Darrick Wood School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Secondary
Orpington · BR6 8ER · Bromley
Ages 11–18
- Att850.3
- P80.0
- EM5+56%
- Absence6.9%
0.4 miles away
OpenSecondaryOfsted: OutstandingURN 136551
Newstead Wood School
Academy converter · Orpington · BR6 9SA
Ages 11–18 · 1,347 pupils · Bromley
Ofsted
Outstanding
Attainment 8
80.2
Overall absence
5.0%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Outstanding
Inspection date
2022-02-02
- Overall effectiveness
- Outstanding
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Progress 8+1.05
−20+2
Attainment 880.2
English & maths grade 5+98%
English & maths grade 4+100%
EBacc entry57%
EBacc APS: 7.4
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence5.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)15.0%
Unauthorised0.6%
- Authorised absence
- 4.4%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 0.4%
- Enrolments in measure
- 825
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill120%
1,347 pupils · 955 places
- Pupils on roll
- 1,347
- Boys / girls
- 135 / 1,212
- School capacity
- 955
- Capacity fill
- 1,347 / 955 (141%)
- Free school meals
- 5.6%
- FSM pupils
- 49
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Gender
- Girls
- School type
- Academy converter
Age range
Ages 11–18
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: UNITED LEARNING TRUST
- Academy trust
- UNITED LEARNING TRUST
- Sponsor
- United Learning Trust
- Headteacher
- Mr Paul Norman
Location
- Address
- Avebury Road
- Postcode
- BR6 9SA
- Town
- Orpington
- County
- Kent
- Local authority
- Bromley
- District
- Bromley
- Constituency
- Orpington
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Girls academy converter (secondary), Ages 11–18, in Orpington, Bromley, 1,347 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, academy, selective admissions. Free school meals: 5.6%.
Nearby secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School
Ofsted: Not judgedVoluntary aided school · Secondary
Orpington · BR6 9SH · Bromley
Ages 11–18
- Att885.8
- P81.3
- EM5+100%
- Absence4.2%
1.3 miles away
Bishop Justus CofE School
Ofsted: Not judgedAcademy converter · Secondary
Bromley · BR2 8HZ · Bromley
Ages 11–18
- Att841.3
- P8-0.7
- EM5+37%
- Absence11.5%
1.6 miles away
Ravens Wood School
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Secondary
Bromley · BR2 8HP · Bromley
Ages 11–19
- Att847.5
- P8-0.1
- EM5+49%
- Absence6.8%
1.7 miles away
Harris Academy Orpington
Ofsted: GoodAcademy sponsor led · Secondary
BR5 4LG · Bromley
Ages 11–18
- Att843.0
- P80.1
- EM5+35%
- Absence8.9%
1.9 miles away
Hayes School
Ofsted: OutstandingAcademy converter · Secondary
Bromley · BR2 7DB · Bromley
Ages 11–18
- Att852.9
- P80.1
- EM5+61%
- Absence7.0%
2.4 miles away
Orion Coopers
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Secondary
Chislehurst · BR7 5PS · Bromley
Ages 11–18
- Att845.4
- P8-0.4
- EM5+49%
- Absence9.1%
2.8 miles away
The Ravensbourne School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Secondary
Bromley · BR2 9EH · Bromley
Ages 11–18
- Att848.4
- P80.1
- EM5+51%
- Absence9.6%
3.0 miles away
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Paul Norman
- Telephone
- 01689853626