Coombe Wood School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 18 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Free Schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Not available
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Unique reference
- 145875
- Address
- 30 Melville Avenue, CR2 7HY
- Website
- www.cws-croydon.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1064 (61% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 58.2%
- Girls
- 41.8%
- First language not English
- 20.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 23%
- Persistent absence
- 19.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.4%
White British 24%
Mixed 21.5%
Other White 10.6%
Caribbean 8.6%
African 8.4%
Indian 8.3%
Pakistani 5.7%
Unclassified 3.9%
Other Asian 3.5%
Other 2.3%
Other Black 1.9%
Bangladeshi 0.8%
Chinese 0.4%
Irish 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.4
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.01
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 52%
Local authority average 48%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 53%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 50.1
Local authority average 45.7
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.56
Local authority average 4.06
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 7 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 12 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 32 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 18 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 33 |
| Biology | GCSE | 71 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 71 |
| Classical Civilisation | GCSE | 25 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 31 |
| English Language | GCSE | 178 |
Admissions
Coombe Wood School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 168
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 394
- 2nd preference
- 377
- 3rd preference
- 297
- From another Local Authority
- 48
Offers
- 1st preference
- 144
- 2nd preference
- 21
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 176 98 78 |
| Year 8 | 180 113 67 |
| Year 9 | 179 94 85 |
| Year 10 | 186 104 82 |
| Year 11 | 174 99 75 |
| Year 12 | 112 75 37 |
| Year 13 | 57 36 21 |