The Holy Cross School
Ofsted: Good
Score
B75
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- New Malden, KT3 5AR
- Distance
- 1.5km away
Richard Challoner School
Manor Drive North, New Malden, KT3 5PE
Local ranking4th of 11 secondary schools in Kingston upon Thames
Ofsted: OutstandingUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
966
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Boys
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 22 November 2022. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 60.5 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 75.0% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 88.1% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 160
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 100.0%
- Continued in education
- 98.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 1.0%
- Employment
- 1.0%
- Not sustained
- 0.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 91.0%
- Higher education
- 68.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 1.0%
- Employment
- 16.0%
- Not sustained
- 6.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
B-
Avg A-Level Grade
36.0
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
36.4
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
130
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 14.7% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 26.8
- 16-18 Cohort
- 282
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1078
- Boys
- 1043 (97%)
- Girls
- 36 (3%)
- Capacity
- 966 (112% full)
- SEND
- 21.7%
- FSM Eligible
- 10.3%
- EAL
- 23.9%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 6.8%
- SEN Support
- 14.9%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 16.3:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 66.3
- Budget per Pupil
- £9,508/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 4.6% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 8.4% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 44.6%
- White Other: 20.3%
- Asian Other: 6.3%
- Mixed White & Asian: 4.8%
- Mixed Other: 4.5%
- Other: 4.4%
- Black African: 4.0%
- Asian Indian: 3.1%
44.6%
White British
20.3%
White Other
6.3%
Asian Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Manor Drive North
New Malden, London
Administrative
- URN
- 137299
- UKPRN
- 10034773
- Establishment No.
- 5401
- Trust
- CHRIST THE REDEEMER CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST
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