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Coombe Girls' School
Secondary · Girls · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Clarence Avenue, New Malden KT3 3TU · coombegirlsschool.org · 020 8942 1242
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 55.3
- average Attainment 8 score. Kingston upon Thames 59.2, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 1.62 mi
- 2.60 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Kingston upon Thames Council
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,500
- 96% of 1,558 places
- Local authority
- Kingston upon Thames
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 22.3%
- First language not English
- 42.7%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Helix Learning Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 1.62 mi (2.60 km) from the school; in September 2025 it was 1.84 mi (2.96 km). Source: Kingston upon Thames Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 198 families put the school first and 252 places were offered; 86% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 252 | 198 | 0.8 | 86% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 253 | 187 | 0.7 | 89% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 251 | 223 | 0.9 | 82% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 254 | 287 | 1.1▲ | 73% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 248 | 250 | 1▲ | 76% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.62 mi2.60 km | |
| September 2025 | 1.84 mi2.96 km | |
| September 2024 | 1.63 mi2.63 km | |
Cut-off distance on National Offer Day.
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 55.3, and 64.2% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Kingston upon Thames it was 59.2, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C+ (33.4 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲55.3 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲64.2% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲81.5% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲70.8% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲5.22 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 67.8 | −3.6 |
| Sixth form college | 9.1 | −1.4 |
| Further education | 14 | +1.6 |
| Other education | 1.2 | −1.2 |
| Employment | 0.4 | −0.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 2.9 | +1.5 |
| Activity not captured | 4.5 | +3.1 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 164 students | C+ (33.4) | Average -0.09 | |
| 164 students | C+ (33.4) | Average -0.09 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 178 | C+ (34.9) | 0.00 |
| 2022/23 | 187 | C (30.8) | — |
| 2021/22 | 155 | B- (38.1) | — |
| 2018/19 | 146 | C+ (33.5) | -0.12 |
| 2017/18 | 133 | C+ (33.5) | -0.04 |
| 2016/17 | 164 | C (31.4) | -0.13 |
| 2015/16 | 169 | C (29.3) | -0.03 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 70 | +5.3 |
| Further and other education | 2.8 | −1.1 |
| Further education | 2.2 | −1 |
| Other education | 0.6 | 0 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.1 | +0.5 |
| Employment | 13.9 | −2.8 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.1 | −3.5 |
| Activity not captured | 6.1 | +1.6 |
Ofsted
Coombe Girls' School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 1 May 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 1 May 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, May 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2013Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Nov 2007Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Good
What parents said
73% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (246 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 73%
- Replies
- 246
- 16% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 74% who raised concerns
based on the 34% who had a child bullied
based on 66 parents (27%) with SEND