Year 7 admissions
The Greenshaw Learning Trust is the admissions authority for Coombe Wood School.
The Greenshaw Learning Trust admissions policy can be found here.
Applications for admission to Year 7
Applications to Year 7 at Coombe Wood School are co-ordinated by the London Borough of Croydon.
Applications for admission to Year 7 at Coombe Wood School must be made in October of the year before admission to the child's home local authority on their Common Application Form, naming Coombe Wood School as a preference on the form.
Applications must be made by the parent. Parent refers to the person with parental responsibility; for the child or the child's designated carer. Where the applicant is not the natural birth parent, this should be indicated on the application form.
Applications may be made online for Year 7 places here where comprehensive information about the admissions and application process is available. Applications for secondary school places must be made no later than 31 October.
If you are resident outside the London Borough of Croydon, you should apply through your own local authority.
Click on the link below for the relevant year of entry, to view the school's admission arrangements.
Admission arrangements for entry to Year 7 in September 2024
Admissions arrangements for entry to Year 7 in September 2024 can be found here. Please scroll down to Coombe Wood School.
Admission arrangements for entry to Year 7 in September 2025
Admissions arrangements for entry to Year 7 in September 2025 can be found here Please scroll down to Coombe Wood School.
Consultation on the proposed admission arrangements for entry to Year 7 in September 2026
In accordance with the School Admissions Code 2021, the Greenshaw Learning Trust (GLT) is consulting on the admission arrangements (for all schools within the Trust) for entry in September 2026/27. The consultation will be held between Thursday 7 November and Thursday 19 December 2024.
To view the proposed admission arrangements for our schools in September 2026, please click here.
The main changes for Coombe Wood High School are detailed below.
- Alignment of priorities and definitions in the oversubscription criteria with all other GLT schools.
- Inclusion of a Supplementary Information Form (SIF) for all exceptional social and medical applications.
- Clarification of criteria definitions.
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