Charles Darwin School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Westerham, Bromley
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Not published
From London Borough of Bromley · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2024–2025 (miles)
Charles Darwin School is a secondary school in Westerham, Bromley for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 15 June 2023. Bromley has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2024 to 2026 entry.
Charles Darwin School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Not published |
| Year 7 2025 | 4.538 mi |
| Year 7 2024 | 3.162 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Year 7 2026 there were 193 first-choice applications for 234 offers, which is 0.8 first choices per offer, the 8th lowest of 19 Bromley secondary schools.
- In Year 7 2026, 182 offers went to first-choice families and 11 first-choice families were not offered a place, while 52 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In Year 7 2026, 115 of the 485 applications (24%) came from families living outside Bromley, and 56 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 24% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), the lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Bromley.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Bromley schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Jail Lane, Biggin Hill, Westerham, TN16 3AU
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Bromley
- Pupils on roll
- 1,305 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 22% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 15 June 2023
Strengths
- “Leaders have created an inclusive school.”
- “The school’s values of ‘aspire, endeavour and achieve’ are at the core of the school’s work.”
- “Leaders are ambitious for all pupils to succeed and reach their potential.”
To improve
- “However, occasionally, some pupils do not understand or recall prior learning, missing connections between what was previously learned and their current learning.”
- “Leaders have identified the further development of careers education as a priority.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 7 September 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 24% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 38.9 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 193 first-preference applications, 234 offers in total, 182 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Bromley.
- Darrick Wood School 3.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Ravens Wood School 3.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Newstead Wood School 3.8 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Hayes School 4.2 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School 4.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Bishop Justus CofE School 4.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Harris Academy Orpington 5.1 mi Good Last distance published
- The Ravensbourne School 5.5 mi Good Last distance published