Academy converter · Secondary
New Malden · KT3 6NU · Kingston upon Thames
Ages 11–18
Status: Open
0.7 miles away
OpenSecondaryURN 138459
The Holy Cross School
Academy converter · New Malden · KT3 5AR
Phase
Secondary
Age range
Ages 11–18
Pupils
994
Local authority
Kingston upon Thames
Age range
Ages 11–18
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
3 / 6
- NurseryNo Nursery Classes
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Girls academy converter (secondary), Ages 11–18, in New Malden, Kingston upon Thames, 994 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, academy, special school, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 13.3%. Religious character: Roman Catholic. Diocese: Archdiocese of Southwark.
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Overview
- School type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Girls
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 138459
Location
- Address
- 25 Sandal Road
- Postcode
- KT3 5AR
- 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
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- Pupils on roll
- 994
- Boys / girls
- 0 / 994
- School capacity
- 827
- Capacity fill
- 994 / 827 (120%)
- Free school meals
- 13.3%
- FSM pupils
- 102
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Girls
School characteristics
- Nursery provision
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Southwark
- Governance
- Academy trust: THE HOLY CROSS SCHOOL
- Academy trust
- THE HOLY CROSS SCHOOL
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Dervla McConn-Finch
- Telephone
- 02083954225
Official links
Ofsted
Latest inspection outcomes from Ofsted monthly management information. Report-card grades use the current framework where published; older OEIF grades are shown when that is the latest graded inspection.
Headline
Good
Inspection date
2022-05-18
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results from DfE school and college performance tables. Figures are not rankings — suppressed or unavailable values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
- Attainment 8
- 58.6
- Progress 8
- 0.9
- English & maths grade 5+
- 70%
- English & maths grade 4+
- 90%
- EBacc entry
- 74%
- EBacc APS
- 5.3