Darrick Wood Infant & Nursery School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–7 · Orpington, Bromley
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Not published
From London Borough of Bromley · offers on 16 April 2026
Unlock every school · £9.99 Open on the map →Darrick Wood Infant & Nursery School is a primary school in Orpington, Bromley for ages 3–7 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 5 December 2023. Bromley has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Darrick Wood Infant & Nursery 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 |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Not published |
| Reception 2025 | 1.849 mi |
| Reception 2024 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026, Reception had 67 first-choice applications for 86 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 19 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- At 0.8 first choices per offer, Reception entry in 2026 was the 15th lowest of 71 Bromley primary schools.
- 7.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 6.1% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Bromley.
- There are 24.4 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 22.9 across the 8 nearest primary 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
- Lovibonds Avenue, Orpington, BR6 8ER
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–7
- Council
- Bromley
- Pupils on roll
- 314 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 7.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 5 December 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils flourish at this nurturing and highly inclusive school.”
- “Pupils and staff are happy and extremely proud members of their school community.”
- “Pupils are very well cared for and are kept safe.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 1 February 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 67 first-preference applications, 86 offers in total, 67 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 primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Bromley.
- Darrick Wood Junior School 0.0 mi School remains Good
- Farnborough Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Tubbenden Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Holy Innocents Catholic Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Warren Road Primary School 1.2 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Crofton Infant School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Crofton Junior School 1.3 mi School remains Outstanding
- Trinity Church of England Primary School 1.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published