The Holy Cross School is a secondary school located in New Malden. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 10/10/2007. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.3%, which is 0.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: 25 Sandal Road, New Malden, KT3 5AR
Website: www.holycross.kingston.sch.uk
Telephone: 02083954225
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Kingston upon Thames
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Dervla McConn-Finch
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 138459

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 10/10/2007

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Girls
School Capacity: 827
Number of Pupils: 988
Number of Boys: 0
Number of Girls: 988

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 7.6% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Above Average: 1.12 Confidence interval 0.91 to 1.33
Of the 147 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 138 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:29%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:98%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:69%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:60.4
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:5.11
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Surbiton Children's Centre Nursery
Alpha Road , KT5 8RS
4out of 4 2,694 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Christ Church New Malden CofE Primary School
Elm Road , KT3 3HN
3out of 4 833 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School
Chestnut Grove , KT3 3JU
3out of 4 1,030 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Burlington Junior School
Burlington Road , KT3 4LT
3out of 4 1,057 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Burlington Infant and Nursery School
Burlington Road , KT3 4LT
4out of 4 1,057 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
King's Oak Primary School
Dickerage Lane , KT3 3RZ
3out of 4 1,250 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Holy Cross School
25 Sandal Road , KT3 5AR
4out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
Coombe Boys' School
College Gardens, Blakes Lane , KT3 6NU
3out of 4 1,152 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
Coombe Girls' School
Clarence Avenue , KT3 3TU
4out of 4 1,501 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Richard Challoner School
Manor Drive North , KT3 5PE
4out of 4 1,604 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
Raynes Park High School
Bushey Road , SW20 0JL
3out of 4 1,827 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Richmond and Hillcroft Adult and Community College (Rhacc)
South Bank , KT6 6DF
- not rated 3,082 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Westbury House School
80 Westbury Road , KT3 5AS
- not rated 108 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
The Study School
57 Thetford Road , KT3 5DP
- not rated 357 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Tennis Avenue School
Manor Park , Malden Road KT3 6AU
- not rated 1,413 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Blossom House School
Station Road , Motspur Park KT3 6JJ
- not rated 1,745 yd Other independent special school Yes Mixed More About School
Liberty Woodland School
MAYFIELD , OLD MALDEN LANE KT4 7PU
- not rated 2,208 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.