Coombe Wood School
Coombe Wood School is a secondary school in South Croydon for ages 11 to 18.
Daily challenges that keep pace with your child's school year
For Years 1 to 6, with a weekly view of what they have mastered and an 11+ track when you're ready.
At a glance
- Type
- Free school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,162
- Who it's for
- Boys and girls
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Address
- 30 Melville Avenue, South Croydon, CR2 7HY
- Phone
- 02082 894745
The school's websiteResults and performanceFull register entryMap
What Ofsted found
Full inspection, January 2023.
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- The quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
- Sixth-form provision: Good
- Safeguarding: The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.
- Inspectors found that pupils are happy and well cared for and that they especially value the support of their teachers.
- Inspectors found that leaders ensure pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities are identified and given the support they need.
Our summary of Ofsted's report. Read the full reports on Ofsted's website. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Grammar schools within 15 miles
- Wilson's SchoolBoys, Wallington, 2 miles. Sutton Selective Eligibility Test
- Wallington County Grammar SchoolBoys, Wallington, 3 miles. Sutton Selective Eligibility Test
- Wallington High School for GirlsGirls, Wallington, 3 miles. Sutton Selective Eligibility Test
- Sutton Grammar SchoolBoys, Sutton, 5 miles. Sutton Selective Eligibility Test
- Nonsuch High School for GirlsGirls, Sutton, 6 miles. Sutton Selective Eligibility Test
- Newstead Wood SchoolGirls, Orpington, 6 miles. Newstead Wood Selection Test
- St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar SchoolBoys, Orpington, 8 miles. St Olave's Selective Entrance Test
- Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar SchoolSidcup, 9 miles. Bexley Selection Test
- Tiffin SchoolBoys, Kingston upon Thames, 10 miles
- Bexley Grammar SchoolWelling, 10 miles. Bexley Selection Test
- The Tiffin Girls' SchoolGirls, Kingston upon Thames, 11 miles
- Townley Grammar SchoolGirls, Bexleyheath, 11 miles. Bexley Selection Test
Other schools in South Croydon
School details: Get Information about Schools, Department for Education, URN 145875. Checked 9 November 2026.
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- Winterbourne Junior Girls' SchoolThornton Heath
- Winterbourne Nursery and Infants' SchoolThornton Heath
- Beaumont Primary SchoolPurley
Daily challenges that keep pace with your child's school year
For Years 1 to 6, with a weekly view of what they have mastered and an 11+ track when you're ready.