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Darrick Wood Infant & Nursery School

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location_onOrpington, BR6 8ER

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2023

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Students

326

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Demand Ratio

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Darrick Wood Infant & Nursery School is a Academy converter primary school in Orpington, serving ages 3-7. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade.

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School Summary

Darrick Wood Infant & Nursery School is an academy converter in Orpington, Bromley, admitting pupils aged 3-7. It is part of CHANCERY EDUCATION TRUST. The school has approximately 306 pupils on roll, of whom 8% are eligible for free school meals.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Outstanding, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Outstanding.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 24.4:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

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Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

05 December 2023

Inspection Report

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14 February 2012

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2023-12-05

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

Outstanding

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Outstanding

2009-11-12

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2007-01-10

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 306 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	306	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	294	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	315	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	307	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	295	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	322	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	326	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	309	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	340	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	333	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	319	1	0.3%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	353	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	345	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	327	1	0.3%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	341	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	341	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	316	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	350	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	346	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	332	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	347	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	331	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	313	1	0.3%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	344	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	339	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	321	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 19 pupils

Hearing Impairment 13 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 9 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 3 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Profound & Multiple Learning 1 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

Multi-Sensory Impairment 1 pupils

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Darrick Wood Infant & Nursery School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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