Postcode sector · Orpington

Schools in BR6 8

Primary and secondary schools serving BR6 8, with inspection ratings, pupil numbers and distances.

Council: Bromley
Region: London
Population: 16,550 (2024)

BR6 8Postcode sector · Orpington

Schools

Schools in BR6 8

6 schools in BR6 8: 3 primary, 2 secondary and 1 other. 100% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. The 5 that publish a capacity are 105% full overall, and one has more pupils than places.

Schools

in BR6 8

Good or better

100%

Of 5 with an Ofsted grade

How full

105%

Over capacity: 4,380 pupils for 4,166 places

Over capacity

More pupils than places, of 5 that publish a capacity

Inspection ratings

BR6 8

33%

50%

17%

Excellent33.3%
Good50%
Not rated16.7%

All schools

The largest schools here

Darrick Wood School
Secondary · ages 11–18 · 1,698 pupils · 93% full
Good
0.5 miles · May 2024
Newstead Wood School
Secondary · ages 11–18 · Girls · 1,347 pupils · 141% full
Excellent
0.4 miles · February 2022
Tubbenden Primary School
Primary · ages 3–11 · 647 pupils · 99% full
Good
0.6 miles · May 2023
Darrick Wood Junior School
Primary · ages 7–11 · 374 pupils · 97% full
Good
0.5 miles · June 2024
Darrick Wood Infant & Nursery School
Primary · ages 3–7 · 314 pupils · 90% full
Excellent
0.5 miles · December 2023
Dorton College of Further Education
Other · ages 16–25
Not rated
1.4 miles

How we rate schools

Ofsted replaced single overall grades with report cards in November 2025. The rating shown here reflects each school’s latest inspection: its new report card where it has one, or its most recent graded inspection otherwise. Check the inspection date beside each school.

Occupancy compares pupils on roll with published school capacity. Sources: Department for Education (Get Information About Schools), Ofsted, and the Welsh and Scottish school registers. Open Government Licence v3.0.

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