Coombe Boys' School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Sept 13 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Boys
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Kingston upon Thames
- Unique reference
- 137859
- Address
- College Gardens, Blakes Lane, KT3 6NU
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1008 (92% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 93.9%
- Girls
- 6.1%
- First language not English
- 39.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 15.4%
- Persistent absence
- 22.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.7%
White British 37.2%
Mixed 11.3%
Other Asian 10.7%
Other 10.5%
Other White 9.5%
Pakistani 6.7%
Unclassified 4%
Chinese 2.6%
Indian 2.4%
African 1.7%
Bangladeshi 1.5%
Caribbean 1%
Other Black 0.8%
Irish 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.36
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.58
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 83%
Local authority average 67%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 57%
Local authority average 67%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 53
Local authority average 58.6
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.9
Local authority average 5.42
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 17 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 5 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 18 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 5 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 27 |
| Biology | GCSE | 43 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 53 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 43 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 6 |
Admissions
Coombe Boys' School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 189
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 153
- 2nd preference
- 138
- 3rd preference
- 137
- From another Local Authority
- 255
Offers
- 1st preference
- 130
- 2nd preference
- 38
- 3rd preference
- 11
- To another Local Authority
- 62
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 182 182 0 |
| Year 8 | 185 185 0 |
| Year 9 | 179 179 0 |
| Year 10 | 172 172 0 |
| Year 11 | 173 173 0 |
| Year 12 | 67 26 41 |
| Year 13 | 50 30 20 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 88.0% 93.3% 85.6% |
Further education | 18.0% 14.5% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 66.0% 70.7% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 4.0% 7.5% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 1.2% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 1.0% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 2.6% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 1.8% 1.2% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 84.0% 71.0% 65.5% |
Top third higher education institutions | 12.0% 30.5% 23.8% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 2.7% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 1.7% 2.2% |