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The Crestwood School

URN
103856
Phase
Secondary
Status
Closed

School overview

School name
The Crestwood School
URN
103856
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11-16
Status
Closed

School Compass Score

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School Compass rankings

School rankings are not currently available.

School Compass recommendation

Recommendations are not currently available.

Admissions strategy

Application strategy guidance is not currently available for this school.

Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Safe
  • National comparison: Lower crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

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Ofsted inspections

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Admissions

High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Secondary Transfer in academic year 2015/16.

Academic year

Academic year

2015/16

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

170

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

263

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

149

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

1.55×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Dudley
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a secondary school place (Dudley)
Application deadline
31 October 2026 (on-time deadline for secondary entry, September 2027)

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Dudley to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Performance information is not currently available for this school.

Location

DY6 8QG - Bromley Lane, Kingswinford, West Midlands

Contact details

Address
Bromley Lane, Kingswinford, West Midlands
Postcode
DY6 8QG
Phone
-
Website
-
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Dudley
Local authority code
332

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 217 schools in Dudley.

Authority statistics

Total schools

217

Open schools

118

Closed schools

99

Primary schools

130

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Offer rate

    56.7%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 104

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Secondary schools

    45

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary130 (60.7%)
    • Secondary45 (21.0%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other39 (18.2%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    The Crestwood School0 mSecondaryOpen
    The Brier School89 mNot applicableOpen
    The Brier School89 mNot applicableClosed
    Bromley Hills Primary School183 mPrimaryOpen
    Crestwood Park Primary School438 mPrimaryOpen
    Dingle Community Primary School561 mPrimaryOpen
    Pens Meadow School849 mNot applicableOpen
    Pensnett High School928 mSecondaryClosed
    The Wordsley School1.1 kmSecondaryClosed
    The Wordsley School1.1 kmSecondaryOpen
    • The Crestwood School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Open
    • The Brier School
      Distance
      89 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Open
    • The Brier School
      Distance
      89 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Closed
    • Bromley Hills Primary School
      Distance
      183 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Secondary) and local authority (Dudley)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Beacon Hill AcademySecondaryDY3 1BPOpen
    Bishop Milner Catholic CollegeSecondaryDY1 3BYOpen
    Bishop Milner Catholic SchoolSecondaryDY1 3BYClosed
    Castle High School and Visual Arts CollegeSecondaryDY1 3JEClosed
    Cradley High SchoolSecondaryB63 2UPClosed
    • Beacon Hill Academy
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      DY3 1BP
      Status
      Open
    • Bishop Milner Catholic College
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      DY1 3BY
      Status
      Open
    • Bishop Milner Catholic School
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      DY1 3BY
      Status
      Closed
    • Castle High School and Visual Arts College
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      DY1 3JE
      Status
      Closed
    • Cradley High School
    Crestwood Park Primary School
    Distance
    438 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Dingle Community Primary School
    Distance
    561 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Pens Meadow School
    Distance
    849 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • Pensnett High School
    Distance
    928 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • The Wordsley School
    Distance
    1.1 km
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • The Wordsley School
    Distance
    1.1 km
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • Phase
    Secondary
    Postcode
    B63 2UP
    Status
    Closed