Darrick Wood Infant & Nursery SchoolFarnborough Primary School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Orpington.
Summary of the comparison
Darrick Wood Infant & Nursery School and Farnborough Primary School are primary schools in Orpington.
Darrick Wood Infant & Nursery School scores 87 out of 100 (grade A, exceptional) and Farnborough Primary School scores 51 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Darrick Wood Infant & Nursery School is ahead on our composite score.
Darrick Wood Infant & Nursery School was judged Outstanding and Farnborough Primary School was judged Good.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Farnborough Primary School (60.0% in 2022-23, 66.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | OrpingtonDarrick Wood Infant & Nursery School | OrpingtonFarnborough Primary School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | A87/100Stronger figure | D51/100 | |
| Local ranking | 69th of 75 in Bromley | 62nd of 75 in Bromley Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 3-7 | 5-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 306 | 210 | |
| Capacity | 348 | 210 | |
| Location | Orpington, BR6 8ER | Orpington, BR6 7EQ | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | Not reported | 66.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | Not reported | 14.0% | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | Not reported | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | Not reported | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 306 | 210 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 7.8% | 7.1% | |
| English as an additional language | 15.7% | 19.5% | |
| SEN support | 12.1% | 24.3% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 5.2% | 4.3% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 4.4% Stronger figure | 5.5% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 10.4% Stronger figure | 13.5% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Darrick Wood Infant & Nursery School
Farnborough Primary School
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