Darrick Wood School
Ofsted: Good
Score
C61
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Orpington, BR6 8ER
- Distance
- 0.7km away
Newstead Wood School
Avebury Road, Orpington, BR6 9SA
Local ranking2nd of 19 secondary schools in Bromley
Ofsted: StrongUpdated— score data refreshed 20 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
955
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Girls
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 28 April 2026. Figures last updated .
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Exceptional
- Curriculum & teaching
- Strong standard
- Attendance & behaviour
- Exceptional
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership & governance
- Strong standard
- Inclusion
- Exceptional
- Post-16 provision
- Strong standard
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 79.5 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 98.2% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 99.4% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 168
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 97.0%
- Continued in education
- 97.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 0.0%
- Employment
- 0.0%
- Not sustained
- 2.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 94.0%
- Higher education
- 76.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 2.0%
- Employment
- 9.0%
- Not sustained
- 2.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
B+
Avg A-Level Grade
43.5
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
43.5
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
217
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 37.8% nat17.5%
- 16-18 Cohort
- 434
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1262
- Boys
- 135 (10%)
- Girls
- 1212 (90%)
- Capacity
- 955 (141% full)
- SEND
- 9.3%
- FSM Eligible
- 6.7%
- EAL
- 23.5%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 0.2%
- SEN Support
- 9.1%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 18.5:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 68.3
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,189/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
- 3.6% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 4.5% 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
- Selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- Asian Indian: 27.3%
- White British: 15.6%
- Asian Other: 12.5%
- Asian Chinese: 8.4%
- Black African: 8.3%
- White Other: 7.5%
- Mixed Other: 5.5%
- Mixed White & Asian: 3.7%
27.3%
Asian Indian
15.6%
White British
12.5%
Asian Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 136551
- UKPRN
- 10033282
- Establishment No.
- 5405
- Trust
- UNITED LEARNING TRUST
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