The Holy Cross School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Secondary
New Malden · KT3 5AR · Kingston upon Thames
Ages 11–18
- Att858.6
- P80.9
- EM5+70%
- Absence6.2%
0.9 miles away
OpenSecondaryOfsted: OutstandingURN 137299
Richard Challoner School
Academy converter · New Malden · KT3 5PE
Ages 11–18 · 1,079 pupils · Kingston upon Thames
Ofsted
Outstanding
Attainment 8
58.8
Overall absence
5.6%
Admissions demand
1.49 · Competitive
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Outstanding
Inspection date
2022-11-22
- Overall effectiveness
- Outstanding
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Progress 8+0.84
−20+2
Attainment 858.8
English & maths grade 5+82%
English & maths grade 4+92%
EBacc entry87%
EBacc APS: 5.5
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence5.6%
Persistent absence (10%+)14.7%
Unauthorised0.3%
- Authorised absence
- 5.3%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 0.4%
- Enrolments in measure
- 797
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Admissions demand
Coordinated admissions for secondary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.
Demand ratio
1.49 · Competitive
1st preferences
224
Places offered
150
1st-preference offers
143
- Total preferences (any rank)
- 587
- Preferred offers (top 3)
- 150
- Applications from outside LA
- 249
- Offers to outside-LA applicants
- 59
- Admissions policy (GIAS)
- Non-selective
Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill112%
1,079 pupils · 966 places
- Pupils on roll
- 1,079
- Boys / girls
- 1,043 / 36
- School capacity
- 966
- Capacity fill
- 1,079 / 966 (112%)
- Free school meals
- 9.5%
- FSM pupils
- 76
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Boys
- School type
- Academy converter
Age range
Ages 11–18
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Southwark
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: RICHARD CHALLONER SCHOOL
- Academy trust
- RICHARD CHALLONER SCHOOL
- Headteacher
- Mr Sean Maher
Location
- Address
- Manor Drive North
- Postcode
- KT3 5PE
- Town
- New Malden
- County
- Surrey
- Local authority
- Kingston upon Thames
- District
- Kingston upon Thames
- Constituency
- Wimbledon
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
SEN & specialist provision
As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.
- SEN types
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Resourced provision
- Resourced provision and SEN unit
- Resourced places
- 12 on roll / 15 capacity
- SEN unit places
- 15 on roll / 16 capacity
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Boys academy converter (secondary), Ages 11–18, in New Malden, Kingston upon Thames, 1,079 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 9.5%. SEN provision includes: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Religious character: Roman Catholic. Diocese: Archdiocese of Southwark.
Nearby secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Coombe Boys' School
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Secondary
New Malden · KT3 6NU · Kingston upon Thames
Ages 11–18
- Att853.3
- P80.4
- EM5+65%
- Absence6.9%
1.1 miles away
Tolworth Girls' School and Sixth Form
Ofsted: School remains OutstandingAcademy converter · Secondary
Surbiton · KT6 7EY · Kingston upon Thames
Ages 11–18
- Att858.8
- P80.9
- EM5+69%
- Absence7.9%
1.5 miles away
Epsom and Ewell High School
Ofsted: Expected standardAcademy converter · Secondary
Epsom · KT19 9JW · Surrey
Ages 11–18
- Att841.6
- P8-0.4
- EM5+32%
- Absence9.9%
1.6 miles away
The Hollyfield School and Sixth Form Centre
Ofsted: Improved significantlyAcademy converter · Secondary
Surbiton · KT6 4TU · Kingston upon Thames
Ages 11–18
- Att852.7
- P80.3
- EM5+61%
- Absence7.1%
1.7 miles away
Southborough High School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Secondary
Surbiton · KT6 5AS · Kingston upon Thames
Ages 11–18
- Att849.2
- P80.3
- EM5+48%
- Absence6.9%
1.7 miles away
Raynes Park High School
Ofsted: Standards maintainedCommunity school · Secondary
London · SW20 0JL · Merton
Ages 11–19
- Att843.6
- P80.2
- EM5+44%
- Absence9.1%
1.7 miles away
Coombe Girls' School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Secondary
New Malden · KT3 3TU · Kingston upon Thames
Ages 11–18
- Att858.1
- P80.7
- EM5+68%
- Absence8.4%
1.8 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Sean Maher
- Telephone
- 02083305947