The Holy Cross School
School Name: The Holy Cross School Address: 25 Sandal Road Town/City: New Malden County: Surrey Postcode: KT3 5AR Country: United Kingdom Telephone Number: 02 0839 4225 Website: www.holycross.kingston.sch.uk
Phase: Secondary (ages 11-18) Type: Academy converter Religious Denomination: Roman Catholic Admissions Policy: Non-selective Established: 2012 Trust: The Holy Cross School
Acting Headteacher: Mrs Dervla McConn-Finch
Capacity: 827
Gender: Girls
The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 994
Enrollment: 120% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 13.3%
URN: 138459
DfE Number: 314/5402
UKPRN: 10038104
UPRN: 128016889
Region: London (E12000007)
District: Kingston upon Thames (E09000021)
Constituency: Wimbledon (E14001586)
Electoral Ward: New Malden Village (E05013940)
Diocese: RC19(Archdiocese of Southwark)
Easting & Northing: 521026E, 167976N
Latitude & Longitude: 51° 23' 54.79" N 0° 15' 41.55" W
Plus Code: 9C3X9PXQ+C9
DfE Record: View record
- Westbury House School (0.1km)
- Christ Church New Malden CofE Primary School (0.8km)
- Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School (0.9km)
- Burlington Junior School (1.0km)
- Burlington Infant and Nursery School (1.0km)
- Coombe Boys' School (1.1km)
- King's Oak Primary School (1.1km)
- Tennis Avenue School (1.3km)
- Malden Manor Primary and Nursery School (1.3km)
- Coombe Girls' School (1.4km)
Predecessor school†
- Mrs Mary Andersen-Couraud - Chief Financial Officer. Appointed on 13 April 2026.
- Monsignor Gerald Ewing - Member. Appointed on 23 March 2022 (Appointed by foundation/Trust).
- Ms Caroline Diane Maria Ferrari - Trustee. Appointed on 2 October 2025 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 15 July 2029.
- Mrs Ruth Siobhan Gidoomal - Trustee. Appointed on 20 March 2025 (Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates). Term runs until 4 September 2026.
- Ms Lynn Henderson - Governance Professional - Single-Academy Trust (SAT). Appointed on 29 January 2024.
- Doctor Edward Holloway - Trustee. Appointed on 7 September 2023 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 5 September 2027.
- Mr Alan Horwood - Chief Financial Officer. Appointed on 1 August 2012. Term runs until 12 April 2026.
- Mrs Kate Kelk - Trustee. Appointed on 20 June 2018 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 31 August 2026.
- Mrs Kate Kelk - Trustee. Appointed on 1 September 2026 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 31 August 2030.
- Ms Christine Lydon - Trustee. Appointed on 13 May 2022 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 4 December 2025.
- Mr Paul McCallum - Member. Appointed on 1 May 2016 (Appointed by foundation/Trust).
- Mrs Dervla McConn-Finch - Trustee. Appointed on 1 September 2021 (Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal).
- Mrs Dervla McConn-Finch - Accounting Officer. Appointed on 1 September 2021.
- Mr Piers North - Member. Appointed on 1 March 2022 (Appointed by foundation/Trust).
- Mr Piers North - Chair of Trustees. Appointed on 1 September 2026 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 31 December 2026.
- Mr Piers North - Chair of Trustees. Appointed on 9 September 2021 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 31 August 2026.
- Mrs Kerry Susan Ono - Trustee. Appointed on 3 April 2025 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 3 April 2029.
- Ms Justyna Maria Potiopa - Trustee. Appointed on 23 September 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 22 September 2029.
- Dr Shereen Tadros - Trustee. Appointed on 20 March 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 20 March 2029.
- Mr Marcus Adam Tattersall - Trustee. Appointed on 20 March 2025 (Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates). Term runs until 20 March 2029.