The Crestwood School
Bromley Lane, Kingswinford, Dudley, DY6 8QG
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- INVICTUS EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Philip Sutton
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Invictus Education Trust
- SEN provision
- HI - Hearing Impairment, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,050
- Pupils on roll
- 1,023
- URN
- 141325
- Local authority
- Dudley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01384686850
About this school
The Crestwood School is a secondary academy in Dudley. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,023 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The Crestwood School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 22 March 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 173 | 203 | 197 |
| Attainment 8 score | 41.9 | 40.9 | 38.9 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.25 -0.46 to -0.03 | -0.13 -0.33 to +0.07 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 32% | 36.9% | 25.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 58% | 57.6% | 47.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 3% | 14.3% | 18.3% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.1 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How The Crestwood School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Dudley average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 41.9 | 35.3 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 40.9 | 34.4 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 38.9 | 34.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,000 |
| 2023/24 | 1,022 |
| 2024/25 | 1,028 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Crestwood School compares
The Crestwood School ranked 16th of 18 secondary schools in Dudley for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 35% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 38.9 | 9.5% | 36.2% | 1,023 | — |
| The Wordsley School | — | — | — | 906 | 0.7 miles |
| Kingswinford Academy | 46.3 | 7.4% | 21.8% | 917 | 0.9 miles |
| Summerhill School | 51.6 | 6.1% | 10.8% | 1,093 | 1.3 miles |
| Thorns Collegiate Academy | 38.7 | 9.3% | 35% | 861 | 2.1 miles |
| Pegasus Academy | 44.4 | 8.8% | 46.2% | 697 | 2.2 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 36.19%
- English as an additional language
- 10.1%
- Overall absence
- 9.49%
- Persistent absence
- 30.73%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Wordsley School0.7 miles
Secondary · Stourbridge
-
Kingswinford Academy0.9 miles
Secondary · Kingswinford
-
Summerhill School1.3 miles
Secondary · Kingswinford
-
Thorns Collegiate Academy2.1 miles
Secondary · Brierley Hill
-
Pegasus Academy2.2 miles
Secondary · Dudley
Other schools in Dudley
The Crestwood School ranks 7th of the 8 ranked secondary schools in Dudley.
- Beacon Hill Academy Secondary
- Bishop Milner Catholic College Secondary
- Ellowes Hall Sports College Secondary
- Pegasus Academy Secondary
- St James Academy Secondary
- The Dormston School Secondary
- The Link Academy Secondary
- Netherton Park Nursery School Nursery
- Alder Coppice Primary School Primary
- Beechwood Church of England Primary School Primary
- Blowers Green Primary School Primary
- Cotwall End Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does The Crestwood School teach?
- The Crestwood School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Dudley.
- Who is the headteacher of The Crestwood School?
- The headteacher of The Crestwood School is Mr Philip Sutton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Crestwood School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Crestwood School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at The Crestwood School?
- The Crestwood School has 1,023 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is The Crestwood School full?
- The Crestwood School has capacity for 1,050 pupils and 1,023 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is The Crestwood School a faith school?
- No. The Crestwood School has no designated religious character.
- Is The Crestwood School a selective school?
- No. The Crestwood School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is The Crestwood School part of an academy trust?
- The Crestwood School is part of INVICTUS EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does The Crestwood School have?
- The schools register lists The Crestwood School's special educational needs provision as: HI - Hearing Impairment; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have The Crestwood School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 41.9 in 2022/23 and 38.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Crestwood School compare with other schools in Dudley?
- The Crestwood School ranked 16th of 18 secondary schools in Dudley for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 35% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Crestwood School's absence rate?
- The Crestwood School's overall absence rate is 9.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Crestwood School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Crestwood School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.