Coombe Boys' School
College Gardens, Blakes Lane, New Malden, KT3 6NU
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- COOMBE ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr David Smith
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Coombe Academy Trust
- SEN provision
- HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- Constituency
- Wimbledon
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,100
- Pupils on roll
- 1,007
- URN
- 137859
- Local authority
- Kingston upon Thames
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02089491537
About this school
Coombe Boys' School is a boys' secondary academy in New Malden. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,007 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Coombe Boys' School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 13 September 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 143 | 162 | 172 |
| Attainment 8 score | 53.0 | 53.3 | 54.8 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.36 +0.11 to +0.60 | +0.36 +0.12 to +0.59 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 57% | 64.8% | 67.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 76% | 79% | 82% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 83% | 80.2% | 69.2% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.3 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Coombe Boys' School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Kingston upon Thames average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 53 | 51.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 53.3 | 50 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 54.8 | 50.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 964 |
| 2023/24 | 1,008 |
| 2024/25 | 1,030 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Coombe Boys' School compares
Coombe Boys' School ranked 8th of 11 secondary schools in Kingston upon Thames for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 87% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 27% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 54.8 | 6.9% | 17.1% | 1,007 | — |
| Raynes Park High School | 45.3 | 8.7% | 44.3% | 1,134 | 0.6 miles |
| The Holy Cross School | 59.2 | 5.6% | 11.9% | 994 | 0.7 miles |
| Richard Challoner School | 59.4 | 4.6% | 10.3% | 1,079 | 1.1 miles |
| Coombe Girls' School | 55.3 | 9% | 22.4% | 1,500 | 1.2 miles |
| Ursuline High School Wimbledon | — | — | — | 1,396 | 1.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 17.09%
- English as an additional language
- 38.6%
- Overall absence
- 6.87%
- Persistent absence
- 19.28%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Raynes Park High School0.6 miles
Secondary · London
-
The Holy Cross School0.7 miles
Secondary · New Malden
-
Richard Challoner School1.1 miles
Secondary · New Malden
-
Coombe Girls' School1.2 miles
Secondary · New Malden
-
Ursuline High School Wimbledon1.7 miles
Secondary · London
Other schools in New Malden
- Coombe Girls' School Secondary
- Richard Challoner School Secondary
- The Holy Cross School Secondary
- Burlington Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Burlington Junior School Primary
- Christ Church New Malden CofE Primary School Primary
- Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School Primary
- King's Oak Primary School Primary
- Malden Manor Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Primary
- Westbury House School Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does Coombe Boys' School teach?
- Coombe Boys' School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in New Malden.
- Who is the headteacher of Coombe Boys' School?
- The headteacher of Coombe Boys' School is Mr David Smith, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Coombe Boys' School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Coombe Boys' School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Coombe Boys' School?
- Coombe Boys' School has 1,007 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Coombe Boys' School full?
- Coombe Boys' School has capacity for 1,100 pupils and 1,007 on roll (92%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Coombe Boys' School a faith school?
- No. Coombe Boys' School has no designated religious character.
- Is Coombe Boys' School a selective school?
- No. Coombe Boys' School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Coombe Boys' School part of an academy trust?
- Coombe Boys' School is part of COOMBE ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Coombe Boys' School have?
- The schools register lists Coombe Boys' School's special educational needs provision as: HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Coombe Boys' School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 53 in 2022/23 and 54.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Coombe Boys' School compare with other schools in Kingston upon Thames?
- Coombe Boys' School ranked 8th of 11 secondary schools in Kingston upon Thames for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 87% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 27% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Coombe Boys' School's absence rate?
- Coombe Boys' School's overall absence rate is 6.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Coombe Boys' School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Coombe Boys' School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.