Raynes Park High SchoolThe Holy Cross School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Raynes Park High School and The Holy Cross School are secondary schools.
Raynes Park High School scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average) and The Holy Cross School scores 75 out of 100 (grade B, strong). The Holy Cross School is ahead on our composite score.
Raynes Park High School was judged Good and The Holy Cross School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 45.3 for Raynes Park High School and 59.2 for The Holy Cross School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Raynes Park High School (46.3 in 2021-22, 45.3 in 2024-25) and has fallen at The Holy Cross School (63.6 in 2021-22, 59.2 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | LondonRaynes Park High School | New MaldenThe Holy Cross School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C59/100 | B75/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 8th of 8 in Merton | 6th of 11 in Kingston upon Thames | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-19 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Girls | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,190 | 988 | |
| Capacity | 1,440 | 827 | |
| Location | London, SW20 0JL | New Malden, KT3 5AR | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 45.3 | 59.2 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 46.7% | 74.2% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 64.1% | 89.7% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 34.9% | 77.4% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.93 | 5.38 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 195 | 155 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 59 | 91 | |
| A-level average points | 31.0 | 35.4 Stronger figure | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C | B- | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 31.8 | 36.7 Stronger figure | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 9.5% | 19.1% Stronger figure | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,190 | 988 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 44.3% | 11.9% | |
| English as an additional language | 29.7% | 26.1% | |
| SEN support | 20.3% | 12.6% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 6.5% | 2.2% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 8.7% | 5.6% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 23.4% | 14.2% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
A-level average points
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Raynes Park High School
The Holy Cross School
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