Newstead Wood School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Orpington, Bromley
11+ scores · 2026 entry
| Lowest score offered | 225 |
| Qualifying score | 210 |
From Newstead Wood School, Newstead Wood School · a pass mark doesn't guarantee a place
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026: Not published · From London Borough of Bromley · offers on 2 March 2026
Unlock every school · £9.99 Open on the map →Newstead Wood School is a secondary school in Orpington, Bromley for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 2 February 2022. Bromley has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2024 to 2026 entry.
Newstead Wood 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 | Not published |
| Year 7 2024 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Year 7 2026, there were 322 first-choice applications for 190 offers: 1.7 first choices per offer, the 2nd highest of 19 Bromley secondary schools.
- In Year 7 2026, 173 offers went to first-choice families, 149 first-choice families (46%) were not offered a place, and 17 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In Year 7 2026, 334 of the 636 applications (53%) came from families living outside Bromley, and 81 offers went to them.
- 2024/25: 100% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), the highest 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
- Avebury Road, Orpington, BR6 9SA
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Council
- Bromley
- Pupils on roll
- 1,347 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 5.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 2 February 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils are very proud to be part of this school.”
- “Staff give them extensive support, and pupils value the care given.”
- “Pupils behave really well, and relationships throughout the school are consistently warm and respectful.”
To improve
- “Leaders’ understanding of the requirements of the RSE curriculum is inconsistent however, and staff lack training in some aspects.”
- “This means that pupils do not consistently receive the depth of learning that they do in other subjects.”
- “There are gaps in pupils’ knowledge and understanding, for instance of fundamental British values and protected characteristics.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 September 2026 (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) | 100% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 82.8 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | B+ | 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: 322 first-preference applications, 190 offers in total, 173 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 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School 1.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Bishop Justus CofE School 1.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Ravens Wood School 1.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Harris Academy Orpington 1.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Hayes School 2.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Orion Coopers 2.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The Ravensbourne School 3.0 mi Good Last distance published