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Ursuline High School Wimbledon

Secondary · London · SW20 8HA

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Good

Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system

This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.

Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: OutstandingPersonal development: OutstandingLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 12 October 2021

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At a glance

1,396 pupils · 101% of 1,386 capacity (over capacity) (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
11–18
Gender
Girls
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
17.3% of pupils (January 2026)
Sixth form
Yes
Website
www.ursulinehigh.merton.sch.uk
URN
151350

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 254 families named it first for 206 Year 7 places, 1.23 first choices per place. We hold 13 Year 7 admissions rounds for it, 2013 to 2026; none was decided by a published distance. Ofsted last graded it Good on 12 October 2021, under the framework used before November 2025. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 5.4% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Year 7 entry, September 2026

1.23 first-choice applications per place

206 places offered · 254 first-choice applications · oversubscribed

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. The council did not publish a cutoff distance for 2026 entry.

Admissions cutoff distance: Year 7

The council did not publish a cutoff distance for 2026 entry.

Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 33% (Merton 26%, England 59%) · Any other White background 26% (Merton 19%, England 7%) · Black African 7% (Merton 8%, England 5%) · Any other Mixed background 6% (Merton 6%, England 3%) · Any other ethnic group 6% (Merton 4%, England 3%) · Any other Asian background 4% (Merton 8%, England 3%) · White Irish 3% (Merton 1%, England 0%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Merton 2%, England 2%) · Asian Indian 2% (Merton 3%, England 4%) · Any other Black background 2% (Merton 3%, England 1%) · Black Caribbean 2% (Merton 4%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 2% (Merton 3%, England 2%) · Asian Chinese 2% (Merton 1%, England 1%) · Asian Pakistani 1% (Merton 7%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Merton 2%, England 1%) · Not recorded 1% (Merton 2%, England 2%)

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
5.4%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
14.4%
England 17.5%

Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms · how absence is measured

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
17.9
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, secondary academies: 0.45% vacant, 0.33% temporary

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £59,578; 12.9% on the leadership pay range · England, secondary schools: £53,766, 11.3%

Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
10/10among the least deprived tenth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
10/10among the least deprived tenth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher67.7%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications6.7%18.1%
In managerial or professional work62.7%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways5.3%18.1%
Residents in very good health59.9%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier66.8%62.3%
Social housing5.7%17.1%
Privately rented27.5%20.5%
Detached houses16.1%22.9%
Flats53.7%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms35.6%21.1%
Households with no car or van19.7%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01003442 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£730,000831 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£480,000–£1,074,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (55)£2,825,000
Semi-detached (82)£1,355,000
Terraced (322)£910,000
Flat (372)£475,500

Homes around this school are among the dearest tenth of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
1an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
12an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
30an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
7an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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