Coombe Boys' School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Sept 12 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
- 1030 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 93.3%
- Girls
- 6.7%
- First language not English
- 38.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 17.3%
- Persistent absence
- 17.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.0%
White British 38.5%
Mixed 12.6%
Other Asian 10.5%
Other White 10.2%
Other 10%
Pakistani 6%
Unclassified 2.8%
Indian 2.4%
Chinese 2.4%
African 1.7%
Bangladeshi 1.2%
Caribbean 0.9%
Other Black 0.7%
Irish 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 69%
Local authority average 66%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 67%
Local authority average 69%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 54.8
Local authority average 59.1
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 5.25
Local authority average 5.51
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 23 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 11 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 33 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 28 |
| Biology | GCSE | 57 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 58 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 57 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 2 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 43 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 45 |
Admissions
Coombe Boys' School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 194
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 135
- 2nd preference
- 119
- 3rd preference
- 125
- From another Local Authority
- 237
Offers
- 1st preference
- 124
- 2nd preference
- 43
- 3rd preference
- 11
- To another Local Authority
- 47
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 181 181 0 |
| Year 8 | 184 184 0 |
| Year 9 | 181 181 0 |
| Year 10 | 181 181 0 |
| Year 11 | 174 174 0 |
| Year 12 | 64 35 29 |
| Year 13 | 65 25 40 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 93.0% 93.6% 85.5% |
Further education | 20.0% 16.9% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 66.0% 65.1% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 6.0% 11.1% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 0.8% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 0.9% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 1.7% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 3.0% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 65.0% 61.9% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 2.0% 23.7% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 2.6% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 2.0% 1.4% 2.4% |