Coombe Wood School

State-Funded School

coombe-wood-school-croydon-london

LondonRegion

CroydonLocal Authority

Croydon SouthConstituency

CR2 7HYPostcode

8.1

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Coombe Wood School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Croydon, London.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,162 pupils. Coombe Wood School is part of Greenshaw Learning Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 52.6
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 55.4%
EBacc average point score: 4.94

Ethnicity

White

34%

Asian

17%

Black

20%

Mixed

23%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

1,162

Total Pupils

59%Boys

41%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

29%

England average

27%

First language not English

25%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 1,162
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: Greenshaw Learning Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
1 Mar 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.