Charles Darwin School is a secondary school located in Westerham. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 25/10/2013. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5%, which is 1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Jail Lane, Westerham

School Information

Address: Jail Lane, Westerham, TN16 3AU
Website: http://www.cdarwin.com
Telephone: 01959574043
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Bromley
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Sunil Chotai
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 136545

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 25/10/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1420
Number of Pupils: 1336
Number of Boys: 640
Number of Girls: 696

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5% 4%
Persistent absence: 12.7% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.2 Confidence interval -0.38 to -0.02
Of the 204 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 203 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:42%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:92%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:42%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:45.4
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.98
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Biggin Hill Primary School
Old Tye Avenue , Biggin Hill TN16 3LY 		3out of 4 403 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Cudham Church of England Primary School
Jail Lane , Biggin Hill TN16 3AX 		3out of 4 717 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Oaklands Primary Academy
Oaklands Lane , Biggin Hill TN16 3DN 		3out of 4 1,550 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Downe Primary School
High Elms Road , Downe BR6 7JN 		3out of 4 2,773 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Tatsfield Primary School
3 Ship Hill , TN16 2AH 		3out of 4 3,256 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Charles Darwin School
Jail Lane , Biggin Hill TN16 3AU 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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