The Crestwood School, Dudley

In its own words: "The school is committed to equality and respect for all. At Crestwood we promote British values in a variety of ways. These values are taught explicitly and implicitly throughout our school curriculum."

From the headteacher's welcome: "It is a privilege to be Headteacher at Crestwood School and Sixth Form. Whilst academic success is my number one priority, ensuring your child is a caring, well-rounded and responsible citizen is of equal importance."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, rugby, hockey, cricket, tennis, athletics, basketball, badminton and swimming.

In 2026, pupils at The Crestwood School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 41.8, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 44.1 in Dudley and 47 across England.

37% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 43% in Dudley and 47% in England.

That is up from 38.9 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.13: pupils made below 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 35.3, against 45.3 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 10 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 26 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 211 families put The Crestwood School as their first choice and 484 named it as one of their preferences, for 209 places offered. That is slightly more first choices than places. 32 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to The Crestwood School are The Wordsley School (0.7 miles, Attainment 8 36.9); Kingswinford Academy (0.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 50.9); Summerhill School (1.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 51); and Thorns Collegiate Academy (2.1 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 37.6).

The Crestwood School's 2026 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

The Crestwood School is one of 8 schools run by Invictus Education Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 42.2 in 2024/25.

Of the 203 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 79% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 59% to a further education college, 4% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.

37% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 9.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (77%), Asian (9%) and Mixed (8%).

The Crestwood School has a resourced provision (12 places, 12 pupils on roll) and a SEN unit (12 places, 11 pupils on roll) for hearing impairment and social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest railway station is Stourbridge Town Rail Station, about 2.4 miles away in a straight line.

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Randall Close (opposite), 150 metres away.

In 2024/25, The Crestwood School issued 185 suspensions, 18 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 5 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to The Crestwood School are Bromley Hills Primary School (0.1 miles), Crestwood Park Primary School (0.3 miles), Dingle Community Primary School (0.3 miles) and The Bromley-Pensnett Primary School (0.7 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.