and Care Plan

4.8%

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · school census 2024/25

Attendance and staffing

Overall absence

6% 2024/25

Persistently absent (missed 10% or more)

16.5%

Pupils per teacher

17.7 2025/26

Source: Department for Education, Absence rates by school level · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026

Places

Places

1,264

Pupils on roll

1,254

Source: Department for Education, Capacity - school / Sixth form capacity - school · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · position at 1 May, 2024/25

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Nearby schools

Schools covering the same ages within about a mile, by straight-line distance (not walking or travel time).

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Compare with similar schools

Side-by-side comparisons with the nearest schools of the same type. Sourced facts only; no winner is declared.

• Wimbledon College and Rutlish School1 mile apart
• Wimbledon College and Raynes Park High School1.3 miles apart
• Wimbledon College and Harris Academy Wimbledon1.5 miles apart
• Wimbledon College and Coombe Boys' School2.0 miles apart

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