The Crestwood School

State-Funded School

the-crestwood-school-dudley-west-midlands

West MidlandsRegion

DudleyLocal Authority

Kingswinford and South StaffordshireConstituency

DY6 8QGPostcode

1.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The Crestwood School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Dudley, West Midlands.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,023 pupils. The Crestwood School is part of Invictus Education Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 38.9
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 25.4%
EBacc average point score: 3.07

Ethnicity

White

80%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,023

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

37%

England average

27%

First language not English

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 – 16
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 1,023
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: Invictus Education Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 22 March 2023. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
19 Mar 2018	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	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.