Newstead Wood School
Secondary · Academy converter · Girls · Bromley
Avebury Road, Orpington, BR6 9SA
100
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded 02/02/2022
Application demand
55%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
96.4%
4.5% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,347
Capacity used
Over capacity141%
955 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
55%
1st preference success rate
164 of 296 families who put it first got an offer
177
Places offered
580
Total applications
3.3
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 296 | 164 | ● 55% |
| 2nd preference | 91 | 12 | ● 13% |
| 3rd preference | 80 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 113 | 1 | ● 1% |
| Total | 580 | 177 | 31% |
1st preference success by year
Bromley lets families list 6 preferences. 311 applications came from outside the council area (71 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Hannah Dalton
- Address
- Avebury Road, Orpington, BR6 9SA
- Phone
- 01689853626
- Local authority
- Bromley
- Ward / constituency
- Farnborough & Crofton · Orpington
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 136551
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 6% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 22% | — | — |
| SEN support | 10% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: UNITED LEARNING TRUST
1,347 pupils · 955 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
02 February 2022
Full graded inspection
Outstanding overall effectivenessSixth form Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 829 pupils
Attendance
96.4%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
3.6%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
4.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
0.1%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.5%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 80.2 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 1.05 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 98% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 100% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 7.36 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 45.61 | — | — |
Average grade: A- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 82.8 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 100% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 100% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 74.4% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 7.89 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 156 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2021/2022)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 43.52 | 35 |
| Average grade | B+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 37.8% | 17% |
| A-level students | 217 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biology | 156 | 90% | 99% | 100% | |
| Physics | 156 | 88% | 99% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 156 | 90% | 100% | 100% | |
| Mathematics | 156 | 96% | 100% | 100% | |
| English Language | 156 | 85% | 99% | 99% | |
| Religious Studies | 156 | 92% | 99% | 99% | |
| English Literature | 156 | 88% | 99% | 99% | |
| Geography | 97 | 86% | 99% | 100% | |
| Computer Science | 76 | 86% | 97% | 100% | |
| Spanish | 59 | 95% | 100% | 100% | |
| French | 51 | 100% | 100% | 100% | |
| History | 44 | 91% | 100% | 100% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 153 | 20% | 56% | 80% | |
| Chemistry | 91 | 3% | 29% | 58% | |
| Biology | 80 | 13% | 44% | 75% | |
| Physics | 59 | 3% | 31% | 63% | |
| Economics | 53 | 21% | 64% | 89% | |
| Mathematics (Further) | 34 | 18% | 47% | 68% | |
| Classical Civilisation | 31 | 19% | 61% | 97% | |
| Computer Science | 26 | 12% | 42% | 65% | |
| English Literature | 26 | 42% | 62% | 92% | |
| Psychology | 25 | 32% | 64% | 96% | |
| Geography | 24 | 21% | 58% | 100% | |
| History | 18 | 0% | 50% | 94% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #96 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 11334: Newstead Wood School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 27 |
| Offers | 7 |
| Success rate | 26% |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 74% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 3% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 77% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Bromley council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.