The Holy Cross School
25 Sandal Road, New Malden, KT3 5AR
994 pupils · 120% of 827 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- THE HOLY CROSS SCHOOL
- Local authority
- Kingston upon Thames
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 13.3%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 18 May 2022, published 6 July 2022. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 59.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 74.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 89.7% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 77.4% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.05 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 157 | 165 | 674 | 157 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 155 | 162 | 629 | 155 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 154 | 167 | 603 | 154 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 155 | 152 | 635 | 155 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 146 | 162 | 610 | 146 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 147 | 135 | 607 | 147 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 147 | 177 | 682 | 147 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 149 | 167 | 724 | 149 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Coombe Boys' School 1.1 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Coombe Girls' School 1.4 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Richard Challoner School 1.5 km · Outstanding (2022) · previous system
- Raynes Park High School 1.7 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- The Hollyfield School and Sixth Form Centre 2.6 km · Improved significantly (2025)
- Tiffin School 2.8 km · Good (2022) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.