Darrick Wood School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 16 2019 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Bromley
- Unique reference
- 136355
- Address
- Lovibonds Avenue, BR6 8ER
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1713 (94% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 47.3%
- Girls
- 52.7%
- First language not English
- 6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 9.4%
- Persistent absence
- 20.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.2%
White British 70.6%
Mixed 7.9%
Other White 6.5%
African 3.6%
Unclassified 2.3%
Indian 2.1%
Other Asian 1.7%
Other 1.3%
Chinese 1.2%
Caribbean 0.9%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
Other Black 0.5%
Pakistani 0.4%
Irish 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.19
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.04
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 70%
Local authority average 60%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 49%
Local authority average 55%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 48.7
Local authority average 51.2
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.53
Local authority average 4.72
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 14 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 15 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 18 |
| Biology | GCSE | 77 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 95 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 77 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 3 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 32 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 24 |
Admissions
Darrick Wood School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 250
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 340
- 2nd preference
- 213
- 3rd preference
- 168
- From another Local Authority
- 44
Offers
- 1st preference
- 207
- 2nd preference
- 14
- 3rd preference
- 7
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 270 110 160 |
| Year 8 | 266 129 137 |
| Year 9 | 261 128 133 |
| Year 10 | 258 122 136 |
| Year 11 | 254 112 142 |
| Year 12 | 205 110 95 |
| Year 13 | 199 99 100 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 93.0% 90.4% 86.5% |
Further education | 19.0% 17.4% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 74.0% 69.8% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | SP 1.9% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 1.2% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 2.8% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 2.1% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 1.0% 3.6% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.1% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 52.0% 66.2% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 18.0% 22.7% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 16.0% 19.8% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 2.0% 1.8% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 3.0% 1.3% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 2.0% 1.9% 1.7% |
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