Coombe Wood School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 17 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
- 1136 (63% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 59.4%
- Girls
- 40.6%
- First language not English
- 23.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 25.7%
- Persistent absence
- 16.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 8.3%
Mixed 23%
White British 22.4%
Other White 10.7%
Indian 10.3%
African 9.7%
Caribbean 7.5%
Pakistani 4.6%
Other 3.4%
Other Asian 2.9%
Other Black 2%
Unclassified 1.9%
Bangladeshi 1%
Chinese 0.4%
Irish 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 88%
Local authority average 52%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 55%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 52.6
Local authority average 44.3
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.93
Local authority average 3.98
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 12 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 35 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 41 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 14 |
| Biology | GCSE | 33 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 88 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 33 |
| Classical Civilisation | GCSE | 17 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 28 |
| Dance | GCSE | 11 |
Admissions
Coombe Wood School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 175
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 430
- 2nd preference
- 362
- 3rd preference
- 286
- From another Local Authority
- 47
Offers
- 1st preference
- 139
- 2nd preference
- 18
- 3rd preference
- 7
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 179 103 76 |
| Year 8 | 181 102 79 |
| Year 9 | 182 116 66 |
| Year 10 | 177 89 88 |
| Year 11 | 179 103 76 |
| Year 12 | 129 90 39 |
| Year 13 | 109 72 37 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 91.0% 90.9% 85.5% |
Further education | 34.0% 33.2% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 53.0% 49.6% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 3.0% 7.8% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 1.1% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 1.0% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 2.0% 4.5% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 2.5% 3.0% |