Summerhill SchoolThe Crestwood School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Summerhill School and The Crestwood School are secondary schools.
Summerhill School scores 68 out of 100 (grade C, average) and The Crestwood School scores 53 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Summerhill School is ahead on our composite score.
Summerhill School was judged Good and The Crestwood School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 51.0 for Summerhill School and 41.8 for The Crestwood School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Summerhill School (55.5 in 2021-22, 51.0 in 2025-26) and has fallen at The Crestwood School (44.3 in 2021-22, 41.8 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | KingswinfordSummerhill School | DudleyThe Crestwood School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C68/100Stronger figure | D53/100 | |
| Local ranking | 1st of 19 in Dudley Stronger figure | 12th of 19 in Dudley | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community school | Academy sponsor led | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,093 | 1,023 | |
| Capacity | 1,095 | 1,050 | |
| Location | Kingswinford, DY6 9XE | Dudley, DY6 8QG | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 51.0 Stronger figure | 41.8 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 59.6% Stronger figure | 37.2% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 76.1% Stronger figure | 55.5% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 213 | 191 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,091 | 1,028 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 10.8% | 36.2% | |
| English as an additional language | 1.2% | 10.1% | |
| SEN support | 12.7% | 16.9% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 4.2% | 5.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 6.1% Stronger figure | 9.5% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 15.0% 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.
Summerhill School
The Crestwood School
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