School admissions in New Malden
How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. Sorted by first preferences per place. We don't invent rankings: the order is arithmetic on a published figure, not a view about which school is better.
Reception places, September 2026
6 schools. 2 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places | Cutoff distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School | 1.13 | 30 | not published |
| Burlington Infant and Nursery School | 1.05 | 120 | 1248 m (≈0.78 mi) |
| Christ Church New Malden CofE Primary School | 0.95 | 39 | not published |
| King's Oak Primary School | 0.95 | 37 | not published |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School | 0.84 | 44 | not published |
| Malden Manor Primary and Nursery School | 0.69 | 29 | 1.642 km (≈1.02 mi) |
First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.
Year 7 places, September 2026
4 schools. 2 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places | Cutoff distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Challoner School | 1.56 | 150 | not published |
| The Holy Cross School | 1.05 | 157 | not published |
| Coombe Girls' School | 0.79 | 252 | 2605 m (≈1.62 mi) |
| Coombe Boys' School | 0.61 | 194 | 3232 m (≈2.01 mi) |
First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.