Rutlish School
London, SW20 9AD · Merton · secondary school
2nd of 8 secondary schools in Merton we can score, 9 in total — the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still — 9.7/10 against 915 of them, against 9.0/10 nationally. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.
How this is worked out
| Measure | Percentile | Weight | Adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5+ English & maths 2024/25 | 67.4 · 89 | 46% | 4.11 |
| Progress 8 2023/24 | 0.68 · 90 | 38% | 3.47 |
| Attainment 8 2024/25 | 60.5 · 92 | 15% | 1.42 |
Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.
Get to know the school
How it's doing. In 2024/25, 67.4% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in English and maths. Attainment 8 was 60.5, compared to the national median of 44.6. Progress 8 was +0.68 in 2023/24, indicating pupils did better than those nationally who started from the same place. Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still (9.7 out of 10 against similar schools, 9.0 out of 10 against all schools).
Beyond the classroom. Pupils can join the Music Tech Club, Combined Cadet Force, or Duke of Edinburgh Award. Sports include rugby, cricket, and indoor rowing. Arts activities feature the School Band and Rap and Vocal Workshops. Trips range from a ski trip to Austria to residential visits to CERN Geneva and Bruges. An after-school club is available.
Getting in. The school has 1471 pupils in a capacity of 1500, leaving 29 spare places. The school is close to full, so places are likely to be competitive.
Worth asking on a visit. With only 29 places remaining, how does the school manage waitlists for new intakes? How does the Progress 8 score of +0.68 translate into individual support for students who start below the national average? What specific support is available for pupils who do not attend the after-school club?
Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.
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