Coombe Wood School
30 Melville Avenue, South Croydon, CR2 7HY
1,162 pupils · 106% of 1,100 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- GREENSHAW LEARNING TRUST
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 31.2%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 17 January 2023, published 1 March 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 52.6 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 55.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 74% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 87.6% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Oversubscribed — 1.84 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 174 | 321 | 1,239 | 174 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 175 | 430 | 1,479 | 175 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 168 | 394 | 1,481 | 168 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 172 | 562 | 1,640 | 172 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 170 | 673 | 1,721 | 170 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 170 | 425 | 1,349 | 170 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 174 | 421 | 1,361 | 174 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 176 | 344 | 1,201 | 176 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Archbishop Tenison's CofE High School 0.8 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Coloma Convent Girls' School 1.8 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Shirley High School Performing Arts College 1.9 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Ark Blake Academy 2.1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- The Quest Academy 2.2 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- Oasis Academy Shirley Park 2.3 km · No overall grade (2024)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.