Rutlish School

Admissions

Applications for September 2026 are open, and the application form and the RR6 Online Prospectus can be found below.

RR6 Prospectus            Application Form

We accept applications from students in current Year 11 from Ricards Lodge High School, Rutlish School and external Year 11 applicants.  

Students whose gender at birth is female will be applying through Ricards Lodge High School and students whose gender at birth is male will be applying through Rutlish School.
Please note - the Applicaa form will appear to be from Ricards Lodge for all students but will be processed by the appropriate school as above.

Please note that completing the online application form takes approximately twenty minutes and you will need contact information for yourself and parents/carers to hand.  You will also need your most recent school report and a passport sized photograph.

The deadline for applications is 4.00pm on 16 January 2026.  Any applications after that date will join our waiting list.
The interview process will then take place between November and February.
Please note: students whose predicted grades do not meet our entry requirements will not be offered an interview and will be notified of this in writing.

Offers of places for successful applicants are sent out via email directly to the student, and all successful applicants who accept and confirm their offer for a place for September 2026 by the deadline provided, will be expected to then attend both Induction Days on Monday 29 and Tuesday 30 June 2026.

RR6 Open Evening

Our RR6 Open Evening for September 2026 admissions will be held at Rutlish School site on Thursday 6 November 2025 from 5pm - 7.30pm. Students must be accompanied by a parent/carer.  Applicants will be able to book a place for themselves and their parents/carers by following the following link.

   OPEN EVENING TICKETS

Open Morning

We will be running an Open Morning for applicants that are not from Ricards Lodge or Rutlish School on Monday 10 November 2025.   Students must be accompanied by a parent/carer.  Applicants will be able to book a place for themselves and their parents/carers by following the following link. 

OPEN MORNING TICKETS

If you are attending please be aware that there is no parking available on site and that you should arrive for the event at 9am, it will finish by 10.30am.

Please ensure that you enter the school via the Mostyn Road gate, the post code is SW19 3LL or the Watery Lane entrance, the post code is SW20 9AD.  Please note there will be no parking available on site and very limited parking in surrounding roads so we advise arriving via public transport.

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Admissions Arrangements

Details of the RR6 Admissions Policy are available on the Merton website, the Community School Admission Arrangements and Annex 1 specific to RR6: please follow this link:

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RR6 - Dress Code

RR6 students are expected to follow the dress code:

• A plain suit style jacket, cardigan or jumper with tailored trousers, knee length skirt or dress
• A shirt or blouse
• Shoes or boots should be formal with a flat or low heel
• Hair should be in keeping with the formality of the school
• Student ID badges must be worn around the next at all times for safeguarding purposes

To avoid misunderstanding, the following clarification is given:

• No denim
• No sweatshirts, tracksuit or hooded tops
• No T-shirts, tops with straps, vest tops
• No leggings, shorts, tracksuit bottoms
• No slogan clothing
• No trainers, canvas shoes, Ugg or army style boots
• No headwear except for religious purposes
• No facial piercings or visible tattoos.

For practical subject classes, students may change into more suitable clothing for their lesson, (as agreed by their teacher) and may be asked to change back for all other times of the day.

All students are expected to follow the dress code on the way to and from school, at school functions and when representing the school.

Any student who does not follow the dress code will be dealt with in line the school Behaviour for Learning Policy

For practical subject classes, students may change into more suitable clothing for their lesson, (as agreed by their teacher) and may be asked to change back for all other times of the day.

All students are expected to follow the dress code on the way to and from school, at school functions and when representing the school.

Any student who does not follow the dress code will be dealt with in line the school Behaviour for Learning Policy.

For any queries, please contact the relevant RR6 administrators as below: