Charles Darwin School

At a glance

Type

Academy converter (state-funded)

Phase

Secondary

Ages

11 to 18

Gender

Mixed

Pupils

1,305 census January 2026

Capacity

1,356

Admissions policy

Non-selective

Sixth form

Yes

Headteacher

Mr Aston Smith

Trust

LUMERO EDUCATIONAL TRUST

Address

Jail Lane, Biggin Hill, Westerham, TN16 3AU

Borough

Bromley

Telephone

01959574043

DfE reference (URN)

136545

Website

cdarwin.com

Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools · daily extract as at 2026-10-07 · last checked 9 October 2026

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Key dates for 2027 entry

Year 7 (11+)

1. Application deadlineSaturday 31 October 2026Closes in 21 days

   National closing date for Year 7 applications: Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply through your home borough's coordinated scheme (eAdmissions), not directly to the school.

   Source: Your borough's admissions page · checked 9 Oct 2026

2. National offer dayMonday 1 March 2027Upcoming

   Secondary National Offer Day: Monday 1 March 2027. Offers are released by your home borough.

   Source: Your borough's admissions page · checked 9 Oct 2026

3. Accept your offerDate not statedDate not stated

   Accept the offer by the deadline given in your offer letter; your home borough sets the date.

   Source: GOV.UK · checked 9 Oct 2026

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A status ("Closes in 12 days") is shown only for a closing date we have checked, worked out from today's date, 10 October 2026. Other dates are printed as the school published them, with its own wording beside them. Dates given only as "early January" are shown as approximate and never counted down. Always confirm with the school or council.

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Open days and tours

1. Open morning · 11+Saturday 10 October 2026

   11+ Source

2. School tour · 11+Monday 12 October 2026

   11+ Source

Dates as published on the school's own page, read 10 Oct 2026. Schools add and change dates at short notice and most ask you to book: confirm with the school. All open days in London

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Admissions

You apply through the council where you live, not to the school, naming up to six schools in order on one form. Every applicant on time hears on the same national offer day.

193 first-preference applications and 485 applications naming it at any preference for 234 places offered (September 2026 entry, DfE)

These are counts of applications and offers on national offer day. They are not a chance of getting in: places are allocated by the school's published admissions criteria, such as siblings, distance or faith.

Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary school applications and offers · entry years up to 2026/27 · last checked 9 October 2026

Bromley: Year 7 offers, September 2026 entry

Across the borough, 66.3% of applicants were offered their first preference and 93% were offered one of their preferences (3,651 applications). These are borough-wide figures, not a forecast for any school or child.

Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary schools applications and offers 2026 · entry years 2014/15 to 2026/27 (release published 2026-06-18) · last checked 9 October 2026

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Inspection

Source: Ofsted, Management information - state-funded schools - latest inspections as at 31 August 2026 · latest inspections as at 2026-08-31 · last checked 9 October 2026

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Results

GCSE (key stage 4), 2024/25

• Attainment 8 score2022/23: 45.5 · 2023/24: 42.6
  38.9This school50.4Bromley46.1England, state-funded
• % achieving grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs2022/23: 43% · 2023/24: 38%
  24%This school54%Bromley45%England, state-funded
• % achieving grade 4 or above in English and maths GCSEs2022/23: 68% · 2023/24: 59%
  51%This school72%Bromley65%England, state-funded
• % entering the English Baccalaureate2022/23: 23% · 2023/24: 15%
  18%This school55%Bromley40%England, state-funded
• EBacc average point score2022/23: 3.94 · 2023/24: 3.57
  3.25This school4.61Bromley4.09England, state-funded

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 213 pupils in the cohort

A level (16 to 18), 2024/25

• A level average result, expressed as a grade2022/23: C · 2023/24: C
  CThis schoolB-BromleyB-England, state-funded
• A level average point score per entry2022/23: 31.6 · 2023/24: 29.1
  29.5This school36.4Bromley35England, state-funded
• Average point score for a student's best 3 A levels2022/23: 30.7 · 2023/24: 28.6
  31.9This school36.9Bromley35.8England, state-funded
• % of A level students achieving AAB or higher including at least 2 facilitating subjects2022/23: 4% · 2023/24: 3%
  2%This school21%Bromley18%England, state-funded
• A level value added score2023/24: -0.22
  -0.14This school-0.03England, state-funded

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 107 pupils in the cohort

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Pupils and context

Eligible for free school meals

23.5% January 2026

English as an additional language

2.2%

Receiving SEN support

19.1%

With an Education, Health and Care Plan

2.5%

Girls / boys

52% / 48%

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · school census 2024/25

Attendance and staffing

Overall absence

10.4% 2024/25

Persistently absent (missed 10% or more)

30.6%

Pupils per teacher

16.3 2025/26

Source: Department for Education, Absence rates by school level · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026

Places

Places

1,405

Pupils on roll

1,306

Source: Department for Education, Capacity - school / Sixth form capacity - school · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · position at 1 May, 2024/25

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Compare with similar schools

Side-by-side comparisons with the nearest schools of the same type. Sourced facts only; no winner is declared.

• Charles Darwin School and Meridian High School2.4 miles apart
• Charles Darwin School and Darrick Wood School3.5 miles apart
• Charles Darwin School and Hayes School4.2 miles apart
• Charles Darwin School and The Quest Academy4.8 miles apart

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