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Wallington High School for Girls

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 17 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 1%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 1%1%2016/17: top 2%2017/18: top 2%2018/19: top 1%2021/22: top 1%2022/23: top 1%2023/24: top 1%2024/25: top 1%No exams

A-level results

#54 of 438 London sixth forms, state and independent, 2024/25

Independent and selective (grammar) schools choose their pupils, so high results partly reflect who gets in, not only teaching. Some independent schools don't publish results.

Against LondonArrows: London rank change since 2018/19

Attainment 880.5 · London 50.110/10 Top 10%
Grade 5+ English and maths99.5% · London 51.8%10/10 Top 10%
EBacc point score7.57 · London 4.5610/10 Top 10%
Progress 8 · 2023/24+0.92 · London +0.329/10 Top 20%−6.7 pts
A level points per entry45.54 · London 34.710/10 Top 10%
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 74.2 · 179 pupils · London 522016/17: 75.2 · 207 pupils · London 49.32017/18: 76.5 · 209 pupils · London 492018/19: 79.4 · 209 pupils · London 49.52021/22: 82.8 · 209 pupils · London 52.82022/23: 80.1 · 209 pupils · London 50.552023/24: 79.4 · 211 pupils · London 50.62024/25: 80.5 · 210 pupils · London 50.1582.874.2No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 98% · 207 pupils · London 48%2017/18: 99% · 209 pupils · London 48%2018/19: 99% · 209 pupils · London 48%2021/22: 99% · 209 pupils · London 58%2022/23: 100% · 209 pupils · London 53.5%2023/24: 99.5% · 211 pupils · London 55.5%2024/25: 99.5% · 210 pupils · London 51.8%100%98%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: 43.08 · 196 pupils · London 29.292016/17: 44.16 · 193 pupils · London 30.582017/18: 43.55 · 193 pupils · London 30.892018/19: 40.96 · 200 pupils · London 31.532021/22: 47.66 · 250 pupils · London 36.842022/23: 43.14 · 234 pupils · London 33.82023/24: 44.98 · 248 pupils · London 33.672024/25: 45.54 · 246 pupils · London 34.747.6640.96No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in58.2%
184 of 316 who put it first2014 · 47.9%2026 · 58.2%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st316184
2nd31222
3rd2392

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2008–2025

  • Personal developmentOutstanding
  • Quality of educationOutstanding
  • Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
  • Sixth form provisionOutstanding
  • Leadership and managementOutstanding
  • SafeguardingEffective
  1. 2008Goodas predecessor
  2. 2011Goodas predecessor
  3. 2016Ungraded visit
  4. 2019Remains Good
  5. 2025All areas Outstanding
Read what Ofsted said (3)

From Ofsted report, inspected Mar 2025

Strengths

  • “Pupils at this school are looked after with the utmost care by adults.”
  • “They feel safe, settled and happy.”
  • “Pupils appreciate that adults have their best interests at heart.”

Ofsted inspection report extracts, Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 20261,548
Free school meals (past 6 years)12.5%
First language not English37.2%
SEN support3.9%
EHC plan0.1%
Absence (sessions missed)4.9%
Persistently absent pupils14.9%

Girls 100%Boys 0%

106% full · 1,460 places · 497 in sixth form

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 264 responses (17.1% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school94.7% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school96.2% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved93.2% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 76.1% not applicable50.8% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year79.2% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 45.1% not applicable80.7% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?10.6% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 10.6% who said Yes above85.7% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child95.1% agree
  • My child does well at this school96.2% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing90.5% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school97.3% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school95.8% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development89.8% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent93.9% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher18.9
Pupils per adult15.7
  • Classroom teachers 76.1
  • Leadership 5.8
  • Teaching assistants 1.6
  • Other support 24.6

Teachers 81.9 FTE · Whole workforce 108.1 · 125 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£5,632
Spend per pupil£7,193
Staff spend per pupil£5,531
Reserve per pupil£178
  • +£275,000revenue reserve
  • −£2,418,000in-year balance

Grants £7,360 · self-generated £107 · premises £413 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: GIRLS' LEARNING TRUST (3 academies) · trust reserve £5,633,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

211 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained97.2%
  • Education97.2%
  • Apprenticeship0%
  • Employment0%
  • Not sustained0.9%
  • Unknown1.9%

After sixth form (16–18)

250 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained92%
  • Education82.8%
  • Higher education81.2%
  • Apprenticeship2%
  • Employment7.2%
  • Not sustained2.8%
  • Unknown5.2%