Coombe Boys' SchoolCollege Gardens, Blakes Lane , New Malden

Coombe Boys' School, based in New Malden, provides secondary education, serving pupils aged 11 to 18. The school is a academy converter and operates as a boys school. It follows a non-selective admissions policy. It has a none religious character. The school also offers a sixth form, allowing students to continue into post-16 education on site.

Coombe Boys' School currently has around 1030 pupils on roll, which is about 94% of its capacity. The gender split is relatively balanced, with approximately 93.3% boys and 6.7% girls. Around 16.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which gives an indication of the socio-economic mix. Pupil backgrounds are varied across different backgrounds and needs.

Overall absence at the school is 6.9%. Persistent absence is recorded at 19.4%. The school also includes resourced provision, supporting 17 pupils.

Pupil backgrounds are varied, with white british pupils forming the largest group at around 38.5%. other asian pupils make up about 10.5% , followed by other white at 10.2%

At its latest Ofsted inspection, the school was rated Good. This suggests the school is performing well overall. Safeguarding was judged to be effective, which is a key consideration for many parents.

Around 95% of pupils move on to sustained destinations after Year 11. Most continue into education (88%) , including 45% who stay in school sixth forms and 31% progressing to further education , while 3% enter apprenticeships .