The Wimbledon Day Commercial School for girls opened in 1924 and was originally housed in the technical college in Gladstone Road.

Girls entered at 14, which was then the minimum school leaving age, followed by a two-year course in business studies and general subjects.

The numbers were limited to 120 girls and under the enthusiastic leadership of the first mistress, Humphrey, the school became so well known all over Surrey that the competition for places became keen.

Humphrey died suddenly in 1930 and the following year Turnbull was appointed in her place and became the youngest headmistress in Surrey, with the smallest school.

In 1934 a one-year course in secretarial work for girls was started along with plans to provide the school with better accommodation.

Alterations to the school uniform were made and the girls started navy blue jumpers, white shirts, black trousers.

knee high red socks PE shirt was worn until a recent uniform update.

In 1965, the year of the first CSE examinations, Wimbledon became part of the new London borough of Merton, and Surrey County Council ceased to be responsible for education in the area.

Co-educational sixth form provision is provided in partnership with Rutlish School for boys, known as RR6.

This aims to combine both the arts award at Ricards and the specialist maths and ICT skills of Rutlish to give the students a better opportunity at all subjects.