Darrick Wood Infant & Nursery School, Orpington

Overview

Darrick Wood Infant & Nursery School is a state-funded school (academy converter) in Orpington, London, for pupils aged 3–7. This summary is generated only from official structured fields.

School details

Official establishment type: Academy converter
Establishment group: Academies
Phase of education: Primary
Age range: Ages 3–7
Gender of entry: Mixed
Boarding: No boarders
School capacity: 348
Pupils on roll: 314
URN: 137032

Admissions

Local authority: Bromley
Academy trust or group: CHANCERY EDUCATION TRUST

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School places

DfE school capacity survey · May 2025 (2024/25)

Capacity at survey date: 270
Pupils on roll: 252
Unfilled places at survey date: 18

A dated snapshot from the Department for Education school capacity survey, separate from the school details above. Unfilled places at the survey date do not mean places are currently available for admission. About this data

Official admissions data

Applications & demand

Preferences expressed by families through coordinated admissions, shown over time.

2026/27 admissions · Reception

First preferences: 67
Total preferences: 297
Offers made: 86

First preferences compared with offers

0.78 first preferences per offer

67 first preferences and 86 offers were recorded for 2026/27.

What does this mean?

This is the Department for Education's own published comparison of first preferences with total offers recorded. It indicates the level of requests made through coordinated admissions. Offers are not necessarily the school's maximum capacity, admissions arrangements vary between local authorities, the figure is not a measure of school quality, and it should not be used on its own to judge the likelihood of gaining a place.

First preferences over time

Latest five available admissions years. Missing years are not estimated.

Admissions history

Admissions year	First preferences	Total preferences	Offers made
2026/27	67	297	86
2025/26	87	352	87
2024/25	62	298	69
2023/24	70	304	81
2022/23	75	308	87

Source: Department for Education · Applications and offers data.

Official inspection data

Ofsted inspections

Inspection information published by Ofsted, shown in Ofsted's own words.

Ofsted inspection

Inspected 5 December 2023 · Published 31 January 2024

Original education inspection framework (September 2019 to August 2024)

Overall effectiveness

Outstanding

This is a historical Ofsted judgement given under the previous inspection framework. It is not a School Nest rating.

Quality of education: Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding
Personal development: Outstanding
Effectiveness of leadership and management: Outstanding
Safeguarding was effective: Yes
Early years provision (where applicable): Outstanding

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Source: Ofsted · Inspections and outcomes. Official Ofsted page for this school

Location

Address: Lovibonds Avenue, Orpington, Kent, BR6 8ER
Local authority: Bromley
Area: Schools in Bromley

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