Darrick Wood School
Lovibonds Avenue, Orpington, BR6 8ER
1,698 pupils · 93% of 1,825 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- IMPACT MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Bromley
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 15%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 8 May 2024, published 2 July 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 51.5 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 56.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 79.2% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 74.2% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Oversubscribed — 1.28 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 235 | 300 | 1,036 | 235 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 237 | 265 | 1,006 | 237 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 249 | 281 | 976 | 249 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 250 | 340 | 1,081 | 250 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 253 | 299 | 987 | 253 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 255 | 268 | 1,015 | 255 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 267 | 302 | 1,000 | 267 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 270 | 344 | 1,137 | 270 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Newstead Wood School 0.7 km · Outstanding (2022) · previous system
- Ravens Wood School 2 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Bishop Justus CofE School 2.3 km · No overall grade (2025)
- St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School 2.8 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Hayes School 3.3 km · Outstanding (2022) · previous system
- Harris Academy Orpington 3.7 km · Good (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.