Coombe Boys' School | School performance

82%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

67%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

54.8

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

69%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

903.0

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,030

Pupils · 2024/25

39%

EAL · 2024/25

19%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

82%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

67%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

54.8

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

69%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

903.0

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,030

Pupils · 2024/25

39%

EAL · 2024/25

19%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

82%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

67%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

54.8

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

69%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

903.0

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,030

Pupils · 2024/25

39%

EAL · 2024/25

19%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 13/09/2023

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityKingston upon Thames

PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio16.5:1

AdmissionsNon-selective

Religious characterNone

StatusOpen

Overview of Coombe Boys' School · Secondary with sixth form · Kingston upon Thames

Part ofCOOMBE ACADEMY TRUST

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths

82%

+3pp

82%76%70%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 82%

GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths

67%

+3pp

67%59%51%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 67%

Attainment 8

54.8

+1.5

54.851.848.8

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 54.8

EBacc entry

69%

-11pp

83%69%54%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 69%

EBacc APS

903.0

+78.5

903.0768.0633.1

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 903.0

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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

A-level APS

21.4

+8.9

21.416.912.5

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 21.4

A-level value added

-0.30

+0.3

-0.3-0.5-0.6

'19'24'25

'25 · -0.3

Average A-level grade

DDE

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · D

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

1,030

Pupil : teacher ratio

16.5

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

39%

FSM eligible

17%

SEN

20%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

19%

Contact

Address

College Gardens, Blakes Lane, New Malden, KT3 6NU

Local authority

Kingston upon Thames

Website

http://www.coombeboysschool.org

Telephone

02089491537

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

Year	GCSE 9–4	GCSE 5+	Attainment 8	Progress 8	EBacc entry	EBacc APS	EBacc lang entry	Cohort
2024/25	82%	67%	54.8	Not applicable	69%	903.0	69%	1,030
2023/24	79%	65%	53.3	+0.36	80%	824.5	80%	1,008
2022/23	76%	57%	53.0	+0.36	83%	701.4	83%	964
2021/22	70%	56%	51.1	+0.20	71%	767.1	71%	947
2018/19	70%	51%	48.8	+0.19	54%	633.1	56%	827
2017/18	70%	56%	48.9	+0.23	35%	590.2	39%	798
2016/17	70%	54%	48.2	-0.04	31%	—	37%	793

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

Year	A-level APS	Avg grade	VA progress	AAB+	Cohort
2024/25	21.4	D	-0.30	Not eligible	71
2023/24	12.5	E+	-0.62	Suppressed	62
2022/23	18.3	D-	—	Not eligible	44
2021/22	18.8	D	—	Not eligible	70
2018/19	19.0	D	-0.54	Not eligible	50
2017/18	Not eligible	Not eligible	Not eligible	Not eligible	35
2016/17	Not eligible	Not eligible	Not eligible	Not eligible	37

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	1,030	16.9	20%	39%	17%	7%	19%
2023/24	1,008	17.4	19%	39%	16%	7%	19%
2022/23	964	17.7	14%	37%	17%	8%	22%
2021/22	947	17.3	13%	34%	20%	6%	18%
2020/21	945	17.9	11%	34%	17%	—	—
2018/19	827	15.4	9%	32%	23%	6%	15%
2017/18	798	16.1	9%	33%	26%	6%	14%
2016/17	793	15.0	8%	33%	25%	6%	12%