Newstead Wood SchoolAvebury Road , Orpington

Newstead Wood School, based in Orpington, provides secondary education, serving pupils aged 11 to 18. The school is a academy converter and operates as a girls school. It follows a selective admissions policy. It has a none religious character. The school also offers a sixth form, allowing students to continue into post-16 education on site.

Newstead Wood School currently has around 1262 pupils on roll, which is about 132% of its capacity. The gender split is relatively balanced, with approximately 9.1% boys and 90.9% girls. Around 6.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which gives an indication of the socio-economic mix. Pupil backgrounds are varied across different backgrounds and needs.

Overall absence at the school is 5%. Persistent absence is recorded at 15%.

Pupil backgrounds are varied, with indian pupils forming the largest group at around 27%. white british pupils make up about 15.5% , followed by other asian at 12.4%

At its latest Ofsted inspection, the school was rated Outstanding. This indicates exceptional performance across all areas. Safeguarding was judged to be effective, which is a key consideration for many parents.

Around 99% of pupils move on to sustained destinations after Year 11. Most continue into education (99%) , including 96% who stay in school sixth forms and 1% progressing to further education , while 1% enter apprenticeships .