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Coombe Girls' School[1]

Secondary · ages 11–18

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Headline results

Attainment 8
A8 57 57.2 2025/26[2]
A-level average grade
AL C+ C+ 2024/25[3]

Results

GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
57.2 2025/26[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
64.3% 2025/26[2]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
28.2% 2025/26[2]
Progress 8
+0.70 2023/24[4]
Progress 8, 2025/26
Not calculated[5]
Progress 8, 2024/25
Not calculated[5]
Earlier years
Year Attainment 8 Grade 5+ in English & maths Grade 7+ in English & maths Progress 8
2024/25 55.3[6] 64.2%[6]
2023/24 58.1[4] 68.2%[4] +0.70[4]
2022/23 54.1[7] 60%[7] +0.52[7]
2021/22 60.3[8] 72%[8] +0.68[8]

A level (16–18)

A-level average grade
C+ 2024/25[3]
AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
11.6% 2024/25[3]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
Earlier years
Year A-level average grade AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
2023/24 C+[10] 14%[10]
2022/23 C[11] 8.6%[11]
2021/22 B-[12] 18.1%[12]
2018/19 C+[13] 11.7%[13]

Destinations after GCSEs

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
96% 2022/23[14]
School sixth form
65% 2022/23[14]
Sixth-form college
12% 2022/23[14]
Further education college
15% 2022/23[14]
Apprenticeship
2% 2022/23[14]
Employment
2% 2020/21[15]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment School sixth form Sixth-form college Further education college Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 97%[16] 71%[16] 10%[16] 12%[16] 0%[16]
2020/21 97%[15] 71%[15] 14%[15] 8%[15] 0%[15] 2%[15]
2019/20 97%[17] 64%[17] 19%[17] 14%[17] 0%[17]
2018/19 96%[18] 67%[18] 0%[18] 26%[18] 1%[18]

Destinations after 16–18 study

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
86% 2022/23[19]
UK higher education
64% 2022/23[19]
Education
68% 2022/23[19]
Apprenticeship
2% 2022/23[19]
Employment
16% 2022/23[19]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment UK higher education Education Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 85%[20] 65%[20] 69%[20] 1%[20] 16%[20]
2020/21 93%[21] 81%[21] 85%[21] 1%[21] 7%[21]
2019/20 85%[22] 75%[22] 78%[22] 1%[22] 7%[22]
2018/19 94%[23] 75%[23] 78%[23] 0%[23] 17%[23]

Higher education after 16–18 study

Progressed to higher education
84% 2021/22[24]
Top third of most selective universities
35% 2021/22[24]
Russell Group universities
41% 2019/20[25]
Oxford or Cambridge
3% 2019/20[25]
Earlier leavers
Left in Progressed to higher education Top third of most selective universities Russell Group universities Oxford or Cambridge
2020/21 93%[26] 34%[26]
2019/20 91%[25] 44%[25] 41%[25] 3%[25]
2018/19 85%[27] 26%[27] 25%[27] 1%[27]
2017/18 83%[28] 20%[28] 17%[28] 1%[28]

Shares of the pupils who left in the year shown. Russell Group and Oxford or Cambridge figures were published for leavers up to 2019/20 only.

Ofsted

Latest inspection
1 May 2024[29]
Type
S5 Inspection[29]
Report published
14 Jul 2024[29]
Personal development
Outstanding[29]
Quality of education
Good[29]
Overall effectiveness
Good[29]
Behaviour and attitudes
Good[29]
Safeguarding is effective
Yes[29]
Sixth form provision (where applicable)
Good[29]
Effectiveness of leadership and management
Good[29]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Year 7

Applications per place
3.4 Entry Sept 2026[30]
Applications (any preference)
867 Entry Sept 2026[30]
First preferences
198 Entry Sept 2026[30]
Places offered
252 Entry Sept 2026[30]
First preferences per place
0.8 Entry Sept 2026[30]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 865[30] 187[30] 253[30] 3.4[30] 0.7[30]
Entry Sept 2024 885[30] 223[30] 251[30] 3.5[30] 0.9[30]
Entry Sept 2023 987[30] 287[30] 254[30] 3.9[30] 1.1[30]
Entry Sept 2022 928[30] 250[30] 248[30] 3.7[30] 1.0[30]

