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Newstead Wood School
Secondary · Girls · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Avebury Road, Orpington BR6 9SA · newsteadwood.co.uk · 01689 853626
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Apr 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 82.8
- average Attainment 8 score. Bromley 50.4, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.7
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,347
- 392 over 955 places · 141%
- Local authority
- Bromley
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Selective
- Free school meals
- 5.6%
- First language not English
- 26.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 322 families put the school first and 190 places were offered; 54% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 190 | 322 | 1.7▲ | 54% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 177 | 296 | 1.7▲ | 55% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 178 | 338 | 1.9▲ | 48% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 178 | 300 | 1.7▲ | 55% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 168 | 337 | 2▲ | 46% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 82.8, and 100% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Bromley it was 50.4, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B+ (43.5 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲82.8 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲100.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲100.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲74.4% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲7.89 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 95 | +0.1 |
| Sixth form college | 1.3 | +0.7 |
| Further education | 0.6 | — |
| Other education | 0.6 | −3.2 |
| Employment | 0.6 | — |
| Activity not captured | 1.9 | +1.3 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 217 students | B+ (43.5) | Average 0.00 | |
| 217 students | B+ (43.5) | Average 0.00 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 221 | A- (45.6) | +0.13 |
| 2022/23 | 225 | B+ (43.3) | — |
| 2021/22 | 208 | A- (47.5) | — |
| 2018/19 | 131 | B (41) | -0.15 |
| 2017/18 | 136 | B (38.7) | -0.10 |
| 2016/17 | 111 | B (39.6) | +0.05 |
| 2015/16 | 127 | B+ (43.5) | +0.28 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 75.7 | +1.4 |
| Further and other education | 4.9 | +2.1 |
| Further education | 0.9 | +0.4 |
| Other education | 4.1 | +1.7 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.3 | −0.6 |
| Employment | 5.9 | −6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.3 | +2 |
| Activity not captured | 5 | +1.2 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Newstead Wood School on 28 April 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Exceptional
- Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard
- Achievement: Exceptional
- Attendance and behaviour: Exceptional
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Post-16 provision: Strong standard
- Leadership and governance: Strong standard
- Inspected
- 28 Apr 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Exceptional |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Exceptional |
| Attendance and behaviour | Exceptional |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Post-16 provision | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Feb 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Feb 2022Outstanding
Quality of education Outstanding Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Sixth form Outstanding Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Oct 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Met May 2014Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding May 2010Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding
What parents said
90% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (162 replies, to 2 January 2023).
- Recommend
- 90%
- Replies
- 162
- 13% · 2 Jan 2023
based on the 59% who raised concerns
based on the 25% who had a child bullied
based on 15 parents (9%) with SEND