Darrick Wood Junior School

At a glance

Type

Academy converter (state-funded)

Phase

Primary

Ages

7 to 11

Gender

Mixed

Pupils

374 census January 2026

Capacity

384

Headteacher

Mr Dave Hackin

Trust

LUMERO EDUCATIONAL TRUST

Address

Lovibonds Avenue, Orpington, BR6 8ER

Borough

Bromley

Telephone

01689857370

DfE reference (URN)

142697

Website

dwjs.co.uk

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

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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.

Bromley: Reception offers, September 2026 entry

Across the borough, 87.7% of applicants were offered their first preference and 99.2% were offered one of their preferences (3,203 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

Key stage 2 (end of primary), 2024/25

• % meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths2022/23: 72% · 2023/24: 72%
  65%This school71%Bromley62%England, state-funded
• % achieving the higher standard in reading, writing and maths2022/23: 18% · 2023/24: 26%
  12%This school15%Bromley8%England, state-funded
• Average scaled score in reading2022/23: 108 · 2023/24: 108
  106This school108Bromley106England, state-funded
• Average scaled score in maths2022/23: 107 · 2023/24: 107
  106This school107Bromley105England, state-funded

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 95 pupils in the cohort

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Pupils and context

Eligible for free school meals

16.6% January 2026

English as an additional language

23.3%

Receiving SEN support

15.7%

With an Education, Health and Care Plan

5.3%

Girls / boys

47% / 53%

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

5.1% 2024/25

Persistently absent (missed 10% or more)

11.4%

Pupils per teacher

22.6 2025/26

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

Places

Places

384

Pupils on roll

384

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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Nearby schools

Schools covering the same ages within about a mile, by straight-line distance (not walking or travel time).

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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.

• Darrick Wood Junior School and Darrick Wood Infant & Nursery Schoolunder 0.1 miles apart
• Darrick Wood Junior School and Farnborough Primary School0.6 miles apart
• Darrick Wood Junior School and Tubbenden Primary School0.7 miles apart
• Darrick Wood Junior School and Holy Innocents Catholic Primary School1.2 miles apart

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