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Al Risalah Secondary School

Independent · ages 11-16GirlsIndependent113 pupilsLondonWandsworth
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
Strong pass in English and maths63%England 46%
Places107 spare113 pupils, 220 places
Pupils on roll113Census January 2024

Al Risalah Secondary School is an independent school in London for girls aged 11 to 16. It has 113 pupils and room for 220.

145 Upper Tooting Road, London, SW17 7TJ020 8767 6057Mrs Neena Lone headteacherAll details

Ofsted

Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.

Results

GCSE results, summer 2025

16 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.

Average GCSE score55.3
England 46.8
Official name: Attainment 8
Strong pass in English and maths63%
England 46%
Official name: Grade 5+ in English and maths
Standard pass in English and maths81%
England 66%
Official name: Grade 4+ in English and maths
Trend
Average GCSE score
2018 to 2025
2018: 55.755.720182019: 60.460.420192022: 62.462.420222023: 55.655.620232024: 59.159.120242025: 55.355.32025
Since 2018: -0.4
All GCSE measures, year by year
Measure202520242023202220192018WandsworthEngland
Pupils at the end of Year 11162016193936
Average GCSE scoreAttainment 855.359.155.662.460.455.752.846.8
Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths63%70%69%74%74%61%57%46%
Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths81%80%94%84%85%78%76%66%
Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score5.315.635.446.015.835.504.934.15
Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry100%100%100%100%90%89%61%41%

Subjects

Results came out for 8 GCSE subjects in 2025. Each figure is the share of pupils who got a grade 5 or better, next to the average for state secondaries in England.

Strongest subjects

English Literature94%grades 9 to 5, England 58%
English Language88%grades 9 to 5, England 54%
Combined Science63%grades 9 to 5, England 36%
Religious Studies81%grades 9 to 5, England 60%

Subjects that did worse than the England average: Computer Science (13% here, 56% across England).

What is taught hereOffers computer science.

The small number is how many pupils sat each subject. Subjects with fewer than six pupils aren't published.

Every subject against England, 2025
81%England 60%
44%England 49%
Mathematics16 entries
63%England 53%
History16 entries
50%England 52%
94%England 58%
88%England 54%
13%England 56%
63%England 36%
SubjectEntriesGrades 9 to 7Grades 9 to 5Grades 9 to 4England 9 to 5Rank in England
Religious Studies1638%81%94%60%
Other Modern Languages1619%44%56%49%
Mathematics1625%63%81%53%
History1619%50%69%52%
English Literature1631%94%100%58%
English Language1625%88%100%54%
Computer Science166%13%19%56%
Combined Science1638%63%94%36%

In combined science each pupil gets two grades and we count the lower one. Rankings only include state secondaries where 20 or more pupils sat the subject.

Getting a place

Open to all. There is no entrance test.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Wandsworth council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll113Census January 2024
Places22051% full
Pupils from low-income familiesGet free school meals
Pupils getting extra support0%0 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan0%0 pupils with a plan
Boys and girls0 / 113
How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll113185182175185178
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals0%0%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language0%0%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support6%3%6%8%7%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans0%0%0%0%0%

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m1,06212 months to June 2026, mostly anti-social behaviour
Local crime rate65 per 1,000 people28% lower than the England average
Typical house price£650,000Wandsworth
Nearest bus stop50 mLynwood Road (SW17), 13 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Al Risalah Boys' SchoolIndependent20 m109Not inspectedCompare
Gatton (VA) Primary SchoolMuslim380 m629Outstanding 202491Compare
Hillbrook SchoolFoundation400 m567Good 202438Compare
St Anselm's Catholic Primary SchoolRoman Catholic550 m201Outstanding 202397Compare
Fircroft Primary SchoolAcademy550 m266No overall grade 2024Compare
Wandsworth Hospital and Home Tuition ServicePupil referral unit580 m9Outstanding 2023Compare
Franciscan Primary SchoolAcademy590 m286Good 202418Compare
St Boniface RC Primary SchoolRoman Catholic600 m259Report card 202681Compare

Questions parents ask

Is Al Risalah Secondary School a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Al Risalah Secondary School yet.

How good are Al Risalah Secondary School's GCSE results?

In summer 2025, 63% of pupils got a grade 5 or better in both English and maths. Across England it was 46%. Its Attainment 8 score, which is the average grade across a pupil's best eight subjects times ten, was 55.3, against 46.8 for England.

How many pupils does Al Risalah Secondary School have?

113 pupils aged 11 to 16 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 220 places, so it is 51% full. It is a girls' school.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
145 Upper Tooting Road, London, SW17 7TJ
Telephone
020 8767 6057
Headteacher
Mrs Neena Lone
Type of school
Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
Phase
Independent school, ages 11-16
Gender
Girls
Religious character
None
Local authority
Wandsworth
Ward
Tooting Bec
Constituency
Tooting
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
11 November 1993
URN
101090 · LAESTAB 2126396 · UKPRN 10014868

Recent changes

  • New KS4 results for 2024/25

Where these figures come from