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Schools in Merton

75 schools across 6 towns

75
Total Schools
43
Primary
9
Secondary
0
SEND
7
Outstanding
12
Good
0
Req. Improvement
0
Inadequate

Based on the most recent published single-word Ofsted grades. Ofsted stopped issuing overall grades (Outstanding, Good, Requires Improvement, Inadequate) in September 2024, so schools inspected more recently — under Ofsted’s report cards — may not have one. Figures cover the 19 of 75 schools here that have a published grade.

Merton has 75 schools across 6 towns — 43 primary, 9 secondary, educating around 30,420 pupils. 100% of schools with a published Ofsted grade are rated Good or Outstanding (19 of 19). There are currently 15 open teaching jobs in Merton. Browse schools by town, compare Ofsted ratings and exam results, and find teaching jobs across Merton.

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School spending in Merton

Gross expenditure per pupil — LA-maintained schools (2024-25).

£9,235
per pupil (all phases)
£8,029
per primary pupil
£8,680
per secondary pupil

Source: DfE “LA and school expenditure” (Consistent Financial Reporting), 2024-25, under the Open Government Licence. Covers council-maintained schools; academies report separately.

15 open teaching jobs in MertonView jobs →

Top-performing schools in Merton

Ranked on the latest DfE results. Higher is better.

By Attainment 8 — average GCSE score

  1. 1Rutlish School60.5Attainment 8
  2. 2Harris Academy Wimbledon58.3Attainment 8
  3. 3Wimbledon College57.0Attainment 8
  4. 4Ricards Lodge High School54.2Attainment 8
  5. 5Harris Academy Merton53.7Attainment 8

Source: DfE performance tables, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Towns in Merton

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