Character & practicalities

Type
Academy converter[1]
Ages
11–18[1]
Boys / girls
Girls[1]
Admissions
Non-selective[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
1558[1]
Trust
HELIX LEARNING TRUST[1]
Local authority
Kingston upon Thames[1]
Website
http://www.coombegirlsschool.org/[1]
District
Kingston upon Thames[31]
Postcode
KT3 3TU[1]
URN
137848[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
1538 2024/25[32]
English as an additional language
42.5% 2024/25[32]
SEN support
4.4% 2024/25[32]
EHC plan
2.2% 2024/25[32]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
22.4% 2024/25[32]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White
44.1%[33]
Mixed
12.9%[33]
Asian
26.8%[33]
Black
4.1%[33]
Any other ethnic group
10.9%[33]
Unclassified
1.3%[33]

The school census's major ethnic groups as shares of the school's pupils, summed by us from the published counts. For information only: never used to rank, filter or colour schools.

In the inspectors' and the school's words

Academic
Pupils in key stage 4 achieve very well across all subjects. For instance, the attainment of students by the end of Year 13 in 2023 was below the national average.[34]
Warmth
The school is a welcoming and inclusive community where girls are encouraged to be curious and creative. Pupils value the diversity of the school and build positive and strong friendships.[34]
Pastoral care
The school’s personal development provision is extremely rich and broad in scope. They help pupils to navigate increasingly complex relationships, including online.[34]
Behaviour
Most pupils behave well in lessons, although systems to make sure that pupils behave consistently well are not fully embedded. This means that, at times, there is off-task behaviour which disrupts learning.[34]
Learning support
The school provides exceptional support to develop bespoke career pathways for pupils, including those with SEND.[34]
Enrichment
It provides a wide range of opportunities for pupils to develop their interests and talents.[34]
Independence
In the sixth form, students are conscientious in correcting any mistakes that are identified by their teachers and adding extra detail to their work.[34]
Structure
In many lessons, clear routines and high expectations enable pupils to settle quickly. However, the school’s new approach to behaviour is not fully embedded.[34]
Diversity
Staff explore topics such as diversity and pupils are proud that their school is very accepting of difference.[34]

Sources

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    Quote
    It is not possible to calculate Progress 8 for academic years 2024/25 and 2025/26 due to gaps in the baseline caused by COVID-19 disruption.
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    Quote
    Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the summer exam series was cancelled in both 2020 and 2021, and alternative processes were set up to award grades.
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    Quotes (13)
    The school is a welcoming and inclusive community where girls are encouraged to be curious and creative (p. 2)
    Pupils value the diversity of the school and build positive and strong friendships (p. 2)
    Pupils in key stage 4 achieve very well across all subjects (p. 2)
    For instance, the attainment of students by the end of Year 13 in 2023 was below the national average (p. 2)
    The school's personal development provision is extremely rich and broad in scope (p. 2)
    They help pupils to navigate increasingly complex relationships, including online (p. 2)
    Most pupils behave well in lessons, although systems to make sure that pupils behave consistently well are not fully embedded (p. 2)
    This means that, at times, there is off-task behaviour which disrupts learning (p. 3)
    Staff explore topics such as diversity and pupils are proud that their school is very accepting of difference (p. 2)
    In many lessons, clear routines and high expectations enable pupils to settle quickly. However, the school's new approach to behaviour is not fully embedded (p. 3)
    It provides a wide range of opportunities for pupils to develop their interests and talents (p. 2)
    In the sixth form, students are conscientious in correcting any mistakes that are identified by their teachers and adding extra detail to their work (p. 3)
    The school provides exceptional support to develop bespoke career pathways for pupils, including those with SEND (p. 2)