Two Merton schools have been recognised for some remarkable recent performances.

Ricards Lodge High School and Rutlish School were honoured by Mayor of London Sadiq Khan for a huge rise in student performance.

Rutlish cracked the list at the 'schools for success' awards because over the past ten years it has improved from the bottom 15 per cent of schools nationally, to become an Ofsted rated ‘outstanding’ school in the top 5 per cent in 2017.

Peter Norrie, chairman of governors for Rutlish said of the 'outstanding' rating: “An Ofsted award of its highest possible outstanding judgement for Rutlish School reflects the enormous and continuing effort put in by our first class Head teacher and his truly dedicated staff over a number of years.

“Parents entrust the education of their sons to our excellent, non-selective, non-Academy, local authority comprehensive school, and I hope that they are as pleased and proud as we are on this resounding affirmation of the quality of education and pastoral care their boys receive.”

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Ricards Lodge was also credited for its hard work they put into improving pupil performance.

This enabled their students to make above average progress in their KS4 results last year (P8 0.71). The school demonstrated this when it achieved its Outstanding rating from Ofsted in November 2017.

Merton Council’s cabinet member for education, Caroline Cooper-Marbiah said: “We are making Merton a great place for families, and I am incredibly proud of Ricards Lodge High and Rutlish School for this achievement.

"It is wonderful to see the hard work of the teaching staff and pupils recognised.

"I applaud them on their achievements, which are being held up as an example to other schools across London and am inspired by how they have put pupil engagement at the core of their work.”