Coombe Girls' School & Sixth Form

What Coombe Girls' School & Sixth Form does

Coombe Girls' School & Sixth Form is a state-funded single-gender secondary school and mixed sixth form located on Clarence Avenue in New Malden, Surrey, United Kingdom. The school was founded c. 1954 and celebrated its 70th anniversary during the 2024-2025 academic year. It operates as part of The Coombe Academy Trust (a company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales under company number 7905433), which also governs Coombe Boys' School, the shared Coombe Sixth Form, and the Coombe Academy of Performing Arts. The school delivers secondary education (Years 7-11) to female students in a single-gender setting and a mixed sixth form (Years 12-13), preparing students for GCSEs, A-levels, and onward pathways. Ms E Barns serves as Headteacher and Esther Brooks is CEO of the parent trust.

The school's core academic product is its secondary and sixth-form curriculum, supplemented by a 1:1 Chromebook programme, a Specialist Resource Provision for students with additional needs, NACE-accredited provision for more able learners, and enrichment programmes including the Premier League Inspires partnership with the Fulham FC Foundation and international trips (Paris, Berlin, French Riviera). Technology infrastructure centres on the Arbor parent portal for attendance, records and communication, the Yondr pouch system for mobile-phone management (implemented from September 2025), and standard school IT including Google Analytics, Vimeo, and digital publishing via Issuu. Payments are processed through ParentPay, WisePay, and PayPal.

Commercially, the school does not charge tuition fees; its revenue is anchored by government per-pupil funding routed through the Coombe Academy Trust, with a secondary income stream from lettings and facilities hire of the campus. The go-to-market is direct-to-consumer via admissions arrangements managed by the trust, supported by a multi-channel community engagement stack (school website, Facebook/Instagram/LinkedIn/Threads, termly newsletters, and in-person open events). Headcount stands at approximately 79 employees.

Name

Coombe Girls' School & Sixth Form

Legal name

The Coomba Academy Trust

Website

https://coombegirlsschool.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1954

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Coombe Girls' School & Sixth Form is a state-funded single-gender girls' secondary school (Years 7-11) with a mixed sixth form (Years 12-13) in New Malden, Surrey, operated by The Coombe Academy Trust and funded primarily by UK government per-pupil grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

New Malden

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: State-funded secondary school receiving government per-pupil funding and formulaic grants for education delivery
2. Lettings and Facilities Hire: School facilities are available for hire to external parties, generating additional revenue

Go-to-market motion1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Coombe Girls' School is a UK state-funded single-gender secondary school for girls in Years 7-11, with a mixed-gender Sixth Form for Years 12-13, operated under The Coombe Academy Trust. It delivers a comprehensive curriculum alongside enrichment programmes (sports, music, languages), a 1:1 Chromebook device programme, a Specialist Resource Provision for students with additional needs, a Premier League Inspires partnership with Fulham FC Foundation, and international trips to destinations such as Paris, Berlin, and the French Riviera. A new Yondr Pouch mobile phone management policy was implemented from September 2025 to support focused learning.

Product overview

Coombe Girls' School & Sixth Form operates as a single-gender secondary school (Years 7-11) with a mixed Sixth Form (Years 12-13) under the Coombe Academy Trust. The school offers a comprehensive educational programme centred on developing students who are curious, creative, and confident. Core offerings include secondary education, sixth form provision, and a Chromebook 1:1 device programme. The school supplements academic learning with a Specialist Resource Provision, Premier League Inspires enrichment programme, international trips, and extensive extra-curricular activities. A notable recent development is the implementation of the Yondr Pouch system for mobile phone management from September 2025. Administrative services are supported through the Arbor parent portal for school management and communications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Secondary School Education (Years 7-11)

Quantifiable outcome

• Borough Champions in Athletics - 26 medals across all age groups at Kingston Borough Athletics Competition
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration12 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Coombe Academy TrustcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMulti-academy trust governing Coombe Girls' School along with Coombe Boys' School. CEO Esther Brooks leads the trust. Registered company number 7905433. Provides shared governance, central services, and strategic direction for member schools.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• The Tiffin Girls' School: Selective girls' grammar school in Kingston upon Thames, directly comparable as a high-performing single-gender state secondary serving the same borough and competing for the same academically oriented families.
• Tiffin School: Selective boys' grammar school in Kingston upon Thames, paralleling Tiffin Girls' and a strong direct competitor in the local borough for academically selective cohorts.
• Hollyfield School: Mixed-gender secondary school in Surbiton, directly comparable in catchment, governance, and curriculum scope as a Kingston borough state secondary academy.
• Richard Challoner School: Boys' Catholic voluntary-aided secondary school in New Malden / Kingston area, serving the same local catchment from the opposite single-gender angle and competing for the same Year 7 applicants.
• Coombe Boys' School: Boys' secondary school sharing the same Coombe Academy Trust governance structure and New Malden catchment, with a parallel curriculum and shared central services.
• Tolworth Girls' School: Local girls' secondary school in the Kingston/Surrey area with a similar single-gender intake model and parallel state-funded operating structure.

Broad incumbents

• Surbiton High School: Independent school in Surbiton serving the same Kingston-area families, providing an alternative pathway at premium price points; comparable in mission and demographic reach but commercially distinct as a fee-paying institution.
• Kingston Grammar School: Long-established independent school in Kingston upon Thames with a similar co-educational model, competing for the same academically oriented local families at independent-school price points.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/coombe-girls'-school
• Instagraminstagram.com/coombegirlsnews

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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