Best Schools in New Malden

How many schools are there in New Malden?

New Malden has 12 open schools: 7 state primary, 4 state secondary or all-through and 1 independent.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in New Malden are rated Outstanding?

2 schools in New Malden were rated Outstanding at their most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Burlington Infant and Nursery School and Richard Challoner School. Counting Good as well, 100% of the 10 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

Burlington Infant and Nursery SchoolRichard Challoner School

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in New Malden get the best GCSE results?

Of the 4 schools in New Malden with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Richard Challoner School, with an Attainment 8 score of 60.5 and 75% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; The Holy Cross School, with an Attainment 8 score of 58.4 and 73% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and Coombe Girls' School, with an Attainment 8 score of 57.2 and 64% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Richard Challoner SchoolThe Holy Cross SchoolCoombe Girls' School

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in New Malden have the best SATs results?

Of the 5 primary schools in New Malden with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School (87% in reading, 94% in maths); Christ Church New Malden CofE Primary School (86% in reading, 88% in maths); and Malden Manor Primary and Nursery School (85% in reading, 87% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary SchoolChrist Church New Malden CofE Primary SchoolMalden Manor Primary and Nursery School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in New Malden?

No. None of the state secondary schools in New Malden selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

How close do you need to live to get into schools in New Malden?

It depends on the school, and the cut-off moves every year with the number of applications. Kingston upon Thames published how far the last place offered went at these schools: Coombe Boys' School, 2.11 km for 2023 entry; Coombe Girls' School, 1.92 km for 2023 entry; Burlington Infant and Nursery School, 1.17 km for 2021 entry; Christ Church New Malden CofE Primary School, 1.09 km for 2021 entry; Burlington Junior School, 0.92 km for 2020 entry. These are the authority's own figures, not fixed boundaries.

Coombe Boys' SchoolCoombe Girls' SchoolBurlington Infant and Nursery SchoolChrist Church New Malden CofE Primary SchoolBurlington Junior School

Source: Kingston upon Thames admissions booklets

How do I apply for a school place in New Malden?

Apply to your council - Kingston upon Thames or Merton, depending on your address - through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.