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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 13 September 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 5 December 2013Graded inspection: Good
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry662 applications · 194 places offered · 119 named it first
- 2026 3.4; Kingston upon Thames median median 3.4
- 2025 3.2; Kingston upon Thames median median 3.4
- 2024 3.6; Kingston upon Thames median median 3.6
- 2023 3.8; Kingston upon Thames median median 3.8
- 2022 3.4; Kingston upon Thames median median 3.7
- 2021 3.8; Kingston upon Thames median median 4.1
- 2020 3.1; Kingston upon Thames median median 3.4
- 2019 3.2; Kingston upon Thames median median 3.6
- 2018 3.9; Kingston upon Thames median median 3.8
- 2017 3.0; Kingston upon Thames median median 3.4
- 2016 3.0; Kingston upon Thames median median 3.2
- 2015 3.0; Kingston upon Thames median median 3.8
- 2014 2.5; Kingston upon Thames median median 3.5
- This school
- Kingston upon Thames median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 194 | 662 | 3.4 | 119 | 0.61 |
| Sep 2025 | 194 | 623 | 3.2 | 135 | 0.70 |
| Sep 2024 | 189 | 680 | 3.6 | 153 | 0.81 |
| Sep 2023 | 190 | 714 | 3.8 | 168 | 0.88 |
| Sep 2022 | 188 | 643 | 3.4 | 133 | 0.71 |
| Sep 2021 | 175 | 658 | 3.8 | 115 | 0.66 |
| Sep 2020 | 178 | 559 | 3.1 | 132 | 0.74 |
| Sep 2019 | 179 | 578 | 3.2 | 107 | 0.60 |
| Sep 2018 | 147 | 577 | 3.9 | 120 | 0.82 |
| Sep 2017 | 179 | 537 | 3.0 | 114 | 0.64 |
| Sep 2016 | 168 | 504 | 3.0 | 87 | 0.52 |
| Sep 2015 | 181 | 550 | 3.0 | 98 | 0.54 |
| Sep 2014 | 189 | 466 | 2.5 | 73 | 0.39 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 176 | 53.2 | 60% | 83% | – |
| 2024/25 | 172 | 54.8 | 67% | 82% | – |
| 2023/24 | 162 | 53.3 | 65% | 79% | +0.36 |
| 2022/23 | 143 | 53.0 | 57% | 76% | +0.36 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Coombe Boys' SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20233.4applications per place 53.2Attainment 8
- 1.0 km · MertonStandards maintained20242.4applications per place 43.0Attainment 8
- 1.1 km · Kingston upon ThamesGood20224.3applications per place 58.4Attainment 8
- 1.7 km · Kingston upon ThamesOutstanding20224.3applications per place 60.5Attainment 8
- 2.0 km · Kingston upon ThamesGood20243.4applications per place 57.2Attainment 8
- 2.8 km · MertonGood20214.1applications per place 63.2Attainment 8
- 3.1 km · MertonGraded · no overall grade20242.9applications per place 56.1Attainment 8
- 3.2 km · MertonRemains Good20234.4applications per place 56.0Attainment 8
- 3.6 km · Sutton20267.9applications per place 63.6Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 137859 · 314/5403
- Trust
- Helix Learning Trust
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,100 pupils · 1,007 on roll
- Free school meals
- 17.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
- SEN provision
- Resourced provision and SEN unit
- Opened
- 1 February 2012
- Replaced
- Coombe Boys' School (URN 102608)
- Address
- College Gardens, Blakes Lane, New Malden, KT3 6NU
- Local authority
- Kingston upon Thames
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources