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Coombswood Special School

Special · ages 11-16MixedIndependent33 pupilsHalesowenDudley
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
Places17 spare33 pupils, 50 places
Pupils on roll33Census January 2024

Coombswood Special School is an independent special school in Halesowen for boys and girls aged 11 to 16. It has 33 pupils and room for 50.

Laborem Place, Halesowen, B62 8BH0121 573 0544coombswoodschool.comMrs Charlotte Alton headteacherAll details

Ofsted

Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet. That is normal for a school that opened in 2023: new schools usually get their first inspection within three years.

Results

GCSE results, summer 2025

1 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.

The government hasn't published this school's headline results. Fewer than eleven pupils sat the exams, so the figures could identify individual children.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Dudley council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll33Census January 2024
Places5066% full
Pupils from low-income familiesGet free school meals
Pupils getting extra support0%0 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan100%33 pupils with a plan
Boys and girls28 / 5
How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024
Pupils on roll332612
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support0%0%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans100%100%

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m14512 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate61 per 1,000 people33% lower than the England average
Typical house price£236,000Dudley

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Highfields Primary SchoolCouncil480 m403Good 202426Compare
Olive Hill Primary AcademyAcademy850 m454Report card 202659Compare
Temple Meadow Primary SchoolFoundation0.7 miles418Good 202313Compare
Halesbury SchoolFoundation special school0.7 miles174Report card 2026Compare
Halesowen CollegeFurther education0.8 milesNot inspectedCompare
Newfield Park Primary AcademyAcademy0.8 miles472Good 202184Compare
Hurst Green Primary SchoolCouncil0.8 miles420Good 202336Compare
Blackheath Primary SchoolCouncil0.9 miles456Report card 202635Compare

Questions parents ask

Is Coombswood Special School a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Coombswood Special School yet.

How many pupils does Coombswood Special School have?

33 pupils aged 11 to 16 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 50 places, so it is 66% full.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Laborem Place, Halesowen, B62 8BH
Telephone
0121 573 0544
Website
www.coombswoodschool.com
Headteacher
Mrs Charlotte Alton
Type of school
Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
Phase
Special school, ages 11-16
Gender
Mixed
Local authority
Dudley
Ward
Halesowen North
Constituency
Halesowen
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
11 October 2023 (new provision)
URN
150053 · LAESTAB 3326014

Recent changes

  • New KS4 results for 2024/25

Where these figures come from