Coombe Boys' School and Sixth Form is a non-selective state secondary school with a mixed

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, Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames,

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. The cohort comprises boys from Years 7 to 11 and a joint sixth form facility is offered for Year 12 and 13 students. The school was founded in 1931 (as Beverley

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) and celebrated its 90th Anniversary in 2021. In 2006, the school federated with Coombe Girls' School and Sixth Form forming part of the Coombe Academy Trust and has a long-standing educational partnership with the independent King's College School, Wimbledon. Coombe Boys' School is part of the Kingston Teaching School Alliance, a partnership of over twenty schools, Achieving for Children (AfC) and two higher education institutions; the

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(University of London) and the

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. In February 2023, it was announced that large parts of the school buildings are to be demolished and replaced in a major re-building programme.

Results and achievements

The school was inspected by Ofsted in December 2013 and again, in a short inspection, in March 2018. The overall inspection rating for Coombe Boys' School on both occasions was 'Good with Outstanding Features'. In 2013, the school was rated 'Outstanding' for Leadership and Management and 'Good' in 'Achievement of Pupils', the 'Quality of Teaching' and the 'Behaviour and Safety of Pupils'. In 2018, Ofsted commented that: "The latest GCSE results show that the school has maintained above-average attainment in English and mathematics" and: "In the sixth form, vocational results are exceptionally strong." The report also found that: "Warm, positive relationships have created a supportive environment in which pupils feel confident to ask questions and push themselves further". In 2020, Coombe Boys' Drama Department was awarded the first 'National Outstanding School Drama Department' at the Music & Drama Education Awards. Judges remarked that the Coombe Boys' Drama Team were "An exemplary department which goes above and beyond in the pursuit of excellence in drama provision".

Sport

Sports offered include football, table tennis, badminton, rugby, basketball, athletics and cricket with links to the local Malden Wanderers Cricket Club. The school's sporting achievements include the Surrey basketball finals, Surrey football finals, national badminton finals and winning the English Schools' Football Association PlayStation F.C. Schools' Cup two years running in 2014 and 2015.

CAPA – Performing Arts

In 2019 the Coombe Academy Trust launched CAPA, the Coombe Academy of Performing Arts, which is based at the Coombe Boys' school site. It provides out of hours tuition available to boys and girls (aged 9 upwards) from the local community.

Notable alumni

Cyril Barton Cyril Joe Barton, VC (5 June 1921 – 31 March 1944) was a Second World War bomber pilot in the Royal Air Force who received the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Common ...

VC — RAF bomber pilot, posthumously awarded the

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for his actions in World War II * Sqn Leader Ian Bazalgette VC DFC — posthumously awarded the

for bravery in World War II; great-grandson of Sir

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* Ryan Sessegnon — footballer for Tottenham Hotspur * Steven Sessegnon — footballer for Fulham FC *

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''. Retrieved 10 May 2021. (Subscription required). * Fabio Carvalho — footballer for Liverpool FC * Matthew Pennycook — MP for Greenwich and Woolwich *

Peter Meineck Peter Meineck (born 1967) is Professor of Classics in the Modern World at New York University. He is also the founder and humanities program director of Aquila Theatre and has held appointments at Princeton University and University of South Carol ...

— artistic director of

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and Clinical Associate Professor of Classics at New York University

Headteachers

* 2015 – present: David Smith * 2012 – 2015: Deborah Walls * 2006 – 2012: Carol Campbell * 2000 – 2006: Paul Templeman-Wright * 1960 – 1985: Clifford Fisher * 1954 - 1960: Mr. Dewbert * 1948 - 1954: W.R. Heale * 1931 - 1948: Mr. Thorpe

References

External links

* {{authority control Boys' schools in London Academies in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames Educational institutions established in 1931 Secondary schools in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames New Malden 1931 establishments in England