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Darrick Wood School[1]

Secondary · ages 11–18

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Headline results

Attainment 8
A8 51 51.3 2025/26[2]
A-level average grade
AL C+ C+ 2024/25[3]

Results

GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
51.3 2025/26[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
50.8% 2025/26[2]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
12.6% 2025/26[2]
Progress 8
0.00 2023/24[4]
Progress 8, 2025/26
Not calculated[5]
Progress 8, 2024/25
Not calculated[5]
Earlier years
Year Attainment 8 Grade 5+ in English & maths Grade 7+ in English & maths Progress 8
2024/25 51.5[6] 56.5%[6]
2023/24 50.3[4] 55.9%[4] 0.00[4]
2022/23 48.7[7] 49%[7] -0.19[7]
2021/22 53.8[8] 55%[8] -0.03[8]

A level (16–18)

A-level average grade
C+ 2024/25[3]
AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
12.6% 2024/25[3]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
Earlier years
Year A-level average grade AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
2023/24 C[10] 14.3%[10]
2022/23 C+[11] 15.3%[11]
2021/22 B-[12] 20.2%[12]
2018/19 C+[13] 12.2%[13]

Destinations after GCSEs

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
96% 2022/23[14]
School sixth form
72% 2022/23[14]
Sixth-form college
0% 2021/22[15]
Further education college
19% 2022/23[14]
Apprenticeship
3% 2022/23[14]
Employment
2% 2022/23[14]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment School sixth form Sixth-form college Further education college Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 96%[15] 72%[15] 0%[15] 19%[15] 3%[15] 2%[15]
2020/21 98%[16] 74%[16] 19%[16] 2%[16] 2%[16]
2019/20 96%[17] 74%[17] 19%[17] 1%[17] 1%[17]
2018/19 97%[18] 76%[18] 0%[18] 15%[18] 3%[18] 3%[18]

Destinations after 16–18 study

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
87% 2022/23[19]
UK higher education
52% 2022/23[19]
Education
56% 2022/23[19]
Apprenticeship
9% 2022/23[19]
Employment
23% 2022/23[19]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment UK higher education Education Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 91%[20] 54%[20] 59%[20] 7%[20] 25%[20]
2020/21 86%[21] 50%[21] 52%[21] 8%[21] 25%[21]
2019/20 77%[22] 40%[22] 46%[22] 4%[22] 27%[22]
2018/19 91%[23] 48%[23] 52%[23] 13%[23] 25%[23]

Higher education after 16–18 study

Progressed to higher education
65% 2021/22[24]
Top third of most selective universities
19% 2021/22[24]
Russell Group universities
16% 2019/20[25]
Oxford or Cambridge
2% 2019/20[25]
Earlier leavers
Left in Progressed to higher education Top third of most selective universities Russell Group universities Oxford or Cambridge
2020/21 60%[26] 18%[26]
2019/20 52%[25] 18%[25] 16%[25] 2%[25]
2018/19 57%[27] 19%[27] 17%[27] 2%[27]
2017/18 57%[28] 15%[28] 12%[28] 0%[28]

Shares of the pupils who left in the year shown. Russell Group and Oxford or Cambridge figures were published for leavers up to 2019/20 only.

Ofsted

Latest inspection
8 May 2024[29]
Type
S5 Inspection[29]
Report published
2 Jul 2024[29]
Personal development
Good[29]
Quality of education
Good[29]
Overall effectiveness
Good[29]
Behaviour and attitudes
Good[29]
Safeguarding is effective
Yes[29]
Sixth form provision (where applicable)
Good[29]
Effectiveness of leadership and management
Good[29]
Earlier inspections
InspectionTypeOverall
15 Jan 2019[30] Exempt School Inspection[30] Good[30]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Year 7

Applications per place
4.4 Entry Sept 2026[31]
Applications (any preference)
1036 Entry Sept 2026[31]
First preferences
300 Entry Sept 2026[31]
Places offered
235 Entry Sept 2026[31]
First preferences per place
1.3 Entry Sept 2026[31]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 1006[31] 265[31] 237[31] 4.2[31] 1.1[31]
Entry Sept 2024 976[31] 281[31] 249[31] 3.9[31] 1.1[31]
Entry Sept 2023 1081[31] 340[31] 250[31] 4.3[31] 1.4[31]
Entry Sept 2022 987[31] 299[31] 253[31] 3.9[31] 1.2[31]

Admissions

Places (published admission number), 11+ entry
260 Entry Sept 2026[32]

Character & practicalities

Type
Academy converter[1]
Ages
11–18[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Admissions
Non-selective[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
1825[1]
Trust
IMPACT MULTI ACADEMY TRUST[1]
Local authority
Bromley[1]
Website
www.darrickwood.bromley.sch.uk[1]
District
Bromley[33]
Postcode
BR6 8ER[1]
URN
136355[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
1687 2024/25[34]
English as an additional language
7.4% 2024/25[34]
SEN support
14.8% 2024/25[34]
EHC plan
5.9% 2024/25[34]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
15.1% 2024/25[34]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White
74.4%[35]
Mixed
9.2%[35]
Asian
7.5%[35]
Black
5.6%[35]
Any other ethnic group
2%[35]
Unclassified
1.3%[35]

The school census's major ethnic groups as shares of the school's pupils, summed by us from the published counts. For information only: never used to rank, filter or colour schools.

Sources

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    Quote
    It is not possible to calculate Progress 8 for academic years 2024/25 and 2025/26 due to gaps in the baseline caused by COVID-19 disruption.
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    Quote
    Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the summer exam series was cancelled in both 2020 and 2021, and alternative processes were set up to award grades.
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    Quote
    The Published Admissions Number (PAN) for Year 7 is 260. (p. 1)
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