The Crestwood School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 21 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Dudley
- Unique reference
- 141325
- Address
- Bromley Lane, Kingswinford, DY6 8QG
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1028 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.9%
- Girls
- 50.1%
- First language not English
- 10.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 35.7%
- Persistent absence
- 28.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.9%
White British 77.3%
Mixed 7.9%
Pakistani 6.5%
Other White 2.8%
Indian 1.8%
African 1.2%
Caribbean 0.6%
Gypsy/Roma 0.5%
Unclassified 0.5%
Other Asian 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Other 0.3%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 18%
Local authority average 31%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 25%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 38.8
Local authority average 42.9
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.06
Local authority average 3.69
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | GCSE | 43 |
| Biology | GCSE | 30 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 27 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 37 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 44 |
| English Language | GCSE | 197 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 196 |
| French | GCSE | 16 |
| Geography | GCSE | 45 |
| German | GCSE | 25 |
Admissions
The Crestwood School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 200
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 181
- 2nd preference
- 122
- 3rd preference
- 74
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 171
- 2nd preference
- 25
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 213 113 100 |
| Year 8 | 209 106 103 |
| Year 9 | 206 96 110 |
| Year 10 | 202 99 103 |
| Year 11 | 198 99 99 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 83.0% 84.0% 85.5% |
Further education | 53.0% 59.0% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 20.0% 12.2% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 9.0% 12.6% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 2.1% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.5% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 9.0% 7.1% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 3.2% 3.0% |