Darrick Wood School

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Lovibonds Avenue
 Orpington
 Kent BR6 8ER
Telephone: 01689 850271

School Type

Phase: Secondary and Sixth Form (ages 11-18)
Type: Converter Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2010
History: This school arose from Darrick Wood School
Trust: Impact Multi Academy Trust

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Dr Martin Airey (since November 2016)
Previous Headteacher: Barbara Rhymaun
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 95.89 / 34.85
Non-teaching Staff*: 72.39
Number of pupils: 1687
Pupils Per Teacher: 17.6
Sex: Mixed (45% boys / 55% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 13.70% (low)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 19.3%
Local child deprivation rate: 9.4% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 30.6%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 51.9%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 4.9km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Region: London
Authority: Bromley
Constituency: Orpington
Electoral Ward: Farnborough & Crofton
School Number: 3055418

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 8th May 2024 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Good

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. Darrick Wood Infant & Nursery School (0.0km) show on map
  2. Darrick Wood Junior School (0.0km) show on map
  3. Newstead Wood School (0.7km) show on map
  4. Farnborough Primary School (1.0km) show on map
  5. Tubbenden Primary School (1.2km) show on map
  6. Holy Innocents Catholic Primary School (1.9km) show on map
  7. Ravens Wood School (2.0km) show on map
  8. Warren Road Primary School (2.1km) show on map
  9. TLC The Learning Centre (2.2km) show on map
  10. Trinity Church of England Primary School (2.2km) show on map
  11. Bishop Justus CofE School (2.2km) show on map
  12. Crofton Junior School (2.3km) show on map
  13. Crofton Infant School (2.3km) show on map
  14. Keston Church of England Primary School (2.4km) show on map
  15. Green Street Green Primary School (2.5km) show on map
  16. St James' Roman Catholic Primary School (2.6km) show on map
  17. Southborough Primary School (2.7km) show on map
  18. St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School (2.8km) show on map
  19. Baston House School (2.9km) show on map
  20. Dorton College of Further Education (2.9km) show on map
  21. Perry Hall Primary School (3.0km) show on map
  22. London South East Colleges (3.1km) show on map
  23. Hayes School (3.2km) show on map
  24. Hayes Primary School (3.2km) show on map
  25. Bromley High School GDST (3.3km) show on map
  26. Downe Primary School (3.3km) show on map
  27. The Highway Primary School (3.4km) show on map
  28. Harris Academy Orpington (3.6km) show on map
  29. Poverest Primary School (3.7km) show on map
  30. Orion Blenheim (3.7km) show on map
  31. Wickham Common Primary School (3.7km) show on map
  32. Harris Primary Academy Orpington (3.8km) show on map
  33. Raglan Primary School (3.9km) show on map
  34. Bromley Beacon Academy (4.0km) show on map
  35. St Philomena's Primary School (4.0km) show on map
  36. Shaftesbury Nash College (4.1km) show on map
  37. Bromley Trust Alternative Provision Academy (4.2km) show on map
  38. St. Mary Cray Primary Academy (4.2km) show on map
  39. Bickley Park School (4.2km) show on map
  40. The Ravensbourne School (4.3km) show on map
  41. Chelsfield Primary School (4.4km) show on map
  42. St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School (4.6km) show on map
  43. Bullers Wood School for Boys (4.6km) show on map
  44. La Fontaine Academy (4.6km) show on map
  45. Bickley Primary School (4.6km) show on map
  46. Leesons Primary School (4.7km) show on map
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  48. Orion Coopers (4.7km) show on map
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  50. Pickhurst Academy (4.7km) show on map
  51. Glebe School (4.8km) show on map
  52. Bullers Wood School (4.9km) show on map
  53. Woodview (4.9km) show on map
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  56. Pratts Bottom Primary School (5.1km) show on map
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  63. Orion Scotts Park (5.4km) show on map
  64. Highfield Infants' School (5.4km) show on map
  65. Farringtons School (5.6km) show on map
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  68. Riverside School (5.7km) show on map
  69. Tudor Academy (5.7km) show on map
  70. Cudham Church of England Primary School (5.7km) show on map
  71. Gray's Farm Primary Academy (5.7km) show on map
  72. Castle Hill Academy (5.7km) show on map
  73. Fairchildes Primary School (5.8km) show on map
  74. Meridian High School (5.8km) show on map
  75. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (5.8km) show on map
  76. Midfield Primary School (5.8km) show on map
  77. Charles Darwin School (5.8km) show on map
  78. Bromley Mencap (5.8km) show on map
  79. Harris Primary Academy Shortlands (5.9km) show on map
  80. Valley Primary School (5.9km) show on map
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  89. Oaklands Primary Academy (6.1km) show on map
  90. Kemnal Technology College (6.1km) show on map
  91. Chislehurst School for Girls (6.1km) show on map
  92. Red Hill Primary School (6.2km) show on map
  93. Langley Park School for Girls (6.2km) show on map
  94. Langley Park School for Boys (6.3km) show on map
  95. Oak Lodge Primary School (6.4km) show on map
  96. Applegarth Academy (6.4km) show on map
  97. Edgebury Primary School (6.5km) show on map
  98. Beckmead Park Academy (6.5km) show on map
  99. Parish Church of England Primary School (6.5km) show on map
  100. Halstead Community Primary School (6.5km) show on map
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Predecessor Schools†
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† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged

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