Academy sponsor led · Dudley

The Crestwood School

11–16Ages
1,023Pupils
SecondaryPhase
141325URN

Bromley Lane, Kingswinford, Dudley, DY6 8QG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodFeb 2018

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

close to Dudley median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Dudley

484 applications for 209 places · 11th of 19 in Dudley

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

41.8of 90

Dudley 44.2 England 46.0

12th of 19 in Dudley

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodFeb 2018

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2023

Inspection history

22 March 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
27 February 2018
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.3applications per place, Year 7

close to Dudley median (2.3) close to England median (2.2)

484 applications · 209 places offered · 211 named it first

2026 2.3; Dudley median median 2.3
2025 2.0; Dudley median median 2.1
2024 2.3; Dudley median median 2.1
2023 2.3; Dudley median median 2.2
2022 2.4; Dudley median median 2.4
2021 2.5; Dudley median median 2.1
2020 2.4; Dudley median median 2.2
2019 2.8; Dudley median median 2.1
2018 2.2; Dudley median median 2.2
2017 2.2; Dudley median median 2.4
2016 2.1; Dudley median median 2.3
2015 1.6; Dudley median median 2.3; as the previous school
2014 1.8; Dudley median median 2.4; as the previous school

This school
Dudley median

Dashed bars: as The Crestwood School (URN 103856), the previous school.

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	209	484	2.3	211	1.01
Sep 2025	200	405	2.0	181	0.91
Sep 2024	200	465	2.3	223	1.12
Sep 2023	199	463	2.3	238	1.20
Sep 2022	202	477	2.4	196	0.97
Sep 2021	205	511	2.5	248	1.21
Sep 2020	204	487	2.4	211	1.03
Sep 2019	191	530	2.8	239	1.25
Sep 2018	191	422	2.2	187	0.98
Sep 2017	160	358	2.2	144	0.90
Sep 2016	144	299	2.1	113	0.78
Sep 2015 *	170	263	1.6	104	0.61
Sep 2014 *	112	200	1.8	87	0.78

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

191 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)41.812th of 19 in Dudley

Dudley 44.2 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths37%14th of 19 in Dudley

Dudley 43% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths56%

Dudley 61% England 66%

This school
Dudley median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.13

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	191	41.8	37%	56%	–
2024/25	197	38.9	25%	48%	–
2023/24	203	40.9	37%	58%	−0.13
2022/23	173	41.9	32%	58%	−0.25

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

The Crestwood SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 41.8Attainment 8
The Wordsley School
1.1 km · Dudley

Remains Good · concerns noted2024

1.8applications per place 36.9Attainment 8
Kingswinford Academy
1.5 km · Dudley

Remains Good2024

3.2applications per place 50.9Attainment 8
Summerhill School
2.1 km · Dudley

Remains Good2024

3.0applications per place 51.0Attainment 8
Thorns Collegiate Academy
3.5 km · Dudley

Requires improvement2024

1.8applications per place 37.6Attainment 8
Pegasus Academy
3.5 km · Dudley

2026

1.9applications per place 41.7Attainment 8
Ridgewood High School
3.9 km · Dudley

Good2023

2.5applications per place 44.0Attainment 8
Redhill School
4.1 km · Dudley

Good2024

2.4applications per place 48.0Attainment 8
Ellowes Hall Sports College
4.3 km · Dudley

Good2023

1.9applications per place 41.2Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 141325 · 332/4000
Trust: Invictus Education Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,050 pupils · 1,023 on roll
Free school meals: 37.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision and SEN unit
Opened: 1 March 2015
Replaced: The Crestwood School (URN 103856)
Address: Bromley Lane, Kingswinford, Dudley, DY6 8QG
Local authority: Dudley

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources