Coombe Girls' School, New Malden

From the headteacher's welcome: "Choosing the right school is one of the most important decisions you will make. At Coombe, we aim to ensure that all students access the most they can from their education, enjoy their time with us and achieve their highest potential."

In 2026, pupils at Coombe Girls' School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 57.2, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 60.2 in Kingston upon Thames and 47 across England.

64% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 69% in Kingston upon Thames and 47% in England.

That is up from 55.3 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.7: pupils made well above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 43.3, against 60.2 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 16.9 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 26 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and History.

For September 2026 entry, 198 families put Coombe Girls' School as their first choice and 867 named it as one of their preferences, for 252 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 28 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Coombe Girls' School are The Holy Cross School (0.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 58.4); Raynes Park High School (1.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 43); Coombe Boys' School (1.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 53.2); and Tiffin School (1.4 miles, Good, selective, Attainment 8 83.1).

Coombe Girls' School's 2026 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

Coombe Girls' School is one of 8 schools run by Helix Learning Trust, an academy trust.

Of the 242 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 92% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 14% to a further education college and 0% into work.

Of the 180 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 70% went on to university or other higher education, 1% to apprenticeships and 14% into work. 19% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

42.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (32%), Asian (21%) and Mixed (13%).

In 2026, 239 pupils (15.9%) received SEN support and 29 (1.9%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

Coombe Girls' School has a resourced provision for hearing impairment and speech, language and communication needs: 22 places, 18 pupils on roll.

The nearest railway station is New Malden Station, about 840 metres away (roughly a 10-minute walk).

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Darley Drive (->s), 60 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Coombe Girls' School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Coombe Girls' School issued 126 suspensions, 8.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 2 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Coombe Girls' School are Coombe Hill Junior School (0.3 miles), Coombe Hill Infant School (0.3 miles), Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School (0.4 miles) and Christ Church New Malden CofE Primary School (0.4 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.