Darrick Wood Infant & Nursery School
Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Bromley
Lovibonds Avenue, Orpington, BR6 8ER
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded 05/12/2023
Application demand
91%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
95.6%
10.4% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
314
Capacity used
Has space90%
348 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
91%
1st preference success rate
79 of 87 families who put it first got an offer
87
Places offered
352
Total applications
4.0
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 87 | 79 | ● 91% |
| 2nd preference | 55 | 6 | ● 11% |
| 3rd preference | 67 | 1 | ● 1% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 143 | 1 | ● 1% |
| Total | 352 | 87 | 25% |
1st preference success by year
Bromley lets families list 6 preferences. 7 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Lydia Crawford
- Address
- Lovibonds Avenue, Orpington, BR6 8ER
- Phone
- 01689857278
- Local authority
- Bromley
- Ward / constituency
- Farnborough & Crofton · Orpington
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 137032
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 9% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 17% | — | — |
| SEN support | 8% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: CHANCERY EDUCATION TRUST
314 pupils · 348 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
05 December 2023
Full graded inspection
Outstanding overall effectivenessEarly years Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 182 pupils
Attendance
95.6%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
4.4%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
10.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
1.1%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.9%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Bromley council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.