Coombe Wood School, South Croydon

In 2026, pupils at Coombe Wood School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 53.9, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.4 in Croydon and 47 across England.

55% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 46% in Croydon and 47% in England.

That is up from 52.6 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.38: pupils made above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 42.7, against 58.6 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 15.9 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 28 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Multimedia and Combined Science.

For September 2026 entry, 321 families put Coombe Wood School as their first choice and 1239 named it as one of their preferences, for 174 places offered. That is 1.8 first choices for every place. 177 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Coombe Wood School are Archbishop Tenison's CofE High School (0.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 43.5); Coloma Convent Girls' School (1.1 miles, Attainment 8 56.8); Shirley High School Performing Arts College (1.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 38.5); and Harris Federation Post 16 (1.2 miles).

Coombe Wood School's 2026 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.

Coombe Wood School is one of 39 schools run by Greenshaw Learning Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 48 in 2024/25.

Of the 174 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 92% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 39% to a further education college and 2% to an apprenticeship.

Of the 64 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 61% went on to university or other higher education and 20% into work. 12% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

25.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Mixed (23%), White British (23%) and Black (20%).

In 2026, 122 pupils (10.5%) received SEN support and 39 (3.4%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Lloyd Park Tram Stop, about 390 metres away (roughly a 5-minute walk).

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Coombe Wood School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 209 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, violence and sexual offences and vehicle crime. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Croydon (488).

In 2024/25, Coombe Wood School issued 117 suspensions, 10.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The primary schools closest to Coombe Wood School are St Peter's Primary School (0.7 miles), Park Hill Junior School (0.8 miles), Park Hill Infant School (0.8 miles) and Harris Primary Academy Haling Park (0.9 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.