Newstead Wood School is a secondary school located in Orpington. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 09/05/2014. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.7%, which is 0.7 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Avebury Road, Orpington

School Information

Address: Avebury Road, Orpington, BR6 9SA
Website: http://www.newsteadwood.co.uk/
Telephone: 01689853626
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Bromley
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Alan Blount
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Selective
Unique reference: 136551

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 09/05/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Girls
School Capacity: 955
Number of Pupils: 1164
Number of Boys: 68
Number of Girls: 1096

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 17.3% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Above Average: 0.82 Confidence interval 0.59 to 1.04
Of the 158 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 127 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:68%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:99%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:99%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:80.2
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:7.47
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Tubbenden Primary School
Sandy Bury , BR6 9SD 		3out of 4 441 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Darrick Wood Junior School
Lovibonds Avenue , BR6 8ER 		3out of 4 767 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Darrick Wood Infant & Nursery School
Lovibonds Avenue , BR6 8ER 		4out of 4 767 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Farnborough Primary School
Farnborough Hill , Farnborough BR6 7EQ 		4out of 4 1,036 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Holy Innocents Catholic Primary School
Mitchell Road , BR6 9JT 		3out of 4 1,336 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Newstead Wood School
Avebury Road , BR6 9SA 		4out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Darrick Wood School
Lovibonds Avenue , BR6 8ER 		3out of 4 767 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School
Goddington Lane , BR6 9SH 		4out of 4 2,272 yd Voluntary aided school No Boys More About School
Bishop Justus CofE School
Magpie Hall Lane , BR2 8HZ 		3out of 4 2,883 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Ravens Wood School
Oakley Road , BR2 8HP 		3out of 4 2,920 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Dorton College of Further Education
'The Hive' - Orpington Campus , Bromley BR6 0TE 		- not rated 2,382 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
TLC The Learning Centre
Princes Plain , Bromley BR2 8LD 		- not rated 2,758 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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