Charles Darwin School
Jail Lane, Westerham, TN16 3AU
1,305 pupils · 96% of 1,356 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- LUMERO EDUCATIONAL TRUST
- Local authority
- Bromley
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 23.5%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — 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 15 June 2023, published 6 September 2023. 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 | 38.9 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 24.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 50.7% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 18.3% |
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?
Usually has places available — 0.82 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 234 | 193 | 485 | 234 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 224 | 156 | 435 | 224 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 228 | 185 | 525 | 228 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 233 | 182 | 477 | 233 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 233 | 212 | 530 | 233 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 240 | 202 | 506 | 240 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 234 | 198 | 513 | 234 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 232 | 212 | 504 | 232 |
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
- Meridian High School 3.8 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Darrick Wood School 5.7 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Ravens Wood School 6 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Newstead Wood School 6.1 km · Outstanding (2022) · previous system
- Hayes School 6.8 km · Outstanding (2022) · previous system
- Oxted School 7 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
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.