Compare Coombe Girls' School and Richard Challoner School and The Holy Cross School
Comparison of secondary schools: Coombe Girls' School (Secondary) in New Malden; Richard Challoner School (Secondary) in New Malden; The Holy Cross School (Secondary) in New Malden — covering Ofsted outcomes, size, FSM%, governance, capacity & more.
At a glance
This page compares Coombe Girls' School, Richard Challoner School and The Holy Cross School. They are secondary phase and academy converter type located around New Malden, Surrey. The strongest headline Ofsted judgement here is 1 (Richard Challoner School), published Jan 2023. The lowest is 2 (Coombe Girls' School), published Jul 2024. The most recent inspection on record is for Coombe Girls' School (Jul 2024). average roll around ≈ 1,200, combined total ≈ 3,600, typical FSM 10–15%, range 5–10%–20–25%; all within the COOMBE ACADEMY TRUST trust.
| Attribute |
Coombe Girls' School
KT3 3TU
|
Richard Challoner School
KT3 5PE
|
The Holy Cross School
KT3 5AR
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Phase / Type | Secondary • Academy converter | Secondary • Academy converter | Secondary • Academy converter |
| Location |
New Malden Surrey KT3 3TU |
New Malden Surrey KT3 5PE |
New Malden Surrey KT3 5AR |
| Latest Ofsted | 2 14 Jul 2024 | 1 16 Jan 2023 | 2 6 Jul 2022 |
| Ofsted report | — | — | — |
| Pupils (roll) | ≈ 1,550 🔒 Unlock exact pupils | ≈ 1,100 🔒 Unlock exact pupils | ≈ 1,000 🔒 Unlock exact pupils |
| FSM % | 20–25% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % | 5–10% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % | 10–15% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % |
| Capacity | 1558 | 966 | 827 |
| Capacity utilisation | Near capacity 🔒 View exact % | Over capacity 🔒 View exact % | Over capacity 🔒 View exact % |
| Age range | — | — | — |
| Gender | Girls | Boys | Girls |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective | Non-selective | Non-selective |
| Trust / Local authority | COOMBE ACADEMY TRUST | Kingston upon Thames (314) | Kingston upon Thames (314) |
| Website | www.coombegirlsschool.org | www.richardchalloner.com | www.holycross.kingston.sch.uk |
| Telephone | 02089421242 | 02083305947 | 02083954225 |
| SEN provision | None reported | None reported | None reported |
| Profile | View profile | View profile | View profile |
- Phase / Type
- Secondary • Academy converter
- Location
- New Malden
Surrey
KT3 3TU - Ofsted
- 2 14 Jul 2024
- Pupils
- ≈ 1,550 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 20–25% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- COOMBE ACADEMY TRUST
- Website
- www.coombegirlsschool.org
- Telephone
- 02089421242
- Phase / Type
- Secondary • Academy converter
- Location
- New Malden
Surrey
KT3 5PE - Ofsted
- 1 16 Jan 2023
- Pupils
- ≈ 1,100 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 5–10% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- Kingston upon Thames (314)
- Website
- www.richardchalloner.com
- Telephone
- 02083305947
- Phase / Type
- Secondary • Academy converter
- Location
- New Malden
Surrey
KT3 5AR - Ofsted
- 2 6 Jul 2022
- Pupils
- ≈ 1,000 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 10–15% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- Kingston upon Thames (314)
- Website
- www.holycross.kingston.sch.uk
- Telephone
- 02083954225
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