Christ Church New Malden CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 3–11 · New Malden, Kingston upon Thames
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2023–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Christ Church New Malden CofE Primary School is a primary school in New Malden, Kingston upon Thames for ages 3–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 12 October 2022. Kingston upon Thames and the school have published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2026 entry.
Christ Church New Malden CofE Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 6.19 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 0.40 mi |
| Reception 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every Reception applicant in 2026 was offered a place, but places ran out, with a last distance published, in 2 of the 3 earlier years.
- In 2024/25, 78% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 19% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Reception 2026 had 37 first-choice applications for 39 offers, with every first-choice family offered a place and 2 offers going to families who ranked the school second or lower.
- 10.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 14.8% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Kingston upon Thames.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Kingston upon Thames schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Elm Road, New Malden, KT3 3HN
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Kingston upon Thames
- Pupils on roll
- 354 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 10.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 12 October 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud of their school.”
- “They are happy and safe in this nurturing environment.”
- “Leaders and staff place pupils at the heart of their school.”
To improve
- “Some staff are not always consistently clear about the intended key learning.”
- “This means pupils sometimes end up learning things that are not as helpful for what comes next in the planned curriculum.”
- “However, a small number of staff do not model new sounds and reading strategies with precision.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 23 November 2022 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 78% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 37 first-preference applications, 39 offers in total, 37 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Kingston upon Thames.
- Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School 0.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- King's Oak Primary School 0.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Coombe Hill Infant School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Coombe Hill Junior School 0.7 mi Outstanding
- Burlington Infant and Nursery School 0.9 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Burlington Junior School 0.9 mi School remains Good
- Grand Avenue Primary and Nursery School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Christ Church CofE Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published