The admissions authority for Coombe Boys' School is the Coombe Academy Trust. Our admissions are handled by Kingston upon Thames Council through Achieving For Children and details are given below, together with the specific arrangements for Coombe Boys' School in our downloads and useful links.
Further information is available on the Achieving For Children website:
| How places were offered on 1 Mar for Sep intake | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| Total number of applications | 603 | 611 | 581 | 688 | 683 | 739 |
| Looked after and previously looked after children (criterion1) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Siblings (criterion 2) | 40 | 41 | 56 | 56 | 50 | 59 |
| Children of Coombe Staff (criterion 3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Exceptional Family, Social or Medical needs (criterion 4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Distance (criterion 5) | 103 | 137 | 117 | 117 | 138 | 123 |
| Boys with a statement/EHCP | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
| Number of appeals heard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Number of successful appeals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cut off distance at National Offer Day | 2.13km | 2.79km | 2.62km | 2.08km | 2.50km | 2.10km |
| Distance at end of August | 3.25km | 3.58km | 4.07km | 2.44km | 2.66km | 2.10km |
| Total places offered | 150 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 180 |
