The Holy Cross School

At a glance

Type

Academy converter (state-funded)

Phase

Secondary

Ages

11 to 18

Gender

Girls

Religious character

Roman Catholic

Pupils

994 census January 2026

Capacity

827

Admissions policy

Non-selective

Sixth form

Yes

Acting Headteacher

Mrs Dervla McConn-Finch

Trust

THE HOLY CROSS SCHOOL

Address

25 Sandal Road, New Malden, KT3 5AR

Borough

Kingston upon Thames

Telephone

02083954225

DfE reference (URN)

138459

Website

holycross.kingston.sch.uk

Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools · daily extract as at 2026-10-07 · last checked 9 October 2026

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Key dates for 2027 entry

Year 7 (11+)

1. Application deadlineSaturday 31 October 2026Closes in 21 days

   National closing date for Year 7 applications: Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply through your home borough's coordinated scheme (eAdmissions), not directly to the school.

   Source: GOV.UK · checked 9 Oct 2026

2. National offer dayMonday 1 March 2027Upcoming

   Secondary National Offer Day: Monday 1 March 2027. Offers are released by your home borough.

   Source: GOV.UK · checked 9 Oct 2026

3. AssessmentSaturday 15 May 2027Upcoming

   Student Assessment Day - 15th May 2027. All successful applicants are required to sit a series of CAT (Cognitive Ability Tests) tests to determine streaming.

   Source: holycross.kingston.sch.uk

4. Accept your offerDate not statedDate not stated

   Accept the offer by the deadline given in your offer letter; your home borough sets the date.

   Source: GOV.UK · checked 9 Oct 2026

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A status ("Closes in 12 days") is shown only for a closing date we have checked, worked out from today's date, 10 October 2026. Other dates are printed as the school published them, with its own wording beside them. Dates given only as "early January" are shown as approximate and never counted down. Always confirm with the school or council.

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Admissions

You apply through the council where you live, not to the school, naming up to six schools in order on one form. Every applicant on time hears on the same national offer day. Schools with a religious character often ask for a supplementary information form as well, returned to the school by the same deadline.

165 first-preference applications and 674 applications naming it at any preference for 157 places offered (September 2026 entry, DfE)

These are counts of applications and offers on national offer day. They are not a chance of getting in: places are allocated by the school's published admissions criteria, such as siblings, distance or faith.

Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary school applications and offers · entry years up to 2026/27 · last checked 9 October 2026

Kingston upon Thames: Year 7 offers, September 2026 entry

Across the borough, 69.3% of applicants were offered their first preference and 95.8% were offered one of their preferences (1,895 applications). These are borough-wide figures, not a forecast for any school or child.

Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary schools applications and offers 2026 · entry years 2014/15 to 2026/27 (release published 2026-06-18) · last checked 9 October 2026

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Inspection

Source: Ofsted, Management information - state-funded schools - latest inspections as at 31 August 2026 · latest inspections as at 2026-08-31 · last checked 9 October 2026

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Results

GCSE (key stage 4), 2024/25

• Attainment 8 score2022/23: 61.9 · 2023/24: 58.6
  59.2This school59.2Kingston upon Thames46.1England, state-funded
• % achieving grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs2022/23: 77% · 2023/24: 70%
  74%This school69%Kingston upon Thames45%England, state-funded
• % achieving grade 4 or above in English and maths GCSEs2022/23: 91% · 2023/24: 90%
  90%This school82%Kingston upon Thames65%England, state-funded
• % entering the English Baccalaureate2022/23: 75% · 2023/24: 74%
  77%This school66%Kingston upon Thames40%England, state-funded
• EBacc average point score2022/23: 5.64 · 2023/24: 5.26
  5.38This school5.52Kingston upon Thames4.09England, state-funded

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 155 pupils in the cohort

A level (16 to 18), 2024/25

• A level average result, expressed as a grade2022/23: B- · 2023/24: B-
  B-This schoolBKingston upon ThamesB-England, state-funded
• A level average point score per entry2022/23: 37.6 · 2023/24: 35.9
  35.4This school40.1Kingston upon Thames35England, state-funded
• Average point score for a student's best 3 A levels2022/23: 37.6 · 2023/24: 35.6
  36.7This school40.5Kingston upon Thames35.8England, state-funded
• % of A level students achieving AAB or higher including at least 2 facilitating subjects2022/23: 18% · 2023/24: 10%
  19%This school36%Kingston upon Thames18%England, state-funded
• A level value added score2023/24: 0
  -0.11This school-0.03England, state-funded

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 91 pupils in the cohort

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Pupils and context

Eligible for free school meals

13.3% January 2026

English as an additional language

26.1%

Receiving SEN support

12.6%

With an Education, Health and Care Plan

2.2%

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · school census 2024/25

Attendance and staffing

Overall absence

5.6% 2024/25

Persistently absent (missed 10% or more)

14.2%

Pupils per teacher

16.8 2025/26

Source: Department for Education, Absence rates by school level · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026

Places

Places

1,051

Pupils on roll

988

Source: Department for Education, Capacity - school / Sixth form capacity - school · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · position at 1 May, 2024/25

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Nearby schools

Schools covering the same ages within about a mile, by straight-line distance (not walking or travel time).

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Compare with similar schools

Side-by-side comparisons with the nearest schools of the same type. Sourced facts only; no winner is declared.

• The Holy Cross School and Coombe Girls' School0.9 miles apart
• The Holy Cross School and Raynes Park High School1 mile apart
• The Holy Cross School and The Hollyfield School and Sixth Form Centre1.6 miles apart
• The Holy Cross School and Ursuline High School Wimbledon2.1 miles apart

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