Darrick Wood Infant & Nursery School

Darrick Wood Infant & Nursery School has achieved an outstanding overall effectiveness rating in its first inspection since conversion to an academy. The school is characterized by its nurturing and inclusive environment where pupils thrive. The curriculum is ambitious and well-structured, enabling all students, including those with special educational needs, to perform exceptionally well. Strong emphasis on personal development and a range of responsible roles for pupils commendably prepare them for future educational stages.

Strengths

• Outstanding quality of education and leadership.
• Nurturing and inclusive environment for all pupils.
• High expectations for behaviour and personal development.
• Strong focus on teaching reading across various subjects.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Darrick Wood Infant & Nursery School attended 95.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 10.4% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Darrick Wood Infant & Nursery School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Darrick Wood Infant & Nursery School had 24.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 11.8% of pupils at Darrick Wood Infant & Nursery School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 6.7% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Darrick Wood Infant & Nursery School received £6,657 and spent £6,575 for each of its 291 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £81,000 (£277 per pupil).

Across all 4 schools of Chancery Education Trust, income was £7,109 and spending £6,757 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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Darrick Wood Infant & Nursery School is part of Chancery Education Trust, which runs 4 schools. The nearest others:

• Pickhurst Academy West Wickham
• Oaklands Primary Academy Westerham
• John Wood School & Nursery Croydon

What is Darrick Wood Infant & Nursery School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Darrick Wood Infant & Nursery School is Outstanding, from an inspection in February 2024.

When was Darrick Wood Infant & Nursery School last inspected by Ofsted?

Darrick Wood Infant & Nursery School was last inspected in February 2024.

How many pupils does Darrick Wood Infant & Nursery School have?

Darrick Wood Infant & Nursery School has 314 pupils on roll.

What age range does Darrick Wood Infant & Nursery School cover?

Darrick Wood Infant & Nursery School for pupils aged 3 to 7.

Where is Darrick Wood Infant & Nursery School?

Darrick Wood Infant & Nursery School is at Lovibonds Avenue, Orpington, Kent, BR6 8ER.