Ravens Wood School
Oakley Road, Bromley, BR2 8HP
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- IMPACT MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Melanie Lester
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Bromley and Biggin Hill
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,439
- Pupils on roll
- 1,598
- URN
- 136517
- Local authority
- Bromley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01689856050
About this school
Ravens Wood School is a boys' secondary academy in Bromley. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 1,598 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 29 June 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 238 | 237 | 223 |
| Attainment 8 score | 49.4 | 47.5 | 48.1 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.09 -0.27 to +0.10 | -0.13 -0.32 to +0.05 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 55% | 48.9% | 46.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 76% | 74.7% | 74% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 74% | 77.2% | 74.9% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.5 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Ravens Wood School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Bromley average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 49.4 | 39.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 47.5 | 39.7 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 48.1 | 38.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,612 |
| 2023/24 | 1,618 |
| 2024/25 | 1,592 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ravens Wood School compares
Ravens Wood School ranked 13th of 19 secondary schools in Bromley for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 69% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 48.1 | 6.4% | 12.8% | 1,598 | — |
| Hayes School | 54.8 | 7% | 11% | 1,770 | 0.8 miles |
| Bishop Justus CofE School | 37.8 | 9.8% | 33% | 1,016 | 0.9 miles |
| Darrick Wood School | 51.5 | 6.6% | 15.1% | 1,698 | 1.3 miles |
| Newstead Wood School | 82.8 | 3.6% | 6.7% | 1,347 | 1.7 miles |
| The Ravensbourne School | 45 | 8.6% | 33.1% | 1,504 | 1.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 12.82%
- English as an additional language
- 6.8%
- Overall absence
- 6.38%
- Persistent absence
- 13.99%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hayes School0.8 miles
Secondary · Bromley
-
Bishop Justus CofE School0.9 miles
Secondary · Bromley
-
Darrick Wood School1.3 miles
Secondary · Orpington
-
Newstead Wood School1.7 miles
Secondary · Orpington
-
The Ravensbourne School1.8 miles
Secondary · Bromley
Other schools in Bromley
Ravens Wood School ranks 4th of the 7 ranked secondary schools in Bromley.
- Bishop Justus CofE School Secondary
- Bonus Pastor Catholic College Secondary
- Bullers Wood School for Boys Secondary
- Haberdashers' Knights Academy Secondary
- Hayes School Secondary
- The Ravensbourne School Secondary
- Bickley Primary School Primary
- Burnt Ash Primary School Primary
- Downderry Primary School Primary
- Good Shepherd RC School Primary
- Haberdashers' Knights Primary Primary
- Harris Primary Academy Shortlands Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Ravens Wood School teach?
- Ravens Wood School teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a secondary school in Bromley.
- Who is the headteacher of Ravens Wood School?
- The headteacher of Ravens Wood School is Ms Melanie Lester, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Ravens Wood School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ravens Wood School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Ravens Wood School?
- Ravens Wood School has 1,598 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Ravens Wood School full?
- Ravens Wood School has capacity for 1,439 pupils and 1,598 on roll (111%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Ravens Wood School a faith school?
- No. Ravens Wood School has no designated religious character.
- Is Ravens Wood School a selective school?
- No. Ravens Wood School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Ravens Wood School?
- Ravens Wood School is part of IMPACT MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Ravens Wood School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 49.4 in 2022/23 and 48.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ravens Wood School rank locally?
- Ravens Wood School ranked 13th of 19 secondary schools in Bromley for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 69% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ravens Wood School's absence rate?
- Ravens Wood School's overall absence rate is 6.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ravens Wood School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ravens Wood School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.