Raynes Park High School

Type Secondary / Community school
Age Range 11-19
Religion Does not apply
Address Bushey Road
London
SW20 0JL
Phone 02089464112
Reference Number 102674

Raynes Park High School demonstrates effective performance, building on the standards previously established during its last inspection in January 2019. The school creates a friendly and supportive environment for its students, with caring relationships between staff and pupils that encourage academic effort and emotional well-being. The school excels in providing a diverse array of extracurricular activities that enhance pupil engagement and development, particularly for those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Overall, the school maintains high standards in educational delivery and pupil achievement across most subjects.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 1190
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 52.18%
Girls: 47.82%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 40.2%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 29.9%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 21.7

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 82 95 177
8 94 105 199
9 120 86 206
10 107 107 214
11 102 96 198
12 68 39 107
13 48 41 89

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 36.3%
White, Other 16.6%
Mixed, Other 7.9%
Asian, Other 7.1%
African 7%
White & Black (Caribbean) 3.9%
Caribbean 3.7%
Pakistani 3%
Indian 2.2%
White & Asian 2.1%
White & Black (African) 1.4%
Chinese 0.9%
Unclassified 0.8%
Irish 0.1%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date 26 Nov 2024
Date Report
26 Nov 2024 School inspection
23 Jan 2019 Full inspection:
13 Oct 2015 Full inspection:
17 Dec 2013 Monitoring visit
18 Sep 2013 Full inspection:
02 May 2012 Curriculum and development visit
02 Feb 2011 Full inspection:
08 May 2008 Full inspection:
17 Jan 2007 Curriculum and development visit
08 Nov 2004 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Strong support and relationships between staff and pupils.
  • Effective curriculum design that enhances knowledge acquisition.
  • High priority placed on reading and literacy development.
  • Successful engagement of pupils in extracurricular activities.
  • Positive pupil behavior and safe school environment.

Areas for Improvement

  • Occasional unclear presentation of new information by teachers.
  • Inconsistent checking of pupils' understanding of new concepts.

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
45.3

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 46.7%
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 57.9%

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 30.85
Average Points (best 3) 31.75

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade C B- C+
Average Grade (best 3) C+ B- C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 9.5%
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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 99 26
Third Preference 113 15
From another Local Authority 186 41

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