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Category Archives: Education and schools

Merton offers record places at Merton’s ‘Outstanding’ and ‘Good’ secondary schools

1 March 2018by

A record number of students have been offered a place at one of Merton’s secondary schools which are the best in the country for progress and are all rated ‘Outstanding’ […]

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Education and schools, Regeneration

Merton schools retain top spot as best performing in the country

26 January 2018by

Revised figures show Merton schools continue to be the top performing in the country for GCSEs and A levels. This comes as 100 per cent of secondary schools in the borough […]

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Education and schools

Merton in top 10 local authorities for phonics results

27 December 2017by

Merton Council’s primary schools have put the council in the top 10 local authorities for year 1 phonics.

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Education and schools

Ricards Lodge High School rated ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted

7 December 2017by Merton Web Team

Ricards Lodge High School in Wimbledon has been given the highest rating of ‘Outstanding’ following a recent Ofsted inspection.

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Education and schools

Talented students in Merton praised for their achievements

5 December 2017by

Merton Council’s annual event to celebrate the success of the borough’s young people was hosted by Raynes Park High School last week.

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Education and schools

Report confirms new school needed as over 250 more first preference applications come in for Merton secondary schools

1 December 2017by

Merton’s secondary schools, which are all rated Outstanding and Good, are appealing to parents in ever greater numbers, increasing the urgency to bring a new secondary school to the borough, […]

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Education and schools

Merton schools are top performing at GCSE progress in England

18 October 2017by mertonzb

New figures released show that the progress made by pupils across KS4 make Merton schools the best performing schools in the country in GCSEs.  This comes as 100% of secondary […]

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Children, Education and schools, Young people

Animation workshop at Merton Arts Space set to be a Big Draw

5 October 2017by mertonzb

Families are being encouraged to take part in the world’s biggest drawing festival at an event in Merton Arts Space.

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Arts and culture, Education and schools, Events, Young people

TV presenter Clare Balding opens Ursuline High School’s first official playing field

13 September 2017by

Award winning sports broadcaster Clare Balding made a surprise appearance last week at the opening of Ursuline High School’s first playing fields since the school opened 125 years ago. Ursuline […]

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Education and schools, Parks and green spaces

The A level results are out!

18 August 2017by mertonzb

Students and teachers in Merton maintained schools are celebrating a set of A level results which are above the national average. In a year which has seen some significant changes […]

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Children, Education and schools, Young people
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