Ricards Lodge High School
Community secondary school in London (Merton).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
Ricards Lodge High School offers a broad and balanced, stimulating and forward-looking education together with a wide variety of extra-curricular activities. The school's strong pastoral support structure enables careful monitoring of the progress and welfare of every girl.
Ricards Lodge values individuality whilst emphasising equally the importance of tolerance, teamwork and collective responsibility.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
12 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Badminton
- Cooking
- Dance
- Drama
- Duke of Edinburgh
- Netball
- Photography
- Rugby
- Stem
- Tennis
- Textiles
- Accelerated Reader
Awards
4 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- ArtsmarkArts and culture
- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
- UNICEF Rights Respecting SchoolsChildren's rights
Key facts
- URN
- 102673
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Girls
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Merton
- Constituency
- Wimbledon
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (16 current, 1 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Chris Roberts | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Heather Ponsford | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Sven Oestmann | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Lorraine Wait | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Funmi Ogunlusi | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Claire McKenna | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Shama Sarwar | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Tracy Round-Turner | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Sam Young | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Edward Griffiths | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Guy Parsons | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Richard Young | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Salina Haldane | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Zoe Garshong | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Robert Nightingale | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Kate Page | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2022 |
| Mrs Nona Buckley Irvine Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record