Ursuline High School Wimbledon
Ursuline High School Wimbledon is a converter academy in London for girls aged 11 to 18. It has 1,396 pupils, 10 more than it has places for. About 17 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2021.
Crescent Road, Wimbledon, London, SW20 8HA020 8255 2688ursulinehigh.merton.sch.ukMr Eoin Kelly headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 12 October 2021, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Good overall.
This inspection is more than 4 years old. When Ofsted next visits, the school will get a report card instead of one grade.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
207 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England. These are the results of Ursuline High School Wimbledon, the school this one replaced.
All GCSE measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025† | 2024† | 2023† | 2022† | 2019† | 2018† | Merton | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of Year 11 | 207 | 207 | 208 | 209 | 208 | 201 | – | – |
| Average GCSE scoreAttainment 8 | 60.7 | 61.3 | 60.3 | 62.1 | 59.6 | 59.0 | 52.7 | 46.8 |
| Progress from age 11Progress 8 | – | +0.87 | +0.79 | +0.72 | +0.76 | +0.80 | – | – |
| Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths | 66% | 68% | 67% | 72% | 63% | 61% | 56% | 46% |
| Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths | 87% | 84% | 88% | 89% | 82% | 85% | 75% | 66% |
| Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score | 5.62 | 5.59 | 5.42 | 5.54 | 5.39 | 5.48 | 4.88 | 4.15 |
| Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry | 61% | 58% | 50% | 66% | 64% | 68% | 60% | 41% |
| Average GCSE score: low-income pupilsAttainment 8, disadvantaged | 47.5 | 49.9 | 48.3 | 56.9 | 50.4 | 51.8 | – | – |
| Average GCSE score: other pupilsAttainment 8, non-disadvantaged | 62.8 | 63.7 | 62.1 | 63.2 | 61.3 | 60.3 | – | – |
| Average GCSE score: pupils who started behindAttainment 8, low prior attainers | – | 36.8 | 32.8 | 42.5 | 35.4 | 38.0 | – | – |
| Average GCSE score: pupils who started aheadAttainment 8, high prior attainers | – | 74.5 | 72.6 | 73.6 | 70.4 | 67.6 | – | – |
† These results are for Ursuline High School Wimbledon, the school this one replaced in February 2025. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
Does every child do well here?
A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. None of the gaps is smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.
At GCSE, 2025
Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.
Getting a place
Open to all. There is no entrance test. As a Roman Catholic school it may put families of that faith first. Check the school's own admissions rules.
About 110 places were empty, so most families who apply get in, though a popular year group can still fill up.
How places were given out for September 2026.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (127), Specific learning difficulty (114), language and communications needs (30), Autistic spectrum disorder (11), Hearing impairment (8), Moderate learning difficulty (4).
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 94.1% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 91.4%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25† | 2023/24† | 2022/23† | 2021/22† | 2020/21† | 2018/19† | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 5.9% | 5.1% | 5.0% | 5.6% | 3.3% | 3.8% | 8.6% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 5.2% | 4.0% | 4.0% | 5.3% | 3.2% | 3.5% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 0.7% | 1.1% | 1.0% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 13.5% | 11.6% | 11.3% | 13.3% | 6.5% | 6.7% | 23.9% |
† These attendance figures are for Ursuline High School Wimbledon, the school this one replaced in February 2025. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other secondary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
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 secondary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wimbledon College | Roman Catholic | 470 m | 1,266 | Good 2023 | 89 | Compare |
| TCES National Online School | Online provider | 0.6 miles | 343 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Rutlish School | Voluntary | 0.8 miles | 1,471 | No overall grade 2024 | 94 | Compare |
| Raynes Park High School | Council | 1.1 miles | 1,134 | Not inspected | 58 | Compare |
| Ricards Lodge High School | Council | 1.2 miles | 1,534 | Outstanding 2023 | 87 | Compare |
| Harris Academy Wimbledon | Free school | 1.5 miles | 1,073 | Outstanding 2023 | 93 | Compare |
| Coombe Boys' School | Academy | 1.7 miles | 1,007 | Good 2023 | 80 | Compare |
| Coombe Girls' School | Academy | 1.8 miles | 1,500 | Good 2024 | 77 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Ursuline High School Wimbledon a good school?
Ursuline High School Wimbledon doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it good at its last inspection in October 2021.
What is Ursuline High School Wimbledon's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Ursuline High School Wimbledon good at its last full inspection on 12 October 2021. That was more than four years ago. When Ofsted next visits, the school will get a report card instead of a single grade.
How good are Ursuline High School Wimbledon's GCSE results?
In summer 2025, 66% 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 60.7, against 46.8 for England. In each subject, pupils here finished most of a grade ahead of children across England who started secondary school at the same level.
How many pupils does Ursuline High School Wimbledon have?
1,396 pupils aged 11 to 18 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 1,386 places, so it is 101% full. It is a girls' school.
Is Ursuline High School Wimbledon oversubscribed?
Probably not. 110 places were empty in 2024/25 (7% of the total), so most families who apply get a place.
What is attendance like at Ursuline High School Wimbledon?
Pupils were in school 94.1% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 91.4%. 13% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
How big are the classes at Ursuline High School Wimbledon?
The average class had 22.2 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 22.8. 27% of classes had more than 30 pupils.
Does Ursuline High School Wimbledon have a sixth form?
Yes.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Crescent Road, Wimbledon, London, SW20 8HA
- Telephone
- 020 8255 2688
- Website
- www.ursulinehigh.merton.sch.uk
- Headteacher
- Mr Eoin Kelly
- Type of school
- Converter academy (Academy converter, academies)
- Phase
- Secondary school, ages 11-18, with sixth form
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic, Archdiocese of Southwark
- Multi-academy trust
- Sancta Familia Catholic Academy Trust (9 schools)
- Local authority
- Merton
- Ward
- Raynes Park
- Constituency
- Wimbledon
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 February 2025 (academy converter)
- URN
- 151350 · LAESTAB 3155400 · UKPRN 10096598
- Formerly
- Ursuline High School Wimbledon
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Class sizes: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- Admissions outcomes: Merton council's published allocation statistics (source), entry years 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.