My child is happy at this school
Strongly agree
36%Agree
35%Disagree
14%Strongly disagree
12%Don't know
3%Coombe Wood School
Free schools — Secondary
CR2 7HY / 11–18 / None
Good
Ofsted
52.6
Attainment 8
69%
parents recommend
🏆 Strong results
Rated Good by Ofsted in 2023
Good
Good
Inspected 2023
Safeguarding: Effective
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early Years
Sixth FormGood
Recognised with 1 performance badge
🏆 Strong results
GCSE Results
- Attainment 8 score
- 52.6
- Progress 8
- 0.38
- Grade 5+ English & Maths
- 55.4%
A-Level Results
- APS per entry
- 31.06
- Achieving AAB+
- 7.6%
69% of parents would recommend this school
115 responses
Each question shows the full Ofsted Parent View answer split.
My child feels safe at this school
Strongly agree
30%Agree
43%Disagree
14%Strongly disagree
10%Don't know
3%The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved
Strongly agree
24%Agree
48%Disagree
15%Strongly disagree
9%Don't know
4%My child has not been bullied
Strongly agree
6%Agree
10%Disagree
12%Strongly disagree
9%Don't know
8%Not applicable
55%The school lets me know what my child will be learning during the year
Strongly agree
37%Agree
44%Disagree
14%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
2%When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly
Strongly agree
17%Agree
26%Disagree
23%Strongly disagree
10%Don't know
1%Not applicable
23%My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities
Yes
26%No
74%My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed
Answered by about 30 parents
Strongly agree
20%Agree
17%Disagree
27%Strongly disagree
29%Don't know
7%The school has high expectations for my child
Strongly agree
37%Agree
34%Disagree
14%Strongly disagree
7%Don't know
8%My child does well at this school
Strongly agree
30%Agree
43%Disagree
15%Strongly disagree
9%Don't know
3%The school lets me know how my child is doing
Strongly agree
30%Agree
47%Disagree
16%Strongly disagree
5%Don't know
2%There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school
Strongly agree
38%Agree
40%Disagree
14%Strongly disagree
6%Don't know
2%My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school
Strongly agree
48%Agree
45%Disagree
4%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
2%The school supports my child's wider personal development
Strongly agree
29%Agree
37%Disagree
19%Strongly disagree
10%Don't know
5%I would recommend this school to another parent
Yes
69%No
31%11.7% of pupils receive SEN support
11.7%
SEN support
3.4%
EHCP
- Autism (ASD)
- 1.9%
- Social, Emotional & Mental Health
- 3.3%
- Speech, Language & Communication
- 1.8%
- Specific Learning Difficulty
- 2.5%
- Moderate Learning Difficulty
- 1.5%
61% of leavers entered higher education
After Year 11
- Continued in education
- 91%
- Started an apprenticeship
- 3%
After Sixth Form
- Entered higher education
- 61%
Pupil-to-teacher ratio of 17.2:1
- Free school meals
- 25.7%
- Pupil:teacher ratio
- 17.2:1
- Overall absence
- 6.2%
- Persistent absence
- 16.5%
- English as additional language
- 23.2%
- Teachers with QTS
- 96.6%
- White
- 33.2%
- Mixed
- 23%
- Asian
- 19.2%
- Black
- 8.3%
- Other
- 3.4%
White British22.4%
Other White10.7%
Irish0.1%
Other Mixed13.1%
White & Black Caribbean5.1%
White & Asian3.6%
White & Black African1.2%
Indian10.3%
Pakistani4.6%
Other Asian2.9%
Bangladeshi1%
Chinese0.4%
Caribbean5.1%
Other Black2%
African1.2%