Coombe Boys' School
Secondary · Academy converter · Boys · Kingston upon Thames
College Gardens, Blakes Lane, New Malden, KT3 6NU
76
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
92%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
93.1%
19.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,007
Capacity used
Nearly full92%
1,100 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
92%
1st preference success rate
124 of 135 families who put it first got an offer
194
Places offered
623
Total applications
3.2
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 135 | 124 | ● 92% |
| 2nd preference | 119 | 43 | ● 36% |
| 3rd preference | 125 | 11 | ● 9% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 244 | 16 | ● 7% |
| Total | 623 | 194 | 31% |
1st preference success by year
Kingston upon Thames lets families list 6 preferences. 237 applications came from outside the council area (47 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- David Smith
- Address
- College Gardens, Blakes Lane, New Malden, KT3 6NU
- Phone
- 02089491537
- Local authority
- Kingston upon Thames
- Ward / constituency
- Motspur Park & Old Malden East · Wimbledon
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 137859
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 17% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 39% | — | — |
| SEN support | 16% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: HELIX LEARNING TRUST
1,007 pupils · 1,100 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
13 September 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 918 pupils
Attendance
93.1%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
6.9%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
19.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.2%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 53.3 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.36 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 65% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 79% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 5.09 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 12.50 | — | — |
Average grade: E+ (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 54.8 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 67.4% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 82% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 69.2% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.25 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 172 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 21.37 | 35 |
| Average grade | D | — |
| A-level students | 24 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 171 | 46% | 78% | 88% | |
| English Language | 167 | 22% | 67% | 82% | |
| English Literature | 167 | 19% | 70% | 86% | |
| Geography | 122 | 29% | 66% | 80% | |
| Combined Science | 114 | 14% | 55% | 74% | |
| History | 82 | 37% | 67% | 78% | |
| Business | 58 | 19% | 72% | 90% | |
| Biology | 57 | 63% | 100% | 100% | |
| Physics | 57 | 65% | 100% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 57 | 65% | 98% | 100% | |
| Design & Technology | 45 | 13% | 51% | 73% | |
| Computer Science | 43 | 26% | 60% | 72% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sociology | 19 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Arabic | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Psychology | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Portuguese | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Mathematics | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Media / Film / TV Studies | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #352 of 1,857 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 17421: Coombe Sixth Form, College Gardens Campus
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Applications | <3 |
| Offers | <3 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | <3 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 56% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 2% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 60% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
Loading prices…
Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Kingston upon Thames council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.