Newstead Wood School
Ofsted: Strong
Score
A87
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Orpington, BR6 9SA
- Distance
- 0.7km away
Darrick Wood School
Lovibonds Avenue, Orpington, BR6 8ER
Local ranking10th of 19 secondary schools in Bromley
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1825
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 8 May 2024. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 51.3 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 50.8% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 75.6% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 262
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 96.0%
- Continued in education
- 92.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 3.0%
- Employment
- 2.0%
- Not sustained
- 3.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 87.0%
- Higher education
- 52.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 8.0%
- Employment
- 23.0%
- Not sustained
- 7.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C+
Avg A-Level Grade
32.5
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
33.5
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
157
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 12.6% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 29.0
- 16-18 Cohort
- 390
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1687
- Boys
- 770 (45%)
- Girls
- 928 (55%)
- Capacity
- 1825 (93% full)
- SEND
- 20.8%
- FSM Eligible
- 15.1%
- EAL
- 7.4%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 5.9%
- SEN Support
- 14.8%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 17.4:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 97.1
- Budget per Pupil
- £601/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 6.6% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 15.8% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 69.5%
- White Other: 6.2%
- Black African: 4.7%
- Mixed White & Asian: 3.6%
- Mixed Other: 3.1%
- Asian Indian: 2.8%
- Asian Other: 2.3%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.6%
69.5%
White British
6.2%
White Other
4.7%
Black African
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Lovibonds Avenue
Orpington, London
Administrative
- URN
- 136355
- UKPRN
- 10032231
- Establishment No.
- 5418
- Trust
- IMPACT MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
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