Secondary school

Ursuline High School Wimbledon

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  • ages 11–18
  • Girls · mixed sixth form
  • Roman Catholic
  • Merton
  • SW20 8HA
Ofsted Good · inspected Oct 2021

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 240 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 8%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 6%6%2016/17: top 7%2017/18: top 8%2018/19: top 8%2021/22: top 8%2022/23: top 8%2023/24: top 7%2024/25: top 8%No exams

A-level results

#196 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 2021/22

Attainment 860.7 · London 50.19/10 Top 20%
Grade 5+ English and maths66.2% · London 51.8%8/10 Above
EBacc point score5.62 · London 4.569/10 Top 20%+6.2 pts
Progress 8 · 2023/24+0.87 · London +0.329/10 Top 20%
A level points per entry36.38 · London 34.77/10 Above+17.5 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 62.6 · 201 pupils · London 522016/17: 59 · 210 pupils · London 49.32017/18: 59 · 201 pupils · London 492018/19: 59.6 · 208 pupils · London 49.52021/22: 62.1 · 209 pupils · London 52.82022/23: 60.3 · 208 pupils · London 50.552023/24: 61.3 · 207 pupils · London 50.62024/25: 60.7 · 207 pupils · London 50.1562.659No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 65% · 210 pupils · London 48%2017/18: 61% · 201 pupils · London 48%2018/19: 63% · 208 pupils · London 48%2021/22: 72% · 209 pupils · London 58%2022/23: 67% · 208 pupils · London 53.5%2023/24: 68.1% · 207 pupils · London 55.5%2024/25: 66.2% · 207 pupils · London 51.8%72%61%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: 36.37 · 157 pupils · London 29.292016/17: 34.99 · 152 pupils · London 30.582017/18: 37.28 · 150 pupils · London 30.892018/19: 37.41 · 147 pupils · London 31.532021/22: 36.35 · 149 pupils · London 36.842022/23: 33.51 · 129 pupils · London 33.82023/24: 36.77 · 138 pupils · London 33.672024/25: 36.38 · 113 pupils · London 34.737.4133.51No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in65.3%
166 of 254 who put it first2014 · 61.9%2026 · 65.4%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st254166
2nd25427
3rd14210

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2006–2021

  1. 2006Outstandingas predecessor
  2. 2021Goodas predecessor

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Sixth form provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 20261,396
Free school meals (past 6 years)16.9%
First language not English24.3%
SEN support18.8%
EHC plan1.8%
Absence (sessions missed)5.9%
Persistently absent pupils13.5%

Girls 99.3%Boys 0.7%

all pupils, incl. sixth form

100.7% full · 1,386 places · 326 in sixth form

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher17.9
Pupils per adult14.5
  • Classroom teachers 67.9
  • Leadership 10.2
  • Teaching assistants 12.2
  • Other support 48.3

Teachers 78.1 FTE · Whole workforce 138.6 · 156 people

Financials · 2024/25

Per-pupil figures left out: this return covers 7 months.

  • +£1,103,000revenue reserve
  • −£184,000in-year balance

Multi-academy trust: SANCTA FAMILIA CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST (5 academies) · trust reserve £1,570,000 · 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

207 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained96.6%
  • Education96.6%
  • Apprenticeship0%
  • Employment0%
  • Not sustained1%
  • Unknown2.4%

After sixth form (16–18)

170 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained89.4%
  • Education72.9%
  • Higher education72.4%
  • Apprenticeship4.7%
  • Employment11.8%
  • Not sustained8.2%
  • Unknown2.4%