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. 7 of these schools also have a published admissions cutoff distance. 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.
New Malden in figures
For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 5 schools in New Malden first 252 times for 255 places: 0.99 first choices per place. 2 of the 5 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, one school here gave its last places on distance: Burlington Infant and Nursery School, to 0.78 miles.
For Year 7 places in September 2026, families named the 4 schools in New Malden first 716 times for 753 places: 0.95 first choices per place. 2 of the 4 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, 2 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 1.62 miles (Coombe Girls' School) to 2.01 miles (Coombe Boys' School).
Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.
Reception places, September 2026
5 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 |
| 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.