Darrick Wood Infant & Nursery School
Lovibonds Avenue, Orpington, BR6 8ER
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CHANCERY EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Lydia Crawford
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Chancery Education Trust
- Constituency
- Orpington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 348
- Pupils on roll
- 314
- URN
- 137032
- Local authority
- Bromley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01689857278
About this school
Darrick Wood Infant & Nursery School is a primary academy in Orpington. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 314 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Darrick Wood Infant & Nursery School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Darrick Wood Infant & Nursery 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 326 |
| 2023/24 | 307 |
| 2024/25 | 306 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Darrick Wood Infant & Nursery School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.4% | 7.8% | 314 | — |
| Darrick Wood Junior School | 65% | 5.1% | 14.1% | 374 | 0.0 miles |
| Farnborough Primary School | 66% | 5.5% | 7.1% | 198 | 0.6 miles |
| Tubbenden Primary School | 78% | 4.4% | 7.6% | 647 | 0.7 miles |
| Holy Innocents Catholic Primary School | 67% | 4.8% | 6.1% | 285 | 1.2 miles |
| Warren Road Primary School | 76% | 3.9% | 2.5% | 838 | 1.2 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)
- 7.82%
- English as an additional language
- 15.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.41%
- Persistent absence
- 10.44%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Darrick Wood Junior School0.0 miles
Primary · Orpington
-
Farnborough Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Orpington
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Tubbenden Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Orpington
-
Holy Innocents Catholic Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Orpington
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Warren Road Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Orpington
Other schools in Orpington
- Chelsfield Primary School Primary
- Crofton Infant School Primary
- Crofton Junior School Primary
- Darrick Wood Junior School Primary
- Downe Primary School Primary
- Farnborough Primary School Primary
- Gray's Farm Primary Academy Primary
- Green Street Green Primary School Primary
- Harris Primary Academy Orpington Primary
- Holy Innocents Catholic Primary School Primary
- Leesons Primary School Primary
- Manor Oak Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Darrick Wood Infant & Nursery School teach?
- Darrick Wood Infant & Nursery School teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in Orpington.
- Who is the headteacher of Darrick Wood Infant & Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Darrick Wood Infant & Nursery School is Lydia Crawford, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Darrick Wood Infant & Nursery School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Darrick Wood Infant & Nursery 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 many pupils are at Darrick Wood Infant & Nursery School?
- Darrick Wood Infant & Nursery School has 314 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is Darrick Wood Infant & Nursery School full?
- Darrick Wood Infant & Nursery School has capacity for 348 pupils and 314 on roll (90%), so it has space against 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 Darrick Wood Infant & Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Darrick Wood Infant & Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Darrick Wood Infant & Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Darrick Wood Infant & Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- Is Darrick Wood Infant & Nursery School part of an academy trust?
- Darrick Wood Infant & Nursery School is part of CHANCERY EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Darrick Wood Infant & Nursery School's absence rate?
- Darrick Wood Infant & Nursery School's overall absence rate is 4.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Darrick Wood Infant & Nursery School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Darrick Wood Infant & Nursery School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.