Newstead Wood School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Feb 2 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Girls
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Bromley
- Unique reference
- 136551
- Address
- Avebury Road, BR6 9SA
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1264 (91% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 7.8%
- Girls
- 92.2%
- First language not English
- 21.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 4.8%
- Persistent absence
- 9.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.3%
Indian 23.9%
White British 16.8%
Other Asian 13.5%
Mixed 12%
African 9%
Other White 6.8%
Chinese 6.7%
Other Black 4.1%
Other 2%
Unclassified 2%
Pakistani 1.2%
Bangladeshi 0.9%
Caribbean 0.9%
Irish 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 1.13
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.04
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 68%
Local authority average 60%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 100%
Local authority average 55%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 81.5
Local authority average 51.2
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 7.6
Local authority average 4.72
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 33 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 9 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 18 |
| Astronomy | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 152 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 152 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 12 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 71 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 25 |
| English Language | GCSE | 160 |
Admissions
Newstead Wood School
- Admission Policy
- Selective
- Total available places
- 178
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 338
- 2nd preference
- 98
- 3rd preference
- 81
- From another Local Authority
- 310
Offers
- 1st preference
- 163
- 2nd preference
- 14
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 75
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 168 0 168 |
| Year 8 | 168 0 168 |
| Year 9 | 168 0 168 |
| Year 10 | 159 0 159 |
| Year 11 | 159 0 159 |
| Year 12 | 220 58 162 |
| Year 13 | 222 40 182 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 100.0% 90.4% 86.5% |
Further education | 0.0% 17.4% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 97.0% 69.8% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 1.9% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 3.0% 1.2% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 0.0% 2.8% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 2.1% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 0.0% 3.6% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 1.1% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 95.0% 66.2% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 69.0% 22.7% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 56.0% 19.8% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 10.0% 1.8% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 1.3% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 2.0% 1.9% 1.7% |