The Holy Cross School
Secondary · Academy converter · Girls · Kingston upon Thames
25 Sandal Road, New Malden, KT3 5AR
84
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 18/05/2022
Application demand
78%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
94.4%
14.2% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
994
Capacity used
Over capacity120%
827 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
78%
1st preference success rate
126 of 162 families who put it first got an offer
155
Places offered
629
Total applications
4.1
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 162 | 126 | ● 78% |
| 2nd preference | 166 | 18 | ● 11% |
| 3rd preference | 123 | 7 | ● 6% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 178 | 4 | ● 2% |
| Total | 629 | 155 | 25% |
1st preference success by year
Kingston upon Thames lets families list 6 preferences. 285 applications came from outside the council area (66 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
- Girls
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Dervla McConn-Finch
- Address
- 25 Sandal Road, New Malden, KT3 5AR
- Phone
- 02083954225
- Local authority
- Kingston upon Thames
- Ward / constituency
- New Malden Village · Wimbledon
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 138459
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 13% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 27% | — | — |
| SEN support | 9% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE HOLY CROSS SCHOOL
994 pupils · 827 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
18 May 2022
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 788 pupils
Attendance
94.4%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
5.6%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
14.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
1.4%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.6%
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 | 58.6 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.95 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 70% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 90% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 5.26 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 35.92 | — | — |
Average grade: B- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 59.2 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 74.2% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 89.7% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 77.4% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.38 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 155 | — |
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 | 35.4 | 35 |
| Average grade | B- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 19.1% | 17% |
| A-level students | 91 | — |
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 | 155 | 35% | 78% | 92% | |
| English Language | 154 | 36% | 76% | 90% | |
| Religious Studies | 154 | 48% | 84% | 88% | |
| English Literature | 153 | 35% | 79% | 89% | |
| Spanish | 102 | 27% | 45% | 68% | |
| Combined Science | 99 | 7% | 54% | 72% | |
| Geography | 79 | 53% | 75% | 86% | |
| History | 61 | 44% | 84% | 90% | |
| Biology | 55 | 53% | 96% | 98% | |
| Physics | 55 | 55% | 95% | 96% | |
| Chemistry | 55 | 53% | 96% | 100% | |
| French | 35 | 43% | 69% | 77% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 32 | 16% | 41% | 66% | |
| Psychology | 25 | 4% | 20% | 60% | |
| Sociology | 24 | 0% | 13% | 46% | |
| Biology | 22 | 0% | 18% | 23% | |
| Chemistry | 17 | 0% | 0% | 24% | |
| History | 15 | 0% | 33% | 47% | |
| Geography | 12 | 8% | 25% | 75% | |
| Polish | 11 | 18% | 64% | 82% | |
| Economics | 10 | 0% | 20% | 40% | |
| English Literature | 10 | 0% | 10% | 70% | |
| Law | 8 | 0% | 25% | 50% | |
| English Language and Literature | 8 | 0% | 13% | 50% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 12920: The Holy Cross School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
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) | 74% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 3% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 77% | — | — |
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.
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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.