Living in New Malden with children
New Malden, Kingston upon Thames and Merton. What the published figures say about its schools, its homes and daily life, each with its source and date.
Schools
12 schools: 7 state primary, 4 state secondary, 1 privateNew Malden on the schools map →Every school in New Malden, with inspection, league band and the last place offered
State primary schools (7)
| School | Inspection | League rank | Last place offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School | School remains Good | Top 12% (5/43) in Merton | — |
| Christ Church New Malden CofE Primary School | School remains Good | Top 17% (5/31) in Kingston upon Thames | — |
| Malden Manor Primary and Nursery School | School remains Good | Top 20% (6/31) in Kingston upon Thames | — |
| Burlington Junior School | School remains Good | Top 42% (13/31) in Kingston upon Thames | — |
| Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School | Good | (21/31) in Kingston upon Thames | — |
| King's Oak Primary School | School remains Good | (31/31) in Kingston upon Thames | — |
| Burlington Infant and Nursery School | Outstanding | — | 0.775 miles (2026) |
State secondary schools (4)
| School | Inspection | League rank | Last place offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Challoner School | Outstanding | Top 37% (4/11) in Kingston upon Thames | — |
| The Holy Cross School | Good | Top 46% (5/11) in Kingston upon Thames | — |
| Coombe Girls' School | Good | (6/11) in Kingston upon Thames | 1.619 miles (2026) |
| Coombe Boys' School | School remains Good | (9/11) in Kingston upon Thames | 1.99 miles (2026) |
Private schools (1)
| School | Inspection | League rank | Last place offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westbury House School | Independent Schools Inspectorate: standards met | — | — |
Rank: the school's place among its council's schools of the same phase, from three years of DfE results (kinplace's league table, how it is worked out); schools with hidden or no results get none. Inspections: Ofsted and ISI. Last place offered: the council's offer-day figures. School register: DfE Get Information about Schools, updated 17 October 2026.
Homes and prices
Typical sale, last 12 months (Land Registry)We don't hold Land Registry sales for New Malden yet, so its typical prices are unknown here.
Look up a home in New Malden →Getting around
Stops and stations (NaPTAN), and broadband (Ofcom)Source: DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes). Straight-line distances.
Gigabit broadband can be ordered at 93% of premises, and superfast (30 Mbit/s) at 99%, on average across the 681 postcodes in KT3. Check the postcode you are looking at: it can differ street by street.
Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025, fixed broadband coverage by postcode (an average of postcodes, not of homes).
Safety and environment
The town centre; addresses varyChildcare
Ofsted early years register; published pricesWhat Ofsted found: 8 good, or expected standard; 2 not inspected yet. A typical nursery place in this region costs about £8.63 an hour for a two-year-old.
All of them: 2 in Merton · 8 in Kingston upon Thames.
Sources: Ofsted, Childcare providers and inspections; each nursery's own fees page, read by 2 October 2026; Coram Family and Childcare, Childcare Survey 2026: average nursery price for 50 hours a week after the working-parent entitlement (paying for 20 hours), by region.
Childcare costs near you →Key dates, Kingston upon Thames
The next dates for families applyingApplication deadlines and offer days: Kingston upon Thames · Merton.
Every date, and reminders →Nearby towns
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