Kingswinford AcademyThe Crestwood School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Kingswinford Academy and The Crestwood School are secondary schools.
Kingswinford Academy scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average) and The Crestwood School scores 53 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Kingswinford Academy is ahead on our composite score.
Kingswinford Academy was judged Good and The Crestwood School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 46.3 for Kingswinford Academy and 38.9 for The Crestwood School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Kingswinford Academy (51.3 in 2021-22, 46.3 in 2024-25) and has fallen at The Crestwood School (44.3 in 2021-22, 38.9 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | KingswinfordKingswinford Academy | DudleyThe Crestwood School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C61/100Stronger figure | D53/100 | |
| Local ranking | 5th of 18 in Dudley Stronger figure | 13th of 18 in Dudley | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy sponsor led | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 919 | 1,028 | |
| Capacity | 899 | 1,050 | |
| Location | Kingswinford, DY6 7AD | Dudley, DY6 8QG | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 46.3 Stronger figure | 38.9 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 41.3% Stronger figure | 25.4% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 66.5% Stronger figure | 47.7% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 38.0% Stronger figure | 18.3% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.00 Stronger figure | 3.07 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 179 | 197 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 919 | 1,028 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 21.8% | 36.2% | |
| English as an additional language | 7.7% | 10.1% | |
| SEN support | 13.5% | 16.9% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.5% | 5.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 7.4% Stronger figure | 9.5% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 21.5% Stronger figure | 30.7% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Kingswinford Academy
The Crestwood School
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