OFSTED
15 June 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Bromley
Trust
LUMERO EDUCATIONAL TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,305
1,305 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
669
51.3% of pupils
Male pupils
636
48.7% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
2.8 pts
below England
School
22.0%
Bromley
14.9%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
18.5 pts
below England
School
1.8%
Bromley
16.4%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.7 pts
above England
School
1.7%
Bromley
0.9%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
75.7%
988
Any other White background
4.9%
64
African
4.8%
62
White and Black Caribbean
4.4%
58
Any other Mixed background
2.4%
31
White and Black African
1.8%
23
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
26.0%
339 of
1,305 pupils
5.2 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
8.7 pts
above
England
6.0%
3.6 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
38.9
0.3 pts
below England
Latest published: -0.34 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
10.42%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
4.20 pts
higher than
England
School
10.42%
Bromley
5.86%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
30.56%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
14.74 pts
higher than
England
School
30.56%
Bromley
14.42%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.99%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
2.18 pts
higher than
England
School
3.99%
Bromley
1.45%
London
1.67%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
96.2%
3.9 pts
above England
Charles Darwin School
96.2%
Bromley
99.0%
London
91.3%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